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Bracks is back!
The Labor Government is back with a sweeping majority and Steve Bracks has promised to govern for 'every street' and 'every suburb'.

Will this include Riley Street and Oakleigh South? Will the state government negotiate with Monash Council to save our public space?

Make sure they know you care

Greens campaign gets off to a flying start - on Monday 18th November the local Greens candidates launched a big green kite over “Federation Park” to mark the start of their election campaign. Many locals turned out to watch, delighted by the Greens' gesture of support for their campaign to save the land at Riley Street. More

Beryl Ave rezoning deferred to allow time for council negotiation with state government departments. More

Cr Klisaris explains absence at our October meeting More

Monash Council prepared to “manage and maintain” the Oakleigh South “surplus school land” if the state government is willing to donate it to the Monash community as public open space. More

Melbourne 2030 - Planning for Sustainable Growth - Bracks Labor Government policy aims to “Improve the quality and distribution of open space and ensure long term protection of public open space”. Will our reality match their rhetoric? More

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June 2002 - Local children take part in our Yellow Line Day where we formed a people chain to mark out the boundary of the land under threat.  More

The issue
Oakleigh South is a south-eastern Melbourne suburb. The Education Department plan to sell off a big chunk of the Oakleigh South Primary School grounds for residential development. See map

The local community headed by the “Federation Park Committee” have been battling for 4 years to save this precious, irreplaceable open space as public parkland for local sport and recreation; for quality of life; for a healthy local environment; for today's kids and for future generations. More

 

THIS IS EVERYBODY'S PROBLEM......YOUR SUBURB COULD BE NEXT!

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June 2002 - Yellow Line Day   More