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KelvinThomsonMP

FederalMember

for

Wills

SubmissiontotheDepartmentofPlanningandCommunityDevelopmentonthe

RedevelopmentoftheformerKodakSite173199ElizabethStreetCoburgNorth

February2010

Section PageNumber

1. Introduction32. BackgroundandOverviewoftheKodakSite..33. ExecutiveSummary..64. Redevelopmentissuesrequiringconsideration..6

4.1PopulationandDensity74.2PreSchool,SecondarySchoolandYouthInfrastructure.84.3AgeingPopulation.104.4LocalAquaticandSportingInfrastructure114.5AffordableHousingandNeighbourhoodHub134.6VehicleAccessandTrafficCongestion.144.7PublicTransport174.8PublicOpenSpace..174.9Heritage..184.10 PlanningProcessandFeedback..19

5. Recommendations..206. References..21

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1. IntroductionIammakingthissubmissiontotheDepartmentofPlanningandCommunityDevelopment

regardingtheredevelopmentplansfortheformerKodaksiteat173199ElizabethStreetCoburg

North,thathavebeenlodgedbythedevelopersColliePtyLtd.

InwritingmysubmissionIinvitedlocalresidentsinJanuaryfromtheNewlandsandNorth

Coburgareatocontactmetooutlinetheirthoughtsandfeedbackontheproposed

redevelopment.Ireceivedletters,emailsandphonecallswhichIhaveusedtohelpguidethe

discussionandrecommendationsinmysubmission.

Iam

of

the

firm

view

that

local

residents

views

and

feedback

must

be

at

the

forefront

of

any

planningdecisions.Localresidentshavetolivewithplanningdecisionsintheirneighbourhoods

foralifetime,andtheyhavearighttohavetheirvoicesheardintheredevelopmentprocess

concerningtheKodaksite.Thisisaverylargeparceloflandwhichisgoingtobedeveloped,and

ithasthepotentialtoseriouslyaffecttheamenityoflocalresidents.

IencouragetheDepartmentofPlanningandtheMinisterforPlanningtotakeintotheir

considerationtheissuesraisedinmysubmission,andtheconcernsthathavebeenraisedby

localresidents.Localcommunitiesdeservetobeheardwhenitcomestodevelopments

happeningintheirbackyard.

2.Background

and

Overview

of

the

Kodak

Site

Thesitewaspurchasedin1943byKodak(Australasia)PtyLtd.TheMasterplanforthesites

developmentwascompletedin1956withthefirstphaseofconstructioncommencingin1957

andfocusingnotheeasternportionofthesite.

PrimeMinisterMenziesofficiallyopenedthesiteonSaturday14thApril1961.TheKodak

manufacturingplantatthetimecostfivemillionpounds,withlateradditionstoraisethetotal

costofdevelopmentandconstructiontoeightmillionpounds.Itwasatthetimereportedas

employing2000people(TheSun1961).

The

complex

continued

to

grow

with

additional

buildings

being

constructed

and

opened

throughoutthe1960s,withthewesternportionofthesiteoverEdgarsCreekbeingdeveloped

inthelate1970s.Bythe1980sthemajorityofthesitewasoccupiedwithbuildingswhich

includedfactoryandprocessingfacilities,distributioncentre,powerhouse,workshops,research

andtestingfacilities,officesandvarioussupportingbuildingsandinfrastructure(ColliePtyLtd

2010:5).

In1991Kodakemployedapproximately1,370people.Howeveranincreasingdemandfordigital

photographicproductsresultedinthedemiseofthesitesoperationsduringthe1990s.By2001

thenumberofemployeeshadreducedtoapproximately700(ColliePtyLtd2010:7).Atthetime

ofthesitesclosurein2004therewere600employees.Unionsandemployeesworkedwith

KodakAustralasiaonensuringadequateredundancypackagesandjobcounsellingretraining

serviceswouldbeofferedtotheremainingfinalstaff(TheAge2004).



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PriortoKodaksellingthesiteonElizabethStreet,mostofthebuildingsweredemolishedandan

extensiveprogramofremediationwasundertakenandcompleted(ColliePtyLtd2010:7).During

thedemolitionandremediationprocess,Iworkedcloselywiththelocalcommunitytoensure

localconcernswereacknowledgedandacteduponbyKodakandthecontracteddemolition

company.

Kodak(2006)notifiedlocalresidentsofthesiteremediationprocessthrougharranginga

communityconsultationmeeting,conductingtwoletterboxdrops,andparticipatinginCouncil

roundtablemeetings.Kodakestimatedthephysicalremovalofbuildingswouldtake

approximatelythreetofourmonths,withtheremediationworkstotakeninemonths.

KodakworkedwithMorelandCouncil,theremediationcontractorsandresidentstoensurethe

clearingofthesitehadminimaladverseaffectsforresidents. Localresidentsattentioninthese

earlystagesalsofocusedonthefutureofthesite,andthepossibilitiesforitsredevelopment.

TheOld

Kodak

site

is

asignificant

27

hectare

site

divided

by

the

Edgars

Creek

reserve

corridor

anditoccupiesanelevated,prominentandtopographicallyuniquepositionoverlookingCoburg

(KNAG2006B).About20hectaresarelocatedtotheeastofEdgarsCreek,withtheeastern

portionbeingsurroundedbyresidentialpropertiesalongElizabeth,Boyne,RonaldandTilley

Streets.Thissectionisnowbeingearmarkedformainlyresidentialdevelopment,whilethe

westernportionwillbekeptasindustrialland(MorelandCouncil2010).InMay2005the

MorelandCouncilconsideredareportonKodakSiteRedevelopmentIssues.TheReport

indicatedtheMorelandIndustrialLandUseStrategy2004providedtheinitialCouncilpolicy

positionfortheredevelopmentofthesite(KNAG2006B).

InApril2006theKodakNeighboursActionGroup(KNAG2006B)releasedacommunity

discussion

paper

on

the

issues

that

require

thorough

consideration

in

the

context

of

any

redevelopmentplanforthesite.TheissuesraisedinthediscussionpaperincludedPlanning

SchemeControls,theredevelopmentsinterfacewiththeNewlandsHeritageprecinct,height

restrictions,accesstoopenspace,nativevegetationandlocalinfrastructureandservices.

InJune2006KNAG(2006A:1)putforwardfurtherviewsandconcernsregardingthesitesfuture

redevelopmentplans.Residentswerefirmlyopposedtostreetswithinthedevelopmentbeing

connectedwithBoyneandRonaldStreets,theincreasedtrafficforexistinglocalresidential

streetsgeneratedbyanewresidentialdevelopment,andtheconditionandabilityofexisting

streetssurroundingthedevelopmentsitetocaterforasignificantincreaseinvehicle

movements.

InalettertoMorelandCouncildatedJuly312006,KNAG(2006C)providedcommunityresponse

andfeedbacktothedraftobjectives.KNAGstatedthedevelopersshouldbemadetosubmita

comprehensiveSiteAnalysistoensurethedevelopmentisphysicallyintegratedwiththe

surroundingcommunity.KNAGrequestedfurtherclarificationonCouncilsdefinitionofphysical

integration,andsoughttoconfirmthephrasereferstointegrationintermsofscale,densityand

visualcharacter.KNAGs(2006C)PaperalsorecommendedaMultiPurposetrailandlinkage

withtheMerriCreekBikePathbeintegratedintoplanstoencourageaccessbyexistingand

futureresidents.Subjecttoconsultationwithlocals,communityfacilitiesandneighbourhood

retailstripwerealsosuggestedforthedevelopment.

AgreatmanyoftheissuesraisedbyKNAGandlocalresidentsduringtheseearlystagesofthe

KodakSitePlanningProcessstillrequireaddressing.Thecurrentredevelopmentplan,inmy



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view,doesnotsufficientlyoutlineandsetouthowtheissuesofcongestioninexistingstreets

willbeaddressedandimprovedlocalinfrastructureprovidedtocaterfortheincreaseinthe

localpopulation.MysubmissionwilldiscusseachoftheseimportantissuesandIencouragethe

developersandtheDepartmenttoensuremyrecommendationsareconsideredandactedonin

thecontextofprotectingandenhancinglocalamenity.

InAugust2006localresidentsandIcampaignedtohave5%ofthelanddonatedtothelocal

community.ResidentsclearlyindicatedtheirdesirethatthelandonthecornerofElizabeth

StreetandBoyneStreet(HeritagePark),thetrailfromElizabethStreettotheEdgarsCreekand

thelandalongthevalleyoftheEdgarsCreekwhichhasactedasanopenspacebuffer,bethe

threekeyslicesoflandthatareprotectedfromdevelopment.Itisalsoimportantthat

DepartmentalOfficersandthedevelopersbeawarethatthecurrentRedevelopmentPlanmakes

noprovisionforopenspaceintheunfortunateeventthattheEdgarsCreekParklandissoldfor

development.VicRoadsandMorelandCouncilhavebeenindiscussionsforthelandtobegifted

tothelocalcommunity,butVicRoadsstillownsthelandandhasindicatedthelandhasamarket

valueof$10million(OConnell2008).

On1stMay2009theMinisterforPlanningannouncedthathewouldtakeovertheroleof

responsibleauthorityforapprovingandamendinganydevelopmentplantoguidefuture

redevelopmentoftheKodaksite.TheMinisterapprovedAmendmentC111totheMoreland

PlanningSchemewhichrezonedthemajorityofthelandtotheeastofEdgarsCreektoa

Residential1ZoneandasmallsectionalongElizabethStreettoaBusiness1Zone.Thelandis

coveredbyaDevelopmentPlanOverlay,whichrequiresthepreparationofadevelopmentplan

tocoordinatefutureuseand/ordevelopmentbeforeplanningcanbegranted.TheMinisteris

responsibleforapprovingandamendinganydevelopmentplanforthesite.MorelandCouncil

doeshoweverremaintheresponsibleauthorityfortheissuingofanyplanningpermitsforuse,

subdivisionordevelopmentonthesitepriortoandfollowingtheapprovalofanydevelopment

plan

by

the

Minister

(Moreland

Council

2010).

Plansforthe27hasiteincludetheminimumconstructionof380mostlytownhousestyle

dwellingsofbetweentwoandstoreysandasmallneighbourhoodhubincludingretailand

commercialuses.BuildingsofuptofourstoreysareproposedonElizabethStreet.About30

homeshavebeenearmarkedforaffordablehousing,andtwomediumdensityhousingsitesare

proposedforsaletoaselectedCommunityHousingAssociation(Schmidl2010).

AresidentsmeetingwasorganisedbytheNewlandsCommunityAllianceonthe7thFebruary

2010,toprovideresidentswithanoverviewoftheproposalsbyrepresentativesfromthe

DepartmentofPlanning.AtthismeetingresidentsexpressedavarietyofconcernswhichIwill

outline

and

discuss

in

the

following

Section

of

my

submission.

TheCollier(2010)RedevelopmentPlanindicatesthatmarketforcesandmarketdemandwillbe

thecentralfactorindeterminingthefinalmakeupofthesitesdevelopment.HoweverIamof

thefirmviewthatitisresidentsviewsthatshouldbecentraltothisprocess.Mysubmission

reflectsthevariousissuesthatresidentswouldlikeaddressedbeforeanyfinaltickofapprovalis

giventothecurrentdraftdevelopmentplans.



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3. ExecutiveSummaryTheKodakRedevelopmentPlanmustbeconsideredinthecontextofboominglocalpopulation

growthwhichisplacingpressureonoverstretchedlocalinfrastructureandservices.

MelbourneandMorelandspopulationhavebeengrowingatrecordratesinrecenttimes.Thisis

resultinginanincreasingdemandforaccesstolocalpreschool,SecondarySchoolandyouth

spaceandagedcareinfrastructure.Thedevelopersmustplayaproactiveroleinworkingwith

thelocalcommunitytoensuretheseservicesareimprovedtomeetthedemandgeneratedfrom

theinfluxofaround1,000whowillmoveintoNorthCoburgasaresultofthedevelopment.

LocalresidentshavebeencallingforaHighSchoolinCoburg,andtheKodakRedevelopment

underscorestheneedforthis.

FiguresshowthattheKodakDevelopmentwillleadtoincreaseddevelopmentonlocalsporting

clubs,openspacesandaquaticfacilities.ThedevelopershavearesponsibilityalongwithCouncil

tolifttheseformsofservices,andIcalluponthemtoplayaproactiveroleinthisrespect.

HousinginMorelandisbecomingincreasinglyunaffordable.Itisvitalthataffordableentrylevel

pricedhomes

are

made

available

throughout

the

Kodak

site

as

part

of

any

Redevelopment

Plan.

TheKodakRedevelopmentproposesanewNeighbourhoodHub,whichresidentsrequirefurther

clarificationonwhatwillitconsistofandhowwillitintegratewiththecommunitysneed.

Residentshavecontactedmetoraiseconcernoverthesignificantincreasesintrafficand

congestionthathavebeenforecast.Thedevelopershavebeenreadyandwillingtodetermine

thatlocalresidentialstreetsarebelowtheircarryingcapacity,buthaveutterlyfailedtocalculate

exactlyhowmanythousandsmoremovementsadaywilleffectlocalamenityand

neighbourhoodpeaceandquiet.

Adequateprovisionforpublicopenspacemustalsobemade.TheKodakRedevelopmentPlan

assumesthe

Merri

and

Edgars

Creek

Parkland

will

remain

as

public

open

space.

However

VicRoadsandtheVictorianGovernmenthaveyettomakeafinaldecision.ThisRedevelopment

PlanmustnotproceedunlessthisParklandissaved.

Ialsoraiseconcernatthelackofconsultationtimethatlocalresidentshavebeenafforded.This

isoneofthebiggestRedevelopmentProposalscurrentlybeingconsideredinCoburg,andlocal

residentswhowillhavetolivewithitforalifetimehaveonlyjustoveronemonthtoconsider

andrespondtoit.InrespondingtothePlans,theVictorianGovernmentmustrespectand

acknowledgetheviewsoflocalresidents.

4. RedevelopmentissuesrequiringconsiderationLocalresidentshaveraisedanumberofconcernstomeandmyofficethroughphonecalls,

emailsandatthepublicmeetingthatwasheldonthe7thFebruaryregardingtheredevelopment

plansthathavebeenputforward.

Theseconcernsincludetheeffectthedevelopmentwillhaveonthesurroundingexisting

community.Thesheersizeofthedevelopment,aminimumof380dwellingswillhavea

significantimpactonlocalliveabilityandamenity.Asignificantamountofworkmustbe

undertakentoliftlocalinfrastructureinordertomeettheincreaseddemand.Therehasbeen

insufficientconsiderationoftheimpactthatthousandsofnewresidentswillhaveonlocal

schools,kindergartens,neighbourhoodhouse,EdgarsCreekcorridor,openspace,roads,public

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Residentshaveraisedconcernoverthepossibleheightofthedevelopment,particularly

residentslivingalongtheperimeterofthesite.AsidefromthegeneralguideintheCollier

(2010:28)ReportwhichindicatesbuildingsalongtheTilley,RonaldandBoyneStreetwillbea

maximumoftwostoreys,nootherspecificindicationisgivenintermsofhowthenewdwellings

willinterfaceandaffectexistingresidencesandtieinwithexistingstreetscapes.Residentsalong

theElizabeth

Street

side

have

also

stated

they

would

like

more

information

on

the

proposed

threeandfourstoreybuildingstobeconstructedalongthissection,andmoreinformationon

theheightanddensityoftheproposedfourstoreyscommercialandretailprecinct.

ResidentsstatethatpermittingvehicleaccessfromBoyneandRonaldStreetintothesitewill

dramaticallyincreaselocalvehiclemovements.Thiswillalsoincreasepressureforparking

spaces.Thesestreetsarenotdesignedforhighvolumesoftraffic,andneitherRedevelopment

Plannorrelevantconsultantreportontrafficvolumeshaveidentifiedhowtrafficandcongestion

issueswillbeadequatelyhandled.

Thelocalcommunityhasnotbeengivensufficienttimetoconsiderandrespondtothe

RedevelopmentPlan,

nor

has

the

plan

itself

been

easily

or

readily

available

for

those

local

residentswhodonothaveaccesstotheinternet.

4.1Population&DensityTheRedevelopmentPlanmustbeconsideredinthecontextofprotectinglocalamenityand

liveabilityforexistinglocalresidents,andtherunawaypopulationgrowththatMelbourneand

Morelandarecurrentlyexperiencing.

Thedevelopershaveputforwardplanstoconstructaminimumof380dwellings,withthefinal

numberofdwellingstobedeterminedbymarketdemand(Collier2010:26).Departmental

representativesattheFebruary7thCommunityMeetingindicatedthatamaximumof420

dwellings

would

be

permitted.

This

would

equate

to

around

18.5

dwellings

per

hectare.

The

propertiesaretoconsistof1020%ofdwellingswithcourtyards,3040%Villas,2525%compact

dwellings,515%townhousesand515%terrace.Approximately30ofthedwellingshavebeen

earmarkedforaffordableandaccessiblehousing.Inadditionthedevelopersplanthat900sq

metreswillbeofferedforsaletoaselectedCommunityHousingAssociation(CollierPtyLtd

2010:26&30).

TheRedevelopmentPlanindicatesthehigherdensityhousingwillbelocatedalongElizabeth

Street,withthegreatestdensityexpectedtooccurinandaroundtheproposedneighbourhood

hub.DwellingsalongthenorthernboundaryofthesitebackinghomesalongTilleyStreet,

dwellingsfrontingorsidingBoyneandRonaldStreetsanddwellingsalongtheEdgarsCreek

boundary

will

have

a

maximum

building

height

of

2

storeys

(Collier

Pty

Ltd

2010:27).

Residents

havebeenadvisedthefinalmakeupoftheRedevelopmentPlan,densityandsizewillbe

determinedbymarketdemand.AttheCommunityMeetingthatwasheldonthe7thFebruaryto

outlinetheproposalsforthesite,residentsexpressedgreatconcernoverhavingtheirsaytotally

removedwithrespecttotheheightofproposedbuildings.Whileresidentsappreciatethe

opportunitytoprovidefeedbackonthisRedevelopment,itisonlyappropriatethatongoing

dialogueandopportunityforfeedbackismaintainediftheRedevelopmentPlanproceeds

further.

Melbournespopulationgrewby74,713intheyeartolastJuneandby74,791duringthe

previousyear.Melbournespopulationisgrowingbymorethan200peopleaday,oralmost

1500perweek.MelbournespopulationgrowthlastyearfaroutpacedallothermajorAustralian

cities.Sydneygrewby55,047(1.35%),Brisbaneby43,404(2.3%)andPerthby43,381(2.8%)



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(Colebatch2009).Ourcitywasforecasttohave4millionpeoplelivinginitbytheendoflast

year,withannualpopulationgrowthratesreaching2%(Colebatch2009).

ExistingGovernmentpoliciesareencouraginganexpansionof75,000peopleayear.Ifwe

continuedownthispublicpolicypathwewillneedtoaccommodateanother1millionpeople

before2025

(Buckley

2009).

By

2036

Melbourne

is

predicted

to

have

afurther

1.8

million

people,

nearlytwicethenumberforecastinMelbourne2030(Moncrief2008).Twicethenumberof

peopleinMelbournewillmeantwicetheamountofcarbonemissions,congestionandpollution.

ThepopulationboomisalsohavinganimpactinMoreland.The2001Censusshowedthetotal

numberofpeoplelivinginMorelandwas130,531(ABS2001).Thisfigureincreasedto135,764

by2006(ABS2006).Duringthesametime,thenumberof04yearoldsinMorelandincreased

from7,954to8,436,thenumberof2554yearoldsrosefromjustover44,000to62,055andthe

numberofresidentsagedover65increasedfrom21,515to22,518(ABS2001&2006).Thelatest

ParliamentaryLibraryPopulationChangeinCommonwealthElectoralDivisionsReportdata

indicatestheelectorateofWillsisexperiencingagrowthinthe04agegroup,whichjumpedby

337in

one

year,

and

in

the

514

age

group

which

increased

by

113.

In

June

2007

the

estimated

residentpopulationforMorelandwas144,015people.ThepopulationofMorelandhas

increasedby7,634peopleoverthepastsixyears.Morelandspopulationisexpectedtoriseby

16%between2006and2031to169,012residents(MorelandCityCouncil2008:8).

TheareaofMorelandwhereKodakSiteRedevelopmentwilltakeplaceisexperiencingamajor

populationboom.Between20062031Coburgisestimatedtohavejustunder5,000additional

newdwellingsbuilt(MorelandCouncil2010A). WithrespecttoCoburgNorth,wheretheKodak

Developmentwillbetakingplace,therewillbeatleast504newdwellingsconstructedbetween

thisperiod.Itisestimatedthatjustunder1000newresidentswillmoveintotheKodak

Development.PentridgePiazzawillsee1,500newdwellingsbeingbuilt,PentridgeVillagewill

result

in

1,250

new

homes,

the

former

Coburg

High

Site

is

estimated

to

have

at

least

102

dwellingsandtheCoburgInitiativewillresultinaround1,370newdwellingsbeingbuilt. The

KodakdevelopmentalongwiththevariousotherdevelopmentsthroughoutCoburgwillgenerate

asignificantinfluxofpeopletothearea,whichwilladdfurtherstresstoalreadystruggling

servicesandinfrastructure.

4.2PreSchool,SecondarySchool&YouthInfrastructure

First,thepressurethatextra380dwellingswillhaveonlocalschoolsandyouthservicesmustbe

considered.In2004theMorelandCityCollege,whichwassituatedinCoburg,closeditsdoors

becauseofchangingdemographics,competitionbetweenschoolsandthegrowthof

independentschools.TheclosureofMorelandCityCollegewasfollowedin2008withtheclosure

of

St

Josephs

College

in

Pascoe

Vale

South.

The

schools

administrators,

Edmund

Rice,

cited

fallingenrolmentsfortheirdecisiontoclose.

Alongwiththeseclosures,therewerenumerousschoolclosuresthattookplacethroughout

Morelandduringthe1990sbytheKennettStateGovernment.Manyschoolswereclosedand

includedNewlandsHighSchool,OakParkHighSchool,HadfieldHighSchool,CoburgTechnical

SchoolandanumberofPrimarySchools.

Againstthisbackground,andthebackgroundoftherecentclosureofStJosephs,Iwas

contactedbymanyresidentsexpressingconcernoversecondaryschooloptionsinMoreland.I

thereforearrangedapublicforumtogivelocalresidentsanopportunitytoraisetheirconcerns

andtodiscussoptionsonhowsecondaryeducationresourcesandinfrastructureinmy

electoratecanbeimproved.Thatforumwasheldon18Februarylastyear.Itwasextremelywell



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attendedbynearly200localresidents,thememberforPascoeVale,ChristineCampbell,the

MayorofMoreland,CouncillorLambrosTapinos,othercouncillors,localschoolprincipals,Justin

MullalyanAustralianEducationUnionrepresentativeandrepresentativesfromtheHigh

SchoolforCoburggroup.

Residentsat

the

forum

expressed

agreat

deal

of

concern

over

secondary

education

options

currentlyaffordedtothelocalcommunity.Theforumproducedanumberofproposals.Someof

thoserecommendationsincluded:establishinganewsecondaryschoolforyears7to12within

theelectorate;expandingtheMorelandSeniorCollegeonBellStreettocaterforyear7toyear

12students;theVictoriangovernmenttoacquiretheStJosephscollegesiteinPascoeValeand

establishalocalsecondaryschoolonthatsite;investingsignificantlyinexistinglocalsecondary

schools,includingBoxForestSecondaryCollege,FawknerSecondaryCollegeandBrunswick

SecondaryCollegetocaterforincreasingpopulationdemandandtoliftstandardsand

opportunitieslocally;and,finally,reviewingboundariesoflocalsecondaryschoolsbasedon

schoolclosureswhichhaveoccurredsincethelastrevision(WEF2009).

Alocal

residents

group,

High

School

for

Coburg

(2009),

was

established

to

lobby

for

anew

high

schoolforyears7to12tobeestablishedinCoburg.TheGroupworkedwithMorelandCity

Counciltoundertakeastudytoinvestigatehowmanyfamilieswouldsendtheirchildrentoa

localhighschoolifitwereestablished.Ofthe265respondentstothesurvey,anoverwhelming

majorityof96%statedtheywouldsendtheirchildrentoahighschoolinCoburg.Inmakingtheir

decisiontosendtheirchildrentoalocalhighschool,70.6%ofrespondentsrateddistancefrom

homeasimportantorvital.Respondentsalsoidentifiedtheneedtomaintainsocialnetworks

andfriendshipsthatchildrenhaddevelopedthroughoutprimaryschoolasadecidingfactor(HSC

2009:11&13).

RecentdemographicdataclearlyindicatestheMorelandmunicipalityisbecomingincreasingly

popular

for

families

with

young

children.

The

number

of

children

of

preschool

age

(0

4)

has

increasedtwofold,over2%in2001andmorethan5%asaproportionofthetotalMoreland

populationin2006(ASR2009:7).Theincreaseinthenumberofyoungpeoplelivingintheareais

alsoplacingpressureonlocalpreschoolservices.Serviceuserandwaitinglistdatafromearly

yearsservices,includingmaternalandchildhealth,withanincreaseof12%since2001toover

2,200birthnotificationsin2006(ASR2009:7).TheACR(2009:19)Reportsuggestthatan

additional5.9preschoolplacesand7additionallongdaycareplaceswillberequiredif380

dwellingsareconstructedattheKodaksite.Thereare22PrimarySchoolsservicingtheCoburg

andWestPrestonarea,yetthereisnocentrallocalHighSchoolfortheseyoungpeople(Hall

2010).

The

ACR

(2009:17)

Consultants

Report

to

the

Redevelopment

Plan

states

that

two

preschools

in

thearea,NewlandsandParkLake,areatcapacityandhavewaitinglists.Howeverithasbeen

pointedoutbyaresidentssubmissionthatchildcareattheNewlandsCommunityCentrehas

beenunavailableforseveralyears(Hall2010).ThenewPelicanChildCarecentrelocatedinthe

PentridgeDevelopmentis55%occupied,withdemandincreasing.TheReportcorrectlyidentifies

thatmostofthechildcareprovisionislocatedfurtherawayfromtheKodaksite,andthatthe

BarryBeckettChildCareCentrehasalongwaitinglist.Iurgethedeveloperstoworkwiththe

localcommunitytoensureadequateprovisionforchildcareplacesismadepriortoanyfinalising

oftheirplans(ACR2009:17).

LocalfamiliesaredemandingalocalhighschoolbebuiltinCoburg.Theforecast16%increasein

thelocalpopulationby2031,theforecastincreaseinthenumberofyoungpeoplelivinginthe

area,thesuccessiveschoolclosuresinMorelandovertheyearsandthemessagefromlocal



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parentsunderscorestheneedforastrongerfocusontheprovisionofsecondaryschoolsin

Moreland.

Recommendation1:ThedevelopersshouldworkwiththeVictorianStateGovernment,

EducationAuthoritiesandMorelandCityCounciltoimprovepreschoolandsecondaryeducation

optionsfor

the

local

community

in

Coburg.

Alongwiththeneedforincreasedprovisionofsecondaryeducationinfrastructure,youngpeople

throughoutMorelandneedadequateaccesstodesignatedyouthspacesandservices.The

MorelandCityCouncilhasbeenarrangingbiannualYouthSummitsforaroundthelastdecade

forthepurposeofascertainingwhatitisyoungpeoplewantandneedintheircommunity.The

keyrecommendationwhichhasbeenputforwardateachoftheseYouthSummitshasbeenfora

localYouthSpaceorYouthCentretobeestablished.Suchacentrewouldbeaimedatproviding

avarietyofservicesrangingfromoutreachsupportforyoungpeopleatrisk,counsellingservices,

career,educationandtrainingservices.Youngpeoplehavealsostatedthatanysuchcentre

shouldincorporateandconsideryouthentertainmentfacilities(OConnell2008A).

Afterseveralyearsoflobbyingfromlocalyoungpeople,theMorelandCityCouncilestablished

theoxYgenProject,toinvestigateoptionstoimproveyouthfacilitiesthroughoutthearea.Over

thelasttwelvemonthstheoxYgenYouthCommitteeundertookextensiveworkandconsulted

withcommunityorganisations,youthstakeholdersandlocalyoungpeopleinordertoformulate

informedrecommendationsforCounciltoconsider.oxYgen(2009)hassincecompleteditsDraft

Reportandputforwardanumberofrecommendationsonwherefutureyouthcentrescouldbe

establishedthroughoutthearea,andwhatservicesanysuchcentresorfacilitiescouldprovide.

TheASR(2009:9)ReporttotheRedevelopmentPlanstatesthatfutureplanningforinfrastructure

shouldconsideraccessfordisadvantagedgroups,particularlyyoungpeople.Giventheincreasein

thenumberofyoungpeoplelivinginMorelandoverrecentyears,andgiventhisdevelopment

will

attract

further

growth

to

this

demographic,

I

encourage

the

developers

to

work

with

the

local

councilandoxYgenCommitteetoinvestigatehowtheirrecommendationscouldbeintegrated

intothisdevelopment.

Recommendation2:ThedevelopersshouldworkwithMorelandCityCounciltoinvestigate

whetheranyoftheoxYgenyouthspacerecommendationscanbeintegratedintotheKodak

Redevelopment.

4.3AgeingPopulation

Thirdly,thisRedevelopmentPlanmustconsiderMorelandsageingpopulation.Morelands

populationis

ageing

and

there

are

agreater

proportion

of

older

people

in

Moreland

when

comparedtotheMetropolitanStatisticalDivision(MSD)(Moreland2008:8).Thenumberof

peopleagedover60livinginMorelandisforecasttodramaticallyincreaseoverthenexttwenty

orsoyears.Asaresult,Iurgethedeveloperstoconsidertheexistingservicesinplaceforelderly

residents,andtoworkcooperativelywiththelocalcommunitytoplayaroleinliftingand

improvingaccesstotheseservices.

Thenumberofpeopleagedbetween6064isestimatedtobe5,959livinginMorelandin2011.

Thisisforecasttoriseto8,101by2031,a4.8%increase.Thereisestimatedtobe5,040residents

agedbetween6569yearsresidinginMorelandin2011.Thisfigureisestimatedtoriseto7,157

by2031,a4.2%increase.Thenumberofresidentsagedbetween7074isestimatedtoriseby

3.7%from

5,279

(2001)

to

6,279

in

2031.

Projections

indicate

a3.1%

increase

in

the

number

of

residentsagedbetween7579from5,079in2011to5,354in2031.Residentsagedbetween80



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84areforecasttorisefrom4,230in2011to4,287in2031,a2.5%increase.Thenumberof

residentsagedover85yearsisexpectedtorisefrom3,425in2011to3,788in2031(Moreland

Council2010A).

Thenumberofpeopleagedover60isexpectedtogrowsignificantlyinCoburgNorthwherethe

KodakRedevelopmentwillbetakingplace.Thenumberofresidentsagedbetween6064is

expectedtorisefrom283to398,a5.4%rise.Thenumberofresidentsagedbetween6569is

estimatedtoincreasefrom278to381,a5.2%increase.Thenumberofresidentsagedbetween

7074isforecasttoriseby4.4%from275in2011,to325in2031.Residentsagedbetween7579

willrisefrom220to267,3.6%increase.The8084yearoldpopulationisforecasttoincreaseby

3%from198to221,andthenumberofresidentsagedover85yearsisforecasttoincreasefrom

196to239,a3.2%rise(MorelandCouncil2010A).

ASR(2009:7)whohaveprovidedareportontheKodakRedevelopmentinthecontextoflocal

communityinfrastructure,correctlypointoutthelocalpopulationisageing,withthelargest

growthexpectedinthefrailagedyearsof85andover.ASRstatethereisarequirementfor

morehighcarebedsintheCoburgareatomeetthedemandforagedcareservices.

Sincecomingtooffice,theRuddLaborGovernmenthasmadeanumberofsignificant

announcementsregardingincreasedprovisionforagedcareservicesinWills.Twoofthese

investmentsincludetheannouncementImadeinJanuary2008,thateightorganisationsinWills

wouldreceiveacombinedtotalof$1.7millioninrecurrentfundingand$133,963innon

recurrentfundingtoprovidebasicsupporttolocalelderlyanddisabledresidentsthroughthe

HomeandCommunityCareProgram(HACC)(Thomson2008).TheAustralianGovernmentalso

allocated$296,000infundingtotrainandupskill46localagedcarestaffandtheallocationofan

additional15agedcarepackagesand71increasedsupportpackagesforlocalelderlyresidents

(Thomson2009).

The

Moreland

Residential

Aged

Care

Strategy

in

2004

identified

an

undersupply

of

beds

in

the

municipality.CurrentnegotiationsareunderwayforanagedcarefacilityatthePentridgesite,

althoughthefinalsizehasnotbeendeterminedbecauseaplanningpermithasnotbeenlodged

(ACR2009:13).

InotetheACR(2009:19)ReporttotheRedevelopmentPlanpointsoutthattheover70yearold

populationwillmakeupapproximately13.8%ofthetotalCoburgNorthpopulationin2011.

Accordingtothecurrentagedcareformula,88agedcarebedsarerequiredforevery1000

persons.Basedontheminimumconstructionof380dwellingsatKodak,andapopulationofjust

under1000forecast,11bedswouldberequired.Ifthenumberofdwellingsbuiltroseto400,

then12bedswouldberequired. TheRedevelopmentPlanhasnotedthat12additionalaged

carebedswouldberequiredasaresultofthedevelopment(ACR2009:19&33).Howeverother

thanthis

acknowledgement

and

mention

of

the

proposed

aged

care

development

at

Pentridge,

nootherspecificproposalisputforwardonhowthedevelopmentcanmeetthisdemand.

Recommendation3:ThedevelopersshouldworkwithMorelandCityCouncilandAgedCare

authoritiestoinvestigatehowtheKodakRedevelopmentcanmakeprovisionforagedcare

servicesandfacilities.

4.4LocalAquaticandSportingInfrastructure

Alongwiththepressurethatanadditional1000residentsintheNorthCoburgandNewlands

communitywillplaceonlocaleducational,youthandelderlyservices,theinfluxofresidentsasa

resultofthedevelopmentwillplacemorepressureonsportingandaquaticservices.



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TheCoburgOlympicPoolisavitalpartoflocalcommunityinfrastructure.ThePoolwasconstructed

andopenedin1965toreplacetheCoburgLakeandMerriCreekasalocalswimmingspot.(SCOSP

2006).Ithasarichandvibranthistoryofprovidingresidentswiththeabilitytostayfitandhealthy

duringthesummermonths,andalsoencouragesyoungpeopletoswimandstayactiveduringtheir

schoolsummerholidays.

OnDecember1st2006theMorelandCityCouncilfailedtoopentheCoburgPoolforthesummer

season.MorelandCouncilannouncedthepoolwasclosedduetomaintenanceissues,andinorder

toassistCouncilinmeetingitswaterconservationobligationsunderstage3aWaterRestrictions.

Localresidentswereadvisedonthe22nd

December2007bylocalwaterauthoritiesthatCoburgPool

isallowedtoopenundertheexistingwaterrestrictions,andithadbeenunnecessarily closed(SCOP

2006A).Afterasustainedcommunitycampaign,whichIsupported,MorelandCouncilallocatedover

$390,000aspartofits200809Budgettorepairthestructuralissuespreventingthepoolfrom

opening(Stockman2008).Thepoolwassubsequentlyopenedforthefollowingswimmingseason

andresidentshavesincebeenaccessingandutilisingit,ensuringitremainsaliveandvibrant.

Itis

therefore

amatter

of

concern

that

the

Redevelopment

Plan

suggests

the

Coburg

Olympic

Pools

futureispendingonaCouncildecision(ACR2009:13).Evenmoreconcerningisthatthe

RedevelopmentPlanstatestheCoburgOlympicPoolhasbeenclosedindefinitelybecauseofits

buildingswhichareofaverypoorstandardandpoorwaterconservationrequirements(ACR

2009:16).Thesestatementsareincorrect.Thesamereportstatesthat8,000visitsperannumhave

beenrecordedatthePool.IamconcernedtheReportalsosuggeststhePoolhaslimitedviability

becauseeachvisitismostlysubsidisedbycouncil.Infactthepoolservessocialneedsand

encouragesresidentaccess(ACR2009:39).Itisimportantthedeveloperspositionwithrespectto

theCoburgPooliscorrected,beforeanyfinaldecisionontheirproposalismade.

TheKodakRedevelopmentwillalsoleadtoincreaseddemandonlocalsportingclubs.TheACR

(2009:19)

Report

to

the

Redevelopment

Plan

estimates

the

demand

for

sporting

participation

and

communityinfrastructurebasedon2011populationforecasts.Itisestimatedthatanadditional12

personswillseektoparticipateincricketif380dwellingsareconstructed,13peoplewillseekto

participateinAustralianRules,10peoplewilllookattakingpartinSoccer,10playersinNetball,22

playersforTennis,14playersforBasketballand90estimatedadditionalparticipantsatthelocal

NeighbourhoodHouse.Itisalsoforeseeablethatresidentsandtheirchildrenwillwanttousethe

HaroldStevensAthleticTrack.

Thisincreaseddemandmustbeconsideredinthecontextofliftingaccesstotheseformsof

communityactivities.Manylocalsportingclubsarecurrentlyaffectedbywaterrestrictions,whichis

preventingthemfromwateringtheirgroundsregularlyandmaximisingtheuseoftheirovals. The

Redevelopment

Plan

acknowledges

some

of

the

issues

currently

associated

with

surrounding

sportingovals,butdoesnotoutlinehowthedeveloperswillworkwiththelocalcommunityto

ensurethesefacilitiescanmeettheincreaseddemandthisdevelopmentwillbring.

TheACRReport(2009:16)statesthatJacksonsReserveandDeCheneReservearecurrentlyonlyused

assecondarytraininggroundsanddonothavetenantclubs.Itissuggestedthatthesegroundscould

bereconfiguredtocaterfortheadditionaldemandgeneratedfromKodak.Yetagain,nospecific

mentionismadeofhowthedeveloperswillplaytheirroleinworkingwithCounciltoachievethis.

AspartofthePentridgeRedevelopment,theACR(2009:16)ReportsuggeststheexistingEastCoburg

TennisClubwillberelocatedfromMcDonaldsReservetoDeCheneReserve.Nomentionismadeof

theissuesassociatedwiththismove.Ihavebeenapproachedbymembersoftheclubwhohave



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expressedconcernoverthismove.Thedetailsonexactlyhow,whenandtheassociatedcostsarefar

fromcleartothem.

TheACR(2009:16)ReporttotheRedevelopmentPlanstatesParkerReservehasscopeforfurther

use,andtheCoburgBasketballStadiumisvirtuallyatcapacity.TheReportdoesnotmentiontheout

ofhours

sporting

activities

that

run

at

the

Coburg

Senior

College,

and

nor

does

it

suggest

any

such

facilitiesbeingconstructedandlocatedwithinitsowndevelopmenttoassistinmeetingthe

increaseddemandthatwillbegeneratedasaresultofit.

Recommendation4:Thedevelopersshould,incooperationwithMorelandCityCouncil,contribute

totheupgradingoflocalsporting,athleticandaquaticfacilities.

4.5AffordableHousing&NeighbourhoodHubRecordpopulationgrowthforMelbourneandMorelandisresultinginrecordpressureforaffordable

housing.ItisfundamentaltheKodakRedevelopmentmakeaffordablehousingavailableforyoung

people.

Morelandshousepriceshavecontinuedtoriseatrecordratesinrecenttimesdespitetheglobal

financialcrisis.InJuly2008itwasreportedthatthemedianhousepriceinMorelandroseby15.54%

between200708andtrebledoverthelastdecade.Thenorthernpartsofthemunicipalityincluding

Glenroy,FawknerandPascoeValehavebeenpopularwithfirsthomebuyers,butarebecoming

increasinglyexpensive.SomehomesinBrunswickarenowsellingforaround$1million(Stockman

2008A).

TheCoburg2020InitiativeisexpectedtoseetheaveragevalueofpropertiesinCoburgrise,withthe

estimated$1billion35hectareredevelopmenttoseetheconstructionofnewhomesand

commercialprecinctinandaroundtheBellStreetandSydneyRoadintersection(Craig2009).

LatestfiguresfromtheRealEstateInstituteofVictoriashowthathousepricescontinuedto

skyrocketthroughout2009inMoreland.BrunswickWestrecordedthehighestgrowth,up35.2%to

$730,000,PascoeValeSouthjumped21.3%to$633,000andCoburg roseby17%to$596,500

(MorelandLeader2009).Withlocalpricesshowingnosignsofcoolingtoallowyoungpeopleto

enterthemarket,itisimportanttheKodakRedevelopmentseektomaximiseaffordablehousing

opportunities.

Landpricesaretippedtodoubleeveryseventotenyears.TodaysmedianhousepriceinMelbourne

is$540,500andthatmeansthecityshouseprice,whichisdirectlylinkedtothevalueofitsland,is

poisedtorisetoalmost$9millionby2050.Averageapartmentpricesaresettoreachmorethan$7

million,sowithMelbourneswellingbyabout1700peopleaweek,risinglandvaluesinestablished

suburbswill

motivate

existing

owners

to

sub

divide

(James

2010).

TheHousingIndustryAssociationCommonwealthBankfirsthomebuyeraffordabilityindexdropped

18.4%intheDecemberquarter,tobe22.3%downonlevelsseenayearago.Recordpopulation

growthwillmeanthatdemandwillcontinuetooutstripsupplyandcontinuetoputpressureon

prices.TheHIAispredictingthataround152,000newdwellingswillstartin2010,whichiswellshort

ofthe190,000itestimatesisrequiredtokeepupwithagrowingpopulation(Janda2010).

Iwelcomethefactthatapproximately30dwellingswithlowerentrypricepointshavebeen

earmarkedfortheKodakRedevelopment. TheRedevelopmentPlanstatesthesedwellingswillbe

scatteredacrossthesite,butwillpredominantlybelocatedwithinstages1,2and3ofthe

developmentin

proximity

to

public

transport

and

existing

dwellings

and

where

lower

gradients

of

thesiteoccur.Iunderstandthetwomediumdensityhousingsites,eachapproximately900square



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metres,willbeofferedforsaletoaselectedCommunityHousingAssociation.ThePlansuggeststhe

CommunityHousingsiteswillbeprovidedwithinoradjacenttotheproposedneighbourhoodhub.

Thisisdesignedtomaximiseaccessibilitytothefacilitiesoftheneighbourhoodhub,includingpublic

transport(CollierPtyLtd2010:30).

Iencourage

the

developers

to

consider

the

increasingly

expensive

housing

market

as

they

finalise

theiraffordablehousingallocationswithinthedevelopment.

Recommendation5:AffordablehousingopportunitiesshouldbemaximisedwithintheKodak

Redevelopment.

TheKodakRedevelopmentPlanmakesprovisionforaNeighbourhoodHubonElizabethStreetinthe

vicinityoftheNewlandsPrimarySchool.ThePlansuggeststheNeighbourhoodHubwillinclude

communityandretailfacilities,smalloffice/commercialspace,openspaceadmediumdensity

housing(CollierPtyLtd2010:31).

TheRedevelopment

Plan

suggests

the

zoning

changes

which

overlay

the

Neighbourhood

Hub

will

allowforarangeofpossibleusesincludingbutnotlimitedtoshops,offices,foodanddrinkpremises

andachildcarecentre.ThereisalackofdetailhoweverintheRedevelopmentPlanonexactlywhat

theNeighbourhoodHubwillactuallyconsistof,otherthantosayitwillbesubjecttomarket

demand.Residentshavemadeitcleartomethattheywouldappreciatemoredetailbeingmade

availableconcerningwhatmaybeincorporatedtheHub.YettheindicationfromtheDepartment

andtheRedevelopmentPlanisthatmarketforceswilllargelydetermineitsfinalmakeup.The

realityisyoucanthaveaNeighbourhoodHubwithoutNeighbourhoodSay.Itisconcerningenough

thatlocalsrightstohaveadirectsayontheplanhavebeendiminished,butitisevenmore

concerningthatresidentshavebeengivenanextremelylimitedsayintermsofthemakeupofwhat

issupposedlygoingtobealocalconvenience(Hub)(Collier2009:30&31).

IsuggestthedevelopersshouldworkcloselywiththelocalcommunityandCounciltoincorporate

necessarylocalinfrastructurethatwillberequiredasaresultoftheincreaseddemandgeneratedby

thedevelopment.Thiscouldincludechildcareandkindergartenfacilities,agedcareandhealth

services,andeducationalfacilities.

Recommendation6: TheDevelopersshouldworkwiththeMorelandCityCouncilandlocal

residentstoensuretheproposedNeighbourhoodHubincorporatesnecessarylocalservices.

4.6VehicleAccess,TrafficCongestion&InterfacewithCommunityTheDevelopmentwillhaveasignificantimpactonlocaltrafficflow,andleadtomorecarsaccessing

residential

roads

than

is

currently

the

case.

The

increase

in

car

movements

has

the

serious

ability

to

effectlocalamenityforexistingresidents.

ThereareanumberofroadentrypointswhichaccesstheKodaksitethatwerepreviouslyusedfor

employeestoaccesstheinternalroadnetworkandcarparks. TheCollier(2010:9)Redevelopment

Planstatesthatnumerousexistingvehicleaccesspointsareprovidedtothesite.Eightstandard

vehiclecrossoversareprovidedfromElizabethStreet.Aninthmoresubstantialaccesspointis

locatedoppositeNewlandsPrimarySchool.

FourvehiclecrossoversarelocatedalongBoyneStreet,andtwovehiclecrossoversarelocatedon

RonaldStreet.VehicleaccessisalsoavailableviaTilleyStreet(Collier2010:9).



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ElizabethStreetabutstheeasternedgeofthesiteandfunctionsasanorthsouthconnectorroadto

MurrayRoadandBellStreet.TheCollier(2010:11)Reportstatesitisatwowayroadconfiguredwith

a2lane,9.3meterwidecarriagewaysetwithin15.5meterroadreserve.TheReportstatesthat

unrestrictedkerbsideparkingisgenerallypermittedalongElizabethStreet,thoughatwohourtime

limitappliesadjacenttotheshopsnearMcNamaraStreet.

Itisestimatedthatdevelopmentcouldpotentiallygenerateintheorderof450vehiclemovements

inapeakhourwithsome5,300vehiclemovementsoccurringovertheentireday(GTA2009:17).

Howeverthereisalreadyagreatdealofvehiclemovementstakingplacethroughoutthearea,and

thedevelopmentwillleadtomorecongestion.

ItisstatedwithinthereportsthatElizabethStreetiscapableofcarryingupto7,000vehiclesperday,

BoyneStreetiscapableofcarryingupto2,0003,000perday,RonaldStreetcancarryupto2,000to

3,000vehiclesperday,TilleyStreetcancarryupto3,000vehiclesperday,JacksonParadecan

absorbupto2,000to3,000perday,(GTA2009:3).Thesestreetsmaybeabletocarrythousands

morevehiclesperday,buttheimpactofsubstantialtrafficvolumesincreaseinthesestreetsonlocal

residentsis

amatter

of

concern.

ElizabethStreetcurrentlycarries4,500vehiclesperday,BoyneStreetnowcarriesaround800per

day,RonaldStreetnowcarriesaround150vehiclesperday,TilleyStreetiscarrying450vehiclesper

day,JacksonsParadeiscarrying470perday(GTA2009:34).Thesemovementsareallsignificantly

lowerthantheRedevelopmentPlansuggeststhestreetscancarry.Trafficisexpectedtoincreaseby

50%alongBoyneStreet,97%alongJacksonStreetand270%alongRonaldStreet(Northey2010:3).

ElizabethStreetisrelativelynarrow,thereisnocentrelanemarking,exceptnearMurrayRoad.Cars

parkonbothsidesofthestreet.Itisverycommonforoncomingcarstohavetogivewaytoone

anotherbecauseofthelackofspace.BoyneandRonaldStreetarealotmorenarrow(Holmes

2010:2).

Local

amenity

and

neighbourhood

peace

and

quiet

will

be

a

thing

of

the

past

for

residents

if

thesehighvolumesoftrafficarepermittedtooccurbecauseofalackofdetailedworktomitigate

theimpactatthisstageofthedevelopmentprocess.

MurrayRoadisidentifiedascurrentlycarrying18,000vehiclesperday,buttheReportfailstonote

accuratelyhowmuchmoreitcanabsorb.IsthisbecauseMurrayRoadalreadyisalreadyatcapacity?

Ifsothereisnoevidencewhichhasbeenprovidedonhowtheincreaseinmovementsgeneratedby

theRedevelopmentwillbemitigatedandmanagedwithrespecttoMurrayRoad.

TheGTA(2009:17)ReportnotesthetrafficgeneratedbytheformeruseoftheKodaksite,whileit

wasstillanoperationalmanufacturinganddevelopmenthub,wasintheorderof800and3,220

movements

per

day.

Most

of

these

movements

would

have

taken

place

during

working

hours,

while

employeeswereaccessingthesite.Havinganewlargescaleresidentialdevelopmentwillseethe

trafficloadtakingplaceatvarioushours.Residentsareconcernedthatthetrafficforecastshave

beenseriouslyunderstated;450dailyadditionalmovementsforaDevelopmentwhicharound1,000

residentswillcallhomeseemslikewishfulthinking.

MostAustraliansrelyoncarstotransportthemaroundoursprawlingcities,makingusamongthe

highestpercapitaairpollutersintheworld(CSIRO2004). Sincethe1950sthenumberofprivate

carsacrossthecountryhasrisendramaticallyandcontinuestodoso.In2003therewere10.4

millionregisteredcarsandstationwagons,comparedwith769,000in1950and76,000in1920.This

dramaticriseinprivatecarownershiphasbeenaccompaniedbyacorrespondingshiftawayfrom

theuseofurbanpublictransport(ABS2005).InMelbournetherearenow500,000morecarson

Victorianroadsthan10yearsago(Das2008).In1991,Melbourniansowned1.8millioncarsandby



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2005,carownershiphadjumpedbyalmost700,000vehiclesto2.45million(Lucas&Millar2008).

AccordingtotheMonashCentreforPopulationandUrbanResearch,thenumberofhouseholdsin

Melbournewillincreaseby780,000between2006and2036.Atthecurrentrateofcarpossession

perhousehold,thiswilladdafurther1.1millioncarsby2036,orwellabove3millioncarsin

Melbourne.

Moredetailedworkmustbeundertakentoassesstheimpactthat1000additionalresidentswill

haveonexistinglocalstreets.Anotheraspectwhichmustbeinvestigatedistheimpactthis

developmentwillhaveonnearbymajorsurroundingroads.Theincreaseintrafficonanalready

heavilycongestedBellStreet,themainEastWestLinkwhichheadsthroughthearea,hasnotbeen

adequatelyanalysed.

TheTrafficImpactAssessmentReportmakesnoassessmentoftheconditionofexistingroad

surfacesadjacenttothesiteandtheircapacitytosafelycarrytrafficloadswithoutresultingin

significant,accelerateddegradationoftheexistingroadsurface.BoyneStreetforinstanceisinneed

ofrepairandupgradework.Givena50%minimumforecastintrafficincreasealongBoyneStreet

andother

surrounding

streets,

upgrading

works

must

be

undertaken

(Northey

2010:4).

Local

residentshaveprovideddetailedinformationinthisregard,withphotosanddetaileddiscussion

beingmentionedintheirsubmissions.

ProvisionforkerbsideparkingalongBoyneandRonaldStreetsmustalsobeconsidered.TheTraffic

AssessmentReport(GTA2009:5)indicateswhilstonstreetparkingiscurrentlypermittedonboth

sidesofBoyneandRonaldStreet,shouldthisoccurthecurrentwidths(6.7mand6.8m)wouldnot

besufficienttomeettheMetropolitanFireBrigaderequirementsofa3.5metreclearwaycarriage.

Assuch,anassessmenthasbeenmadeoftheadequacyofexistingcarparkingprovisions(southern

sideonly)tocaterforbothexistingandfutureresidents.TheDevelopmentPlanneedsto

incorporaterestrictionsofoffstreetparkingtothesouthernsideofBoyneandRonaldStreetsto

comply

with

emergency

service

access

requirements

(Northey

2010:5).

TheNewlandsCommunityAlliance(2010:4)haveraisedspecificconcernovertheproposed

controlledintersectionofMurphyandElizabethStreet,inthevicinityofNewlandsPrimarySchool.

TheystatetheTrafficManagementPlanforthesiteispremisedonthemajorityofcarsusing

ElizabethStreet,andthisproposaliscounterproductive.Thisalignmentwillencouragecarstoexit

KodakandheadeastalongMurphyStreet,whichhastheexitandentrytotheNewlandsPrimary

School.Theincreaseofcarsisnotcompatiblewiththenumberofyoungstudentswhoaccessthe

schoolfromMurphyStreet.

Residentshavealsotoldmyofficethattheywouldlikeclarificationontheproposedconstructionof

new

dwellings

in

the

development

zone

facing

Ronald,

Boyne,

Elizabeth

and

Tilley

Streets.

Residents

wouldliketoknowwhetherthesepropertieswillfrontontotheseexistingresidentialstreets,andif

crossoveraccesswillbeprovided.TheRedevelopmentPlanisveryunclearinthisregardandIamof

theviewthatresidentshavearighttoknowhowthenewdevelopmentwillinterfacewiththeir

streetscape,andhowitwillimpactontheiramenity.

HousesborderingtheDevelopmentsitearepredominantlysinglestorey.TheNCA(2010:6)state

thatnewdwellingsshouldbepredominantlysinglestoreytofitinwiththestreetscape.

Recommendation7:MoredetailedworkbeundertakentoassessthetrafficimpacttheKodak

Developmentwillhaveonsurroundingresidentialandthoroughfareroads.Adequatemeasuresalso

tobeimplementedwithrespecttooffstreetparkingthatwillnotdetrimentallyaffectexisting

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4.7PublicTransport&SustainableTransportLinksGiventhesignificantincreaseinthelocalNewlandsandCoburgNorthpopulationasaresultofthis

development,improving

public

transport

access,

patronage

and

accessibility

should

be

apriority,

to

decreasecardependencyandencouragesustainablemodesoftransport.Theforecastincreasein

vehiclemovementsaroundneighbouringstreetscouldbereducedifpublictransportoptionswere

maximised.

ExistingpublictransportserviceswithinthevicinityofthesiteincludeBusRoute525between

CoburgandReservoir,BusRoute526betweenCoburgandWestPreston,BusRoute527between

GowrieandNorthlandandTramRoute112betweenWestPrestonandStKilda(ColliePty2009:13).

TheCollie(2009:34)Reportindicatesthedesignationofapossiblebusroutethroughthesiteand

provisionforappropriateroadpavementwidthsalongthispotentialroutetofacilitatefutureneeds

forabus

along

these

roads

that

considers

the

views

of

the

Department

of

Transport.

An

incentive

forlocalstofurthertakeuplocalpublictransportoptionscouldbethroughtheinstallationofa

qualitybusshelterlocatedonthecornerofpublicopenspaceandadjacenttoRoute525,providing

commuterswithshelterfromtheelementsandwhichiswithinanaturalsetting(Northey2010:6).

Iwouldsupportincreasedaccessintheformofabusroutethroughthedevelopment,ifitmeantthe

existingbusrouteswerenotalteredorredivertedtodetrimentallyaffectlocalresidents.Public

transportaccessshouldbemaximisedforasmanyresidentsapossible.

Iwelcometheproposalputforwardbythedeveloperstoconstructawalkingandcyclingtrack

throughthecentreofthedevelopment.Thepathwillconnectwithexistingpathssurroundingthe

site,

and

will

join

the

Edgars

Creek

shared

pedestrian

and

cycle

path.

I

also

note

the

former

Kodak

Bridgewillberetainedforpedestrianandcyclingpurposesonly(Collie2009:34).

4.8PublicOpenSpaceandEdgarsCreekParklandTheRedevelopmentPlanisbasedontheconceptthattheEdgarsCreekParklandwillremainas

publicopenspaceandnotsoldoffforprivatedevelopment.Thisisadangerouspremise,asifthe

worstcasescenariounfoldsandVicRoadsrefusestogiftthelandtothelocalcommunity,theKodak

RedevelopmentPlanmakesnoprovisionforalternativepublicspace.

ThesaleoftheEdgarsCreekParklandisbeingnegotiatedbetweenanumberofgovernment

agencies.VicRoadshashadanumberofmeetingswithMorelandCouncilsCEOtoexploreoptions

for

the

land

that

would

be

suitable

for

all

parties.

The

role

of

the

Government

land

monitor

is

to

provideGovernmentwithanassuranceofaccountabilityandintegrityinlandtransactions.State

Governmentpolicyhasbeenthatsurpluslandistobesoldatmarketvalueasassessedbythe

ValuerGeneralVictoria.AstheCityofMorelandexpressedinterestinobtainingthelandforapublic

purpose,thelandwasofferedtoCouncilonthisbasis(Madden2008).

TheEdgarsCreekParklandsiteisanextremelyimportantpieceofpublicparklandtothe

Coburgandsurroundingcommunities.Theparklandhasbeenmaintainedfreeofchargeby

theMorelandCityCouncil(2008A:2),itspredecessorsandlocalvoluntarycommunitygroups

suchastheMerriandEdgarsCreekParklandGroupoverthelast25years.

Thetruevalueofthissitecannotbeplacedinmonetaryterms.Itsenvironmental,ecological

andrecreationalimportancetothecommunityofCoburgfaroutweighanyshorttermprofit



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theStateGovernmentmaybeabletoderivefromitssale.

VicRoadsownedlandinthevicinityofEdgarsCreekshouldberetainedaspublicopen

space.ThislandwasoriginallyacquiredbyVicRoadswiththeintentionofrunningafreewayintothe

cityalongtheMerriCreek.Fortunatelythefreewayreservationwhichhungoverthislandwas

deleted.It

is

now

time

to

move

forward

and

protect

this

fine

area

of

open

space

forever.

Increasingpopulationisputtingevengreaterpressureonourlivingspace,andparkslikethis

onearenotsimplyimportantnow;theyaredestinedtobecomeevenmorevaluableinfuture.

Coburgneedsalltheopenspaceitcanget.Itislargelybuiltupandhasbeennowformany

years,andthenewPentridgeVillageandKodakDevelopmentswilladdnewpressures.This

parklandisoneofthelargestareasofopenspaceinCoburg,andshouldnotbelostto

housingorotherdevelopments.

ThelandreadilylinksinwiththeexistingopenspaceandwildlifecorridorsalongtheMerri

andEdgarsCreeks.TheStateGovernment,MorelandCouncilandthelocalcommunity

haveworked

in

partnership

now

for

over

25

years

in

restoring

the

Merri

and

Edgars

Creek

Valleysandtheyareamajorasset.TheirvaluewillbeenhancediftheVicRoadslandis

addedin.

TheVictorianBudgethasbeenwellmanagedandisinastateofhealthysurplus.Theneed

forrealestatedollarsfromthesaleofpubliclandismuchlessthantheneedoftheCoburg

andNewlandscommunityforroomtoliveandbreathe.Thelandisthelargestopenspacein

Coburgandactsaslungs,pumpingtheoxygenthroughouttheveinsofourcommunity.

OnthebasisthatMorelandCouncilandthelocalcommunityiswillingtomaintainthelandas

publicopenspace,thelandshouldbehandedovertothembyVicRoads.

The

Newlands

Community

Alliance

(2010:2)

has

stated

the

Development

Plan

should

not

proceed

untilthefutureoftheMerriandEdgarsCreekParklandissecured.Itotallyagreewiththisposition

andamofthefirmviewthatlocalresidentswillbetotallyrippedoffiftheKodakRedevelopment

goesahead,withnopublicopenspaceprovision,andtheEdgarsCreekLandissoldoff.

DuringthetimeKodakoperateditshistoricallysignificantindustrialcomplexatthesite,thecorner

ofBoyneStreetandElizabethStreetcomprisedapubliclyaccessibleopenarea.Thisareaprovided

recreationalspaceforbothKodakstaffandthesurroundingcommunity.Localresidentshave

traversedthisopenspacetoaccessNewlandsPrimarySchoolandlocalshops.Commuterssheltered

underthesunandrainundertheshadeofthematuregumtreesadjacenttoRoute525busstop.

ThisareaprovidedagatewaytotheKodakFactorywithagardenviewthroughmatureeucalyptsto

the

heritage

administration

building

(Northey

2010:6).

Recommendation8:TheDevelopmentPlanshouldnotproceeduntilthefutureoftheMerriand

EdgarsCreekParklandissecured.ThelandonthecornerofBoyneandElizabethStreetsshouldbe

retainedaspublicopenspace.

4.9HeritageAccordingtoKodak(2006),HeritageVictoriahadapprovedKodaksapplicationtoremovebuildings

onthesite.KodakandCouncilagreedtorecognisethesitesheritagesignificanceinanumberof

ways,includingtheretentionofpartofabluestoneretainingwallandfilmtestingbackdrop.Kodak

andCouncilenvisagedthattheseelementscouldbeincorporatedintothefutureredevelopmentof

thesite.



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Kodak(2006)statedithadalsodevelopedaHeritageManagementPlan,retentionofarchival

materialsandphotographsintheStateLibraryofVictoriaandpotentiallybuildingamodelofthe

site.MorelandCouncilandKodak(2006)fromtheoutsetrecognisedtheheritagesignificanceofthe

mainadministrativebuilding,whichwasoneofonlytwobuildingsnotdemolished.Followingthe

recentfire,

it

is

unclear

whether

it

is

still

in

agood

enough

condition

to

be

able

to

saved,

retrofitted

andputtouseforthefuture.

Thehistoryandcontributionofthesitetothelocalcommunityshouldberecognised,acknowledged

andintegratedinthisRedevelopmentPlan.

4.10 PlanningProcessandTimeframeforpublicfeedbackManyresidentshavecontactedmetoraiseconcernoverthenotificationandtimeframethathas

beenmadeavailableforresidentstomakesubmissionsinresponsetotheOldKodakSite

RedevelopmentPlansinNorthCoburg.

Residentshavestatedthenoticesdistributedtolocalresidentsnotifyingthemoftheredevelopment

plansandthesubmissionprocesswereletterboxedonChristmasEve.Thiswasaninconvenientand

inappropriatetimetobehandingoutnotices.Mostresidentswereawayoronholidaysandwere

notaffordedafairorreasonableopportunitytolearnoftheplansandrespond.

ResidentsstatethatonlyresidentslivingonthewestsideofElizabethStreetreceivedthenotices,

withresidentsontheEastorDarebinsidenotbeingnotifiedoftheplans.Residentsfromboththe

eastandwestsideofElizabethStreetwillbedirectlyimpactedbytheprojectanditisonlytherefore

fairthattheyallhavetheopportunitytocomment.

Residents

have

also

raised

concern

regarding

the

accessibility

of

the

plans

for

local

residents.

Not

all

residents,particularlyelderlyresidents,haveaccesstocomputersandtheinternet.Theirabilityto

viewandeffectivelyrespondtotheproposalshasbeenseverelyhinderedbecauseofthis.

InordertocrampeopleintoMelbourne,localcouncilsandcommunitieshavebeendeprivedoftheir

righttoobjectorhaveanymeaningfulsayaboutdevelopmentsintheirownbackyard.TheVictorian

GovernmenthascalledinanumberofprojectsacrossMorelandandeffectivelyremovedlocal

residentsrightsinhavingasay.Theseprojectsincludethe$1billionPentridgePrison

redevelopment,theOldCoburgHighSchoolsiteandtheKodakRedevelopment. Ibelieveitisvital

thatlocalcommunityviewsareheardandadheredtowhenitcomestoplanningdecisions.Councils

existtoserveandprotectcommunityinterestsanditiscommunitiesthatwilllivewiththe

consequences

of

planning

decisions

for

decades.

I

urge

the

State

Government

to

preserve

confidenceintheintegrityofplanningbyensuringthevoicesofcommunitiesareheard.

Recommendation9:TheStateGovernmentandMorelandCouncilshouldextensivelyconsultwith,

andrespecttheviews,oflocalresidentsinNorthCoburgandNewlandswhenconsideringtheKodak

RedevelopmentPlan.



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5 RecommendationsRecommendation1:ThedevelopersshouldworkwiththeVictorianStateGovernment,

EducationAuthoritiesandMorelandCityCounciltoimprovepreschoolandsecondaryeducation

optionsfor

the

local

community

in

Coburg.

Recommendation2:ThedevelopersshouldworkwithMorelandCityCounciltoinvestigate

whetheranyoftheoxYgenyouthspacerecommendationscanbeintegratedintotheKodak

Redevelopment.

Recommendation3:ThedevelopersshouldworkwithMorelandCityCouncilandAgedCare

authoritiestoinvestigatehowtheKodakRedevelopmentcanmakeprovisionforagedcare

servicesandfacilities.

Recommendation4:Thedevelopersshould,incooperation workwithMorelandCityCouncil

andcontributetotheupgradingoflocalsporting,athleticandaquaticfacilities.

Recommendation5:AffordablehousingopportunitiesshouldbemaximisedwithintheKodak

Redevelopment.

Recommendation6: TheDevelopersshouldworkwiththeMorelandCityCouncilandlocal

residentstoensuretheproposedNeighbourhoodHubincorporatesnecessarylocalservices.

Recommendation7:MoredetailedworkbeundertakentoassessthetrafficimpacttheKodak

Developmentwillhaveonsurroundingresidentialandthoroughfareroads.Adequatemeasures

alsotobeimplementedwithrespecttooffstreetparkingthatwillnotdetrimentallyaffect

existingresidents.

Recommendation8:TheDevelopmentPlanshouldnotproceeduntilthefutureoftheMerriand

EdgarsCreekParklandissecured.TheLandonthecornerofBoyneandElizabethStreetsshould

beretainedaspublicopenspace.

Recommendation9:TheStateGovernmentandMorelandCouncilshouldextensivelyconsult

with,andrespecttheviews,oflocalresidentsinNorthCoburgandNewlandswhenconsidering

theKodakRedevelopmentPlan.



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