FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 2018 ISSUE 43 WWW.CBDNEWS.COM.AU 见 21 页 FREE IDAHOBIT COUNCIL BUDGET CHANGE NEEDED AT QVM REACHING OUT - page 3 - - page 4 - - page 5 - - page 8 - Councillors steam ahead on QVM By Shane Scanlan Far from abandoning hopes for a three-storey basement under the Queen Victoria Market, City of Melbourne councillors have come out swinging. At their May 15 Future Melbourne show that they can be done, to provide the Committee meeting, they were adamant that business case for them.” they weren’t backing down nor were they Cr Cathy Oke said: “It doesn’t necessary putting the project on ice. mean that the (new) proposal is any different Rather, they said, they were pursuing the because I believe the issues on the table are most practical path to achieve an outcome. very much the same in the same situation as we were five years ago.” Some councillors said it was even possible that the same application would be made to Councillors Phillip Le Liu and Susan Riley Heritage Victoria for a permit to remove and voted against lodging a new application, later replace half of sheds A, B, C and D to saying the council had been poorly treated dig a three-level basement. and advocating a legal approach. Heritage Victoria in March refused a “How do we respect someone who doesn’t permit for the works, saying the level of the really respect us?” Cr Le Liu asked. proposed change was not justified by the “I’m not in support of putting in a new council’s business case. application. I think we have very strong Acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood was grounds for appeal or judicial review.” one of the most strident, saying he was Cr Riley said: “I think we were dealt a really “begrudgingly” prepared to abandon a raw deal by Heritage Victoria. I think they legal appeal only because lodging a new just railroaded us into this without the application was viewed as being more likely consultation or the respect that they should to lead to the right outcome. have shown the City of Melbourne.” Sally's so happy! But, he warned, a new application might not “I believe we should fight it. Truly, I still be much different to the one which failed in don’t get why they couldn’t consult with us the next placed candidate Jennifer Yang. March. before they came down with a refusal. I just Sally Capp has been After preferences were distributed, Ms “This doesn’t mean that we’re going to think it was totally unfair and unreasonable.” Capp won 53 per cent of votes, from Ms come back with an entirely new proposal. It provisionally declared Other councillors agreed with their Yang with 47 per cent. means a revised application,” he said. “So sentiment, but said a new application was Melbourne’s new Lord Mayor. Ms Capp told supporters and council staff it may mean that a lot of those things that more pragmatic, cheaper, quicker and more on May 21 when the result was declared I personally see as fundamental are in the likely to succeed. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) she was "overjoyed" with her win. new application, but we work out a different on May 18 declared Ms Capp the winner over See voting analysis on page 6. way to go about them – to stage them, to Continued page 2 SERVICING THE MELBOURNE CBD COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MARKET 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK CALL US TODAY 1300 666 888 CBREMELBOURNE.COM.AU 2 CBD NEWS ISSUE 43 Councillors steam ahead on QVM Suite 108, 198 Harbour Esplanade From page 1 those are easily accommodated without PO Box 23008 Docklands 8012 fundamental change to the project.” Cr Nic Reece said: “What you see before you Tel: 8689 7980 in this recommendation is pragmatism writ “And then there might be five or 10 things www.cbdnews.com.au large. For me, pragmatism is my talisman for which we say ‘the business case stacks Eyewatch Advertising on this matter.” up’, ‘here’s all the reasons why’ and we Tel: 8689 7980 want to have a good conversation with Cr Wood said: “I reluctantly support a [email protected] Heritage Victoria to address the concerns decision to support a new application. 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Sam Nathan Sam Nathan Brett Jarvis Managing Director 0407 552 922 0418 317 158 [email protected] [email protected] 561 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000 T: 9329 9432 E: [email protected] W: www.npm.com.au ISSUE 43 CBD NEWS 3 Cop out on trucks By Shane Scanlan The new Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 barely acknowledges the problem and proposes Locals seeking respite from an even more wishy-washy solution. garbage truck noise will be In its report on engagement, the council says it was told: “Large numbers of sorely disappointed with the waste companies are still operating in City of Melbourne’s new waste the central city causing problems with noise.” Its response was: “The draft strategy. acknowledges the amenity impacts of waste management and seeks to reduce Presented at the May 15 Future Melbourne these impacts through a range of actions.” Committee, the Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 replaces both an It’s an encouraging response – until earlier strategy as well as a three-year plan. you start searching through the draft document for the “range of actions”. The strategy reveals that the problem is getting worse with some 40 companies now The council correctly lists “Reducing registered with the council to send trucks amenity impacts from waste collection” into the CBD to collect rubbish. In 2016 the as one of four priorities. But it falls well short when proposing solutions. IDAHOBIT at Fed Square number of registered companies was 36. Under its “Actions” heading for this Former city engineer Geoff Robinson, the music, cabaret, drag, dance and spoken priority, the council says it will: By Meg Hill author of the expired Waste and Resource word.