One Victorian council has eased regulations around tiny houses in a bid to address the current housing crisis.
The council has removed permits for caravans, tiny houses and tents on properties that already have an existing dwelling and has placed no time limit on how long they can stay there. What role can tiny homes play in easing the current pressure on the housing market?
Guests:
Kathryn McGoldrick, Castlemaine resident living in a tiny house
John Cameron, Architect and Vice President of the Australian Tiny House Association
https://www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/Home
https://www.esperance.wa.gov.au/
THE EXAMINER: The state's opposition parties say the government's proposal to take authority over some planning decisions away from councils signals that its war against the local government sector continues after having dropped a plan for forced amalgamations.
Labor's local government spokesman Luke Edmunds on Tuesday said Premier Jeremy Rockliff was a leader under siege and Liberals' new policy to give developers the option to have projects assessed outside council chambers appeared to have been made on the run. [Rather it says something about giving their support base a leg up away from scrutiny]
"Clearly this is not a policy grounded in hard work and having a thorough look at the issues, this is a policy announcement grounded purely in politics," he said. [Well spotted!]
"Jeremy Rockliff is under pressure. He's trying to pick some fights so that we can turn our attention to that." [The mother duck with a broken wing strategy]
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Acting Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff earlier in the day labelled the reform an attack on democracy. [Rather it is an attack on inclusive transparent placemaking!!]
"Fundamentally this is about taking away from a level of local government the opportunity to have a say over developments in their sphere," she said. [Well spotted]
"This is exactly what developers dream about. This is all about giving corporate interests everything they want and making sure the community is effectively shut out." [Well spotted again!]
Mr Rockliff said the policy presented an alternative pathway for development assessment to proponents and councils. [He has bee talking to those pixies at the bottom of his garden again ... MMUST DO BETTER!]
"Tasmania councils will still undertake assessments and the community will still have their say, like they always have," he said. [BOVINEdust and are alarms are ringing very loudly!]
Mr Rockliff said the government was yet to determine how the public might appeal against decisions made by a Development Assessment Panel. [Sure, sure sure]
"We're working through the matters of that and will consult with the community and indeed local government on the best way forward," he said. [Well if he actually means this and he is actually talking about ACCOUNTABILITY & TRANSPARENCY weeeelll ... WATCH THIS SPACE!!]
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