Whilst countless other councils have gone about their task in preparing or reviewing their housing strategies, Glen Eira has sat on its backside and basically done nothing. Glen Eira’s Housing Strategy was adopted by Council in October 2003. It is based on data going back to 1999. Yet, council’s rationale for doing nothing in 12 years is that in 2003/4 they got is so right that they are streaks ahead of every other council!
Once again, nothing could be further from the truth. Other councils have also had housing strategy policies for eons. They have also reviewed and updated it repeatedly with the latest statistics and with community consultation. For example Moonee Valley’s 2010 version was updated in 2015; Bayside within 2 years. And Glen Eira? Nothing since 2003! Given what is happening with the zones, then reviews are essential – unless of course, incompetence, or inability, or the pro-development agenda, forbids change.
Here is a list of what some other councils have been able to achieve – most post zones. The year of introduction is in parenthesis. Please note that these councils have also introduced numerous amendments (not listed here) in support of their housing strategies and to ameliorate the impact of the zones for their residents.
Banyule (2010)
Bayside – 2012 (reviewed 2014)
Boroondara (2015)
Brimbank (2014)
Cardinia (2013)
Casey (2015)
Darebin (2013)
Frankston (2013)
Greater Dandenong (2014)
Hobson’s Bay (2014)
Knox (2015)
Manningham (2012)
Maribyrnong (2011)
Maroondah (2015 and ongoing)
Melbourne (2014)
Monash (2014)
Moonee Valley (2015)
Shepparton (2011)
Wangaratta (2013)
Warnambool (2013)
Whitehorse (2014)
Yarra (2010)
Glen Eira Debates 
January 28, 2016 at 4:01 PM
Perfection means that ya don’t havta do a thing. Get paid for it to. Millions gone on duds.
January 28, 2016 at 10:22 PM
The Department claims that 6 years between reviews is acceptable and 7 years is not. Not that GECC really did review its scheme back in 2010. The officer report essentially said nothing should be changed, no structure plans, no clear guidelines, no open space. Change of course did take place, but by the backdoor method of ministerial fiat. Anyway several of the superincumbents responsible for the mess have retired and we have a new CEO.
January 29, 2016 at 10:55 AM
The Councillors will do bugger all to change the planning policies and particularly the “residents inflicted zones” for fear of being voted out in Council’s elections this year. It would mean swollowing their empty pride which usually has a fall.
January 29, 2016 at 11:23 AM
They are more likely to do something because they are scared of being voted out. More likely now with Newton gone but it will be small stuff like massaging a couple of things. All cosmetic when major surgery is needed.
January 29, 2016 at 7:40 PM
The Municipal Strategic Statement that Andrew Newton and Jeff Akehurst have saddled us with projects the municipal population to be 130064 in 2021, whereas VIF2015 projects it to be 153813. If the MSS can be believed, “Glen Eira’s population will increase slightly over the next 20 years”. That is the quality of the information that our decision-makers believe shouldn’t be reviewed despite the MSS dating back to the last century.