Senior Public Land Consultant Sledges Community Advocates
In the May/June 2010 edition of journal “Terra Publica” specialist public land consultants The Public Land Consultancy accuses planning and public land advocates Save our Suburbs and the Proctors of Public lands of “negativism” and brands the groups as “nimby-agglomerates”.
The journal “contains articles about current public land issues, factual information on areas of land law or policy, answers to readers' questions, and notification of our forthcoming workshops and courses”. These courses are offered in association with the law firm Maddocks. They are are offered to “Councils and other land management agencies in Victoria”.
The article “All Day Breakfast” deals with use of public spaces. The author advises “Opposition will come from nimbys devoted to living in status quo neighborhoods and cultures, and troglodytes unable to see beyond status quo policies, systems and laws. They may well be reinforced by timid politicians and conservative academics, but in the end they will be defeated by the All-Day Breakfast."
It continues “Despite the negativism of nimby-agglomerates like Save Our Suburbs and Protectors of Public Land, Melbourne people are celebrating an emerging twenty-first century cultural paradigm. We are redefining the boundaries between work, leisure and retirement, between weekday and weekend, between commerce, culture and recreation, and even between day and night. Your neighborhood has entered the modern era when the footpath café offers all-day breakfast (with, of course, Wi-Fi)”.
The company’s web site advises that The Public Land Consultancy provides independent professional consultancy advice for developers, land managers and user groups who work with public land. It’s client list includes, the Departments of Sustainability & Environment, Planning & Community Development, Transport, Parks Victoria, Major Projects Victoria, Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust, Fisheries Victoria, Melbourne City Council, Melbourne Water, City of Greater Geelong, Port Phillip City Council, Western Bulldogs, and a number of major private sector players.
Maddocks share a pre-eminent position as legal service providers to local and state government. Their planning unit employs over 20 staff inclusive of two partners.
The article also offers insight into section 173 agreements. “Central to this paradigm shift will be a new generation of municipal strategic planners. Their tool kit will still include familiar instruments like 173 Agreements and development contributions – reactive instruments which ride on the back of private sector investment decisions.”
Many councillors and MP’s have entered politics as public land and planning advocates. By and large they, the Victorian Civil and administrative Appeals Tribunal and Panels Victoria are reliant on the advice of independent consultants.
Some believe that far from being an All Day Breakfast - this article offers the prospect of a smorgasbord to the property sector.
Read Terra Firma article
The Public Land Consultancy Web Site
Protectors of Public Land Web site
Save Our Suburbs Web Site
Planning Backlash (Marvelous Melbourne Web Site)
The journal “contains articles about current public land issues, factual information on areas of land law or policy, answers to readers' questions, and notification of our forthcoming workshops and courses”. These courses are offered in association with the law firm Maddocks. They are are offered to “Councils and other land management agencies in Victoria”.
The article “All Day Breakfast” deals with use of public spaces. The author advises “Opposition will come from nimbys devoted to living in status quo neighborhoods and cultures, and troglodytes unable to see beyond status quo policies, systems and laws. They may well be reinforced by timid politicians and conservative academics, but in the end they will be defeated by the All-Day Breakfast."
It continues “Despite the negativism of nimby-agglomerates like Save Our Suburbs and Protectors of Public Land, Melbourne people are celebrating an emerging twenty-first century cultural paradigm. We are redefining the boundaries between work, leisure and retirement, between weekday and weekend, between commerce, culture and recreation, and even between day and night. Your neighborhood has entered the modern era when the footpath café offers all-day breakfast (with, of course, Wi-Fi)”.
The company’s web site advises that The Public Land Consultancy provides independent professional consultancy advice for developers, land managers and user groups who work with public land. It’s client list includes, the Departments of Sustainability & Environment, Planning & Community Development, Transport, Parks Victoria, Major Projects Victoria, Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust, Fisheries Victoria, Melbourne City Council, Melbourne Water, City of Greater Geelong, Port Phillip City Council, Western Bulldogs, and a number of major private sector players.
Maddocks share a pre-eminent position as legal service providers to local and state government. Their planning unit employs over 20 staff inclusive of two partners.
The article also offers insight into section 173 agreements. “Central to this paradigm shift will be a new generation of municipal strategic planners. Their tool kit will still include familiar instruments like 173 Agreements and development contributions – reactive instruments which ride on the back of private sector investment decisions.”
Many councillors and MP’s have entered politics as public land and planning advocates. By and large they, the Victorian Civil and administrative Appeals Tribunal and Panels Victoria are reliant on the advice of independent consultants.
Some believe that far from being an All Day Breakfast - this article offers the prospect of a smorgasbord to the property sector.
Read Terra Firma article
The Public Land Consultancy Web Site
Protectors of Public Land Web site
Save Our Suburbs Web Site
Planning Backlash (Marvelous Melbourne Web Site)