Dear Friends of the Caulfield Racecourse Recreation Reserve,
Now we have a new government it is a good time to write to our members and remind them of their pre-election promises to revise projects. The C60 is a proposed large ghetto development which will only add to the chaos which has been experienced with the Caravan and Camping Show. The area around here was absolutely gridlocked and some of the roads closed without notice. The area described as Caulfield East will have over 300% increase in population if the plan proceeds; as well as 23 storey and 15 storey office towers and 15,000 square metres of retail. All with limited parking and no open space! We also need to tell them in no uncertain terms that the racecourse reserve must be opened up and we the citizens of Victoria given a reasonable oportunity to recreate there freely without feeling like a trespasser who is forbidden to play a ball game therein! The area is about 55 hectares.
The members who should be contacted are:- David Southwick Member for Caulfield who ran a campaign against large scale development and whose consistent slogan was ‘working with community’ – 193 Balaclava Road Caulfield North 3161. Louise Asher Member for Brighton – 228-130 Bay Street Brighton 3186
Andrea Coote Member for Southern Metropolitan 306 Bay Street Port Melbourne 3207
David Davis Member for Southern Metropolitan, 4/975 Riversdale Road Camberwell,3124
Denis Napthine Minister for Racing 94 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, 3280
Sue Penniciuk Southern Metropolitan Member, 206 Bay Street Brighton 3186
Ann Barker Member for Oakleigh, 19 Station Street, Oakleigh 3166 (she represents all who live east of the Racecourse )
Elizabeth Miller Member for Bentleigh,, 9557 666, 379 Centre Road, Bentleigh, 3204
Martin Pakula Member for Western Metropolitan , apparently he grew up in Ormond, is a member of the MRC and asked a question in house (Hansard) regarding holdup of C60. 3 Ballarat Street, Yarraville, 3013
Andrea Coote Member for Southern Metropolitan, 306 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 9681-9555
Michael O’ Brien Minister for Gaming 1/313 Waverley Road East Malvern 3145
It would seem that now a new party is in power they are becoming a little softer in the development line meetings with Windsor development in the city — so we must keep up the political pressure now! KEEP IN MIND ONCE THE OPEN LAND DISAPPEARS IT WILL NEVER BE AVAILABLE AGAIN FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO TAKE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR OR TAKE IN VITAMIN D WHICH IS NECESSARY TO HEALTHY LIVING AND REQUIRES 15 MINUTES OF SUNLIGHT PER DAY!! IF WE CANNOT KICK THE FOOTBALL ANY MORE IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO OFFLOAD ENERGY IN A WHOLESOME AND HEALTH BOOSTING MANNER. WE MUST PRESERVE OPEN SPACE.
Bye for now,
Mary Healy
Glen Eira Debates 
March 12, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Good onya Mary – keep at em but can I suggest we write to our Councillors also. The gang of four are just waiting for the community to take the focus off the racecourse so they can approve C60 in accordance with Newtons wishes.
March 13, 2011 at 6:25 AM
The irony here is that the person who has the most to lose from the list provided is Martin Pakula. As a MRC member, he will lose his ability to park his car when attending race meetings and will be forced to take public transport. Then again, as the architect of Myki, it would serve him right.
March 13, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Let’s keep a running tally on all the backflips from the libs so far. So much for election promises, eh?