Category: open space
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On paper, this is the perfect Brunswick development – 8.2 star energy efficiency, premium location, encompassing “affordable housing”, targeting 50% of Brunswick residents who rent, with “premium” innercity-style amenities. It’s even backed by the state-owned Green Energy Finance Corporation to show a “new way” in the industry for sustainable green design. 15 apartments are offered…
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Merr-bek’s Sport and Recreation Policy 2020 is due for review after 5 years. Sports and recreation facilities are under massive pressure due to population growth. The pandemic set a collision course between open-space recreational users and organised competitive sports. The pandemic had a massively detrimental impact on people’s health & fitness and sports participation. Ensuring…
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This is my presentation to the Brunswick Residents Network candidates forum of 2016. While the purchase of 2 new parks for Brunswick is transformational, the open space “system” is still broken. ~~~~~~~ Time is short, so I will try and use it wisely. Today I want to make the case against developing Council car parks…
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There is no doubt that “A park close to home” represents the current term of Council’s most important and long-term policy achievement. Significant gaps were identified in the Moreland Open Space Strategy (MOSS), developers contributed to a Fund for open space, and Council has subsequently acquired land for new parks. However, this is necessarily a…
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Pet ownership plays an incredibly important role in fostering peoples’ emotional and social wellbeing. Moreland rightly has many places where dog owners can exercise and enjoy their dog. Council has clearly defined and publicised guidelines for walking dogs including a list of off-leash parks and rules for managing dog’s behaviour off-leash. Most councils require dog owners to…
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I’m a mum with a child at kinder and another at primary school. I know from the waiting lists and growing class sizes that Brunswick is full of kids. Here are some of my priorities that make Brunswick better for kids. Establish a district playground in Gilpin Park Create a new public park at the…
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The Brunswick Cricket Club and Brunswick Junior Football Club both use the AG Gillion oval. Both are frustrated by the state of the oval and facilities, both are frustrated at how little progress council have made despite all the submissions and meetings. This winter, the oval was so bad it was unplayable. Kids couldn’t play…
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Brunswick Residents Network reports that 1% of developer open space contributions are being spent in Brunswick. I look forward to showing you more detailed figures, obtained by another local resident activist, about the size of the fund, the amount collected and spent per suburb. This information should be more readily available not buried on page…
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Brunswick needs new green space. Real green space. Space for kids to play, people to relax, or kick a ball. Friends of Edward Street has been lobbying on this issue for the last few years. Despite all Council’s plans and strategies stating the need for new green space – so far, nothing. See the amazing…
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Public lands in public hands
Mel Yuan for Brunswick 