July News

Media Release

It has been 12 months today since the WA Planning Commission rejected proposed North $toneville. It was refused largely on the basis that $atterley did not convince the Commission that the proposal meets the intent and objectives of State Planning Policy 3.7 Planning in Bushfire Prone Areas. 1 year on and $atterley pushes on with appealing that decision through mediation at the State Administrative Tribunal, despite the worst Perth Hills bushfire in living memory (Feb 2021). In the meantime, Save Perth Hills has gone back to the WA Planning Commission seeking to have the land zoned back to rural. A decision is still pending but we are encouraged by the precautionary approach of the WAPC pending further advice.

WOOROLOO PETITION - LAST CHANCE

So the $aga drags on, as $atterley and the Anglican Church persist in trying to make their Dangerous and Destructive North $toneville Disaster Plan, less of a Disaster. Sooooo...ANOTHER mediation hearing will be on August 12th ... more than ONE YEAR after WA’s Planning Commission rightly REJECTED the plan. Which makes it even more important that you come and sign our Wooroloo Bushfire Inquiry Petition at Mundaring Markets this Sunday (tomorrow), June 13, 10am-3pm! It’s your LAST CHANCE to add YOUR name to 3000 signatures before the Petition goes to State Parliament on Tuesday! We need PLANNING to be part of the Bushfire Inquiry to stop developments like North $toneville - and a halt to subdivisions in Extreme Bushfire Zones, until the Inquiry is complete. As our own Greg Rankine said in his FB Video, (see our previous post), viewed by more than 2,200 people: "Cookie cutter developments, like $atterley’s North $toneville, are dangerous plans of the past. We need to PLAN DIFFERENTLY for the future."

█ Join us 11am this Tuesday on State Parliament’s steps, (Harvest Terrace, West Perth), as we hand our Petition to East Metro MLC Matt Swinbourn MLC for tabling. Come along and help support a safer Perth’s Hills for everyone!

SAT Deputation by SPH

9/6/21 - UPDATE - our deputation went well today. Everything that needed to be said, was said. Part of our presentation today included this video summary of North Stoneville being undefendable in a bushfire situation. It’s compelling to say the least. We thank Greg Rankine for his insight, wisdom and courage to speak candidly. We will let you know the next steps from the tribunal and the $atterley/Anglican Church appeal against the WA Planning Commission.

Tomorrow morning, be sure to catch former SPH Chair, Paige McNeil on ABC radio - Paige has been driving the push behind the scenes to rezone the proposed North $toneville land back to rural. Tune into Nadia Mitsopolous’ ABC 720 tomorrow morning (8.40am).

Finally - remember that we need as many people who can make it to join us on the steps of Parliament House on the 15th June at 11am. We’ll be saying more about this over the coming days.

https://youtu.be/6ZpfhPG9Vzs