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Hot moves FOOTSCRAY hip hop crew L2R Next Generation will be showing off their moves this Friday in a special showcase performance at the Phoenix Youth Centre. The group of 13 to 21-year-old dancers, which train every Thursday, is mentored by the Limbs 2 Riddims dance crew. “We believe that there is one language we can all speak – dance,” Jacinda Richards from Limbs 2 Riddims said. “The crew are culturally and linguistically diverse, and many are newly arrived to Australia, so it’s an expressive outlet for them when language is hard or during their initial settlement phase in Australia. “ The L2R Next Generation showcase will run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Go to www.limbs2riddims. com for more information. 108342 Picture: JOE MASTROIANNI
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By CHARLENE MACAULAY MARIBYRNONG City Council has called a proposed $280 million development on the former Le Mans Toyota site in Footscray an embarrassment. State Planning Minister Matthew Guy, who is the responsible authority for the Josephs Rd precinct that the site falls within, referred the site’s master plan for council comment. The master plan includes the development of eight apartment blocks including 795 apartments, 4083 square metres of commercial space for shops, restaurants and cafes, and 744 car park-
ing spaces. The buildings are between six and 24 storeys high. Maribyrnong City Council publicly objected to the proposed development at last week’s council meeting, citing inconsistencies with the Maribyrnong Planning Scheme, excessive height and overshadowing on neighbouring sites. Councillor Martin Zakharov said the plans submitted for the site lacks significant detail, including elevations, floor plans, car parking layouts and engineering specifications. Cr Zakharov said the plans “fly in the face of the things that the Planning Minister pretends to support”.
Fellow councillor Sarah Carter expressed her outrage at the council being left out of important negotiations surrounding Footscray’s future, saying the application was a “slap in the face” from the Planning Minister. In a twist, Places Victoria was close to selling the old Le Mans Toyota site for close to $18 million, according to media reports in August. The planning application is one of many to reach the council in recent years. It is believed Mr Guy is currently considering a raft of high-rise apartment buildings from five different developers – with a total 3061 apartments in build-
ings ranging from four storeys to 32 storeys high. The plans come after a recent planning overhaul has shunted the council’s Skyline Study, which dictates preferred building heights across Footscray. The council has recommended that buildings along the Josephs Rd precinct should go no higher than 14 storeys. Mr Guy has already approved two major developments in the area in recent years, including a 25-storey apartment block along Moreland St, and most recently a cluster of five apartments with a maximum height of 32 storeys on Hopkins St.
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