Geelong Indy - 07th April 2017

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Friday 7 April 2017

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Spray day adds colour to week Dylan Whiteside, 15, Chloe Moffat, 15, and Connor Firth, 18, had Whittington’s new look in the can on Tuesday for National Youth Week. FULL STORY PAGE 10 (Rebecca Hosking)

‘No limits’ as tallest building approved

Only way is up Skyscrapers could take over Geelong’s skyline after Victoria’s Planning Minister approved the city’s tallest building this week. Richard Wynne refused to rule out taller buildings after giving the 21-storey apartment tower the go-ahead on Thursday.

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But Christine Couzens now considered Miramar the “broader context” of Geelong’s development, Mr Wynne said. “I’ve talked to Christine at length. She’s fully supportive of the project. “This is one of central Geelong’s first high-rise residential towers and we’ve given careful consideration to ensuring it suits the city’s skyline.” Continued page 5

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“I’ll deal with each development on a case-by-case basis,” he said. “The sky’s not the limit.” Mr Wynne approved the Miramar building for Cavendish St despite a report last month that Labor’s Member for Geelong opposed its height as “not Geelong“, saying she would “certainly not support“ developments over 15 storeys.

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