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Christmas is coming! • Pia Whelan, Aria Binns, Zara Brown and Avery Whelan are preparing to add some Christmas colour to the streets of Scottsdale later this week in readiness for next Friday's Late Night Shopping spectacular. T FIND OUT MORE ON PAGE 7.
Dorset joins in DAP Anger BY RACHEL WILLIAMS THE STATE Government is under fire for its decision to introduce new Development Assessment Panels at the expense of local decision making for some development proposals. Dorset Council has joined the chorus of criticism by local government representatives, who say the move raises
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many concerns. Commissioner Andrew Wardlaw said the Dorset community valued local decisionmaking and he was “deeply disappointed” with the new approach. The Government argues it “takes the politics out of planning” and the move has been supported by the building industry. With support from Labor, the Liberal Party’s Bill passed through the House of
Assembly last week. But it's not a fait accompli, with it set to be debated in the State’s Upper House on Thursday – the two major parties need at least two Independant members to join with them for it to be passed. McIntyre Independent MLC Tania Rattray said removing planning from Local Government was a serious issue and should be carefully considered, saying she’s
yet to be briefed by stakeholders including the Local Government Association of Tasmania. The message from LGAT will be clear however as the State’s 29 councils voted unanimously to reject the proposal. “The broad and subjective criteria proposed in the Bill grant the Minister excessive power, with little accountability,” T CONTINUES ON PAGE 5.
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