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  ARCHIVE & CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

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The Battle for Boroondara

Round 1.
Cottages Heritage Victory (more..)
Tuesday 23/11/04


 Round 2.
Cottages Council Election Victory
Saturday 27/11/04

Contentious Kew Cottages Development takes its toll on Boroondara Mayor
 3AW 5pm News November 27,2004
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Voters in backlash against high-rise
By Nassim Khadem, Martin Boulton
November 28, 2004
The Age

 "In Boroondara, Mayor Judith Voce,
who backed the redevelopment of Kew Cottages, was
dumped. Meredith Butler, who had fought to save the cottages, was returned.
Six of the 10 councillors were ousted, leaving it with a Liberal majority.."
Herald Sun November 28, 2004

"A strong anti-development message was sent in Boroondara City Council, where Kew
Cottages and Camberwell Station have been contentious issues.."
ABC Online November 28, 2004

Developers on the nose with voters
"Developers yesterday conceded  they would need to address community concerns over future projects after opponents to development triumphed in several Victorian council elections.
However, developers  and industry observers said anti-development victories were limited to a few councils with controversial projects.
The poll in Boroondara, covering Melbourne's affluent inner-eastern suburbs, was won by opponents of a high-density project at Camberwell station and redevelopment of the Kew Cottages care facility..."
By Andrew Cornell
Australian Financial Review November 29, 2004
 
 


THE  NEW BOROONDARA COUNCIL

Bellevue
 Luke Tobin

 Cotham
     Lachlan Williams

Gardiner
Coral Ross

Glenferrie
Meredith Butler

Junction
Jack Wegman

 Lynden
 Heinz Kreutz

 Maling
Dick Menting

Maranoa
  Nicholas Tragas

 Solway
Mary Halikias-Byrnes

Studley
Phillip Healey

See our Survey for Councillors views on Kew Cottages (more..)


 

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August  - December 2004

January  - August 2004

January - December 2003

 
 
 

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