Your Voice Was Heard Thank you and congratulations for having the courage to take a stand for the “Little Guy”. Your voice was heard. Thank you for the 144 people who had the courage to stand up and push back on a proposed strategy that would have had dire...
It Is Worse Than We Thought
I wanted to bring your attention to a matter of utmost importance that deserves our immediate attention. This proposed Rural Land Use Strategy is far more worse than it may initially appear, and it demands urgent action. In any situation like this, there are winners...
Grab Your Popcorn, Sit Back and Watch the Show Unfold
Grab your popcorn, sit back and watch the show unfold Well folks, it time grab some popcorn and sit back and watch the show unfold. For many reasons, many of you are unable to attend the EGSC Council meeting held tonight at 6.00pm sharp. No problems, you can watch it...
EGSC Draft RLUS Speech by Carl John Fechner
This is what I presented to the council tonight. EGSC Draft RLUS Speech by Carl John Fechner EGSC Draft Rural Use Land Strategy June 6th, 2023 Mayor Reeves and councillors, I commend you for your commitment to represent the East Gippsland’s communities needs and...
“It is a strategy for broken dreams”
The reason being that, if implemented, many families will not be able to build on their dream blocks (and may see their dreams become nightmares as they continue to pay mortgages on land whose value falls below the purchase price), many farmers will not be able to...
“How do I build in my own property?”
If my understanding is correct, no permit will be issued to build a house in rural areas if the block size is less than 80ha. So, what happens if someone has bought a block of 40 ha in the past anticipating to build in the future? What happens to property prices if...
“There are MANY of you also in this situation”
I live on 7-hectares in East Gippsland, my property is too small to use for agriculture and I have 11 neighbours who abut my paddocks (they are in the Town Zone) who would be impacted by any noise from agricultural activities. I am directly across the road from some...