From Supporters of Caulfield Reserve

OPEN LETTER OF PROTEST

TO ALL POLITICIANS

MEMBERS OF LOCAL, STATE & FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS 

The proposed C60 Amendment for theCaulfield Villageand the Centre of the Caulfield Racecourse redevelopment will change the face of Caulfield forever. As residents of the municipality we protest in the strongest possible terms to:

  • The failure of state, federal and local authorities to  have in place a democratic and transparent process for the development of a holistic plan which involves all stakeholders
  • We decry the current situation where democratically elected councillors are denied the right to represent their constituents as a result of spurious ‘conflict of interest’ claims
  • We denounce the abandonment of the original Phoenix Precinct Plan and the progressing of this MRC proposal in a piecemeal but wilful fashion that deliberately undermines the Public view and wishes
  • We maintain that the MRC proposal fails to adhere to the underlying tenets of the Planning and Environment Act in protecting residents’ amenity
  • We denounce the failure of the current proposals to adequately consider the consequences of high rise and high density residential and commercial development on the immediate surrounding areas and the permanent social, economic and environmental damage this will cause
  • We denounce the secrecy and failure to keep the community informed as to the alleged progress of this development

 If this proposal is accepted the Caulfield and wider Glen Eira community faces the inevitable:

  • Reduction in quality of life and liveability
  • Unacceptable increase in traffic congestion, and destruction of urban amenity.
  • Loss of public open space as agreed to by the Queen Victoria grant and George VI reaffirmation of the grant in 1947
  • Economic downturn of local shopping strips
  • The ceding of Crown Land to private interests
  • Public perceptions that horses have more rights than public citizens 

We Urge All Councillors And All Members Of Parliaments To Immediately Resolve To: 

  1. Ensure the C60 Amendment is abandoned.
  2. Institute a fully representative panel to co-ordinate the development of the  Phoenix Precinct Structure Plan followed by Master Plans, and
  3. Ensure that all stakeholders are represented on this panel: Zagame Corporation,MonashUniversity, VATC (trading as) Melbourne Racing Club, Caulfield Racecourse Trustees, Victorian Government, Federal Government, and those affected by the changes – Ratepayers and/or Residents or their Representative bodies. 

SUPPORTERS OF THE CAULFIELD RESERVE

Informing Glen Eira Community 

http://melbournecommunities.org.au/caulfieldheath.html