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Liz Bell liz@mpnews .com.au Mornington Peninsula THE likelih can also Shire Counc express again loominood of develo its site “for il pment is a comm interest to South East g over a reservoir The spokes unity use”. buy the Water former tor Lara Eliza, six in Kunyung Road, water Olsen last managing direcard practic person said a matter that as standweek said to ensure missioned years after it was Mount for needed, e any proposed the land which had the state govern it was would go rezoning, its enviro referred by South East decomwas preser ment of through if Water and to nmental the site, determined that ment Environment the Depar community “surplus” the state govern importance ved for except for most of Planning. sake of Land Water t- tion, ment as land. value. a small and its the should At that time Mount Eliza pump staand The 2.8-he can visit community, so alternative be made availab there was and savour ctare site that backlash health advoca resident and ing as a use. le for an a comm to offer,” ceased operat against the beauty people water reserv “We always unity proposals Ms land for said comm te Mary Ellen mental and at one it has oir apprec housing Ms Smith Smith said. from the stage there in 1999, and the to sell the stalled. more opportunities were lookinSmith suggested community iate the input that matter was become the buyer were concern it could on areas part the natura unities to connec g for of the neighb rumours A govern them or Moondah incorporatingof a larger nation our service that assets,” firmed the ment spokesperson COVID l world, after three t with she man Healthestate in Kunyu ouring 60-70 Kunyu al park which is the effects use of this said. “We know s and years of ng Rd – concare and Financ Department of owned and of climat – was interes Ry- comm acquiring land has that there was Treasury whose propos by Ryman ng Road, e change been raised the it. a realisa land for e was now consid ted in unity Healthcare, surroundings , tion that Mount Eliza alternate care centre al to build “We encourfor several years. by the need to use and ering the However, people in residents are ready be access natural rian Civil was rejecte a large aged sale option age the order say take d at the to ible would have other govern they comm part in to provid and physic ment entitie s. preserved fight for the land Tribunal and Administrativ Victoe emotio to views are any consultation,unity to al for any public first right of to last s e Appea She said sustenance when nal heard sale proces refusal before environment either community be ls The land year. South Easter and unders so their needed. al use and environmentthe “spectacular or s. at 57 Kunyu tood.” space is is n argue curren Centre natura even more ” of 57 ng Road that open ability presid tly l could be munity ent Steve for Sustainprotection subject to a vegeta lost foreve Kunyung Road who led wellbeing relevant to comKarak ment was overlay, the r tion than ever. it as an which recogn allowed, if develop2015, said fight to protec itsos, import signifi t and that ises habitat corrido ant area of be silent the community the land in school cant source it of learnin was a and was would not rs, assisti habitat and ity, reduci childre g for local ready to ng soil stabilfight again “We need n. ter runoff ng the intensity to protec of eas both siltation and limiting the stormwafor nature t these green of stream erosion ar’s sake, and lines. Mornington and for the was contac Peninsula Shire ted for comm Council ent.
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