HELP THE EAST COAST ALLIANCE
Stop the SAP
The beautiful Tasmanian coastal community of Swansea and its irreplaceable natural environment is under threat from inappropriate and unsustainable development.
The East Coast Alliance is challenging the rezoning and changes to planning laws proposed in the Cambria Estate Draft Amendment, which includes the Specific Area Plan (SAP) and other planning scheme amendments. If approved, the SAP will override existing planning schemes and create over 3,100 hectares of quarantined development (that’s 31 square kilometres).
Is this the East Coast we want? Is this the Tasmania we want for future generations?
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Cambria returns to the Tasmanian Planning Commission
The Tasmanian Planning Commission (TPC) has announced a Directions Hearing for the Cambria Estate Draft Amendment will be held on Tuesday 2 March 2021, commencing at 10am at the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources Meeting Room, 181 Macquarie Street, Hobart.
This is the first step in the process of Cambria Green returning to the TPC to be assessed on planning merits.
The Directions Hearing is an initial hearing held to set guidelines and procedures for the main hearing(s) of the Cambria Draft Amendment and proposed rezoning.
All representors (those who submitted a representation on Cambria in June 2018) should have received a letter from the TPC notifying them of the Directions Hearing. A Hearing Attendance form accompanied the letter for those who wish to attend/appear.
Representors do not have to attend or participate in this initial Directions Hearing to have the opportunity to attend, appear at or participate in the actual main hearing of the Cambria Draft Amendment. The Commission will extend an invitation to attend or participate in the main hearing when the dates and details are known.
ECA Annual General Meeting
The East Coast Alliance thanks all those who attended our second Annual General Meeting on Sunday 20 September in Swansea. We had a full house (COVID-safe) and the AGM was followed by an excellent guest speaker Anthony Houston.
Read Anne Held’s President Report here, and Anthony’s speech here.
Don’t forget to renew your membership!
Major Projects Bill passed
The contentious Major Projects Bill (Land use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Major Projects) Bill 2020) passed on 24 September 2020. The Department of Justice confirmed 1,755 people made submissions - 98% of those submissions opposed the Bill, with less than 1% in support. Read more here.
Regardless of the outcome of the current Supreme Court appeal, with the passing of the Bill Cambria Green could be declared a Major Project, bypassing ordinary council planning processes and taking the application out of the planning system altogether, with minimal opportunity for the public to comment and no rights of appeal.
Thank you
We want to extend a huge thank you to the many generous members of the community - far and wide - who have already donated to support our campaign, write submissions and taken the time to write to Councillors and politicians.
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Ange Boxall is an internationally renowned East Coast singer songwriter. Listen here to her East Coast Protest Song or link via our Facebook page.
