Politics is a dirty word

 There is a fundamental problem with outcomes following decisions made by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Local councils make decisions on applications, having regard to local community values and expectations but an appeal to VCAT almost inevitably results in the trashing of those values. As a particular example, in the1990’s, Commissioners of Bass Coast Shire refused a sand Extraction application by Barro Group Pty Ltd. Their decision was made after wide community consultation but was overturned following the company’s appeal to VCAT . Now Bass Coast Shire refuses  to revoke the permit even though the company has breached planning conditions and destroyed key fauna habitat. We have asked VCAT to rescind approval for extraction by Barro Group on the site in McGrady Road, Grantville. Despite permit conditions requiring there be no diminution in the quantity or quality of water flowing on the western drainage line of the property. the earthworks they have cond...

 Looks like we can forget about free and fair elections in Victoria, the debacle of the November 26 state election when election results were given after only a small percentage of votes were counted shows the extent of the scam. At least 6 seats are still in doubt. The Victorian Electoral Commission has some serious questions to answer before anyone can trust it again. I lodged a complaint with The Victorian Electoral Commission about the last state election and the misleading of voters by the Sack Dan Andrews Party. The party was apparently set up to ensure enough preferences went to Labor candidates to get the labor government returned. This was part of the response received from the VEC. “ As part of the party registration process, the proposed names of political parties must satisfy the criteria in section 47 of the Electoral Act 2002 (Vic). For example, a proposed name cannot be the same as, or very similar to, the name of another political party. There is no requirement...