by kapow | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog, Government Policy
Victoria’s Coastal Reforms – ‘fit for purpose’ or an opportunity lost? On 20 June 2018 the Marine and Coastal Act 2018 was passed by the Victorian Parliament completing a review that commenced in mid-2015, based on a promise from the Labor Government elected in...
by kapow | May 30, 2018 | Blog, Government Policy
National Budgets – Some Thoughts Each year we are subjected to the performance of our Treasurer as they present the Government’s budget (for national budget details see theopenbudget.org). A few days later the Opposition Leader gives a speech in reply. It is all...
by kapow | Apr 5, 2018 | Blog, Government Policy
Coastal Reforms in New South Wales – The Next Stage On Tuesday, 3 April, coastal reforms in NSW took another step forward. The Coastal Management Act 2016 commenced, replacing the Coastal Protection Act 1979. In addition, a new Coastal Management SEPP came into...
by kapow | Apr 3, 2018 | Government Policy, Latest News
A new planning policy for coastal management starts in New South Wales. NSW Department Planning and Environment press release: The State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018 commences on 3 April 2018 and guides development in coastal areas,...
by kapow | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Government Policy
Bruce Thom Blog – Speaking Truth to Power In the summer edition of The Monthly, in an article on the former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, the comment was made on how little the work she had devoted most of her...
by kapow | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog, Government Policy
Victorian Coastal Management in 2017 I travelled to St Kilda last Wednesday evening and enjoyed the delights of The Esplanade. I can see why it attracts so many on a warm spring evening with temperatures in the low 30s, the water was a fair bit cooler. Cars descended...