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Tuesday, September 04, 2012

HAVE YOUR SAY: Is Yarra Ranges Council too green? - Council - News - Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader

Monday, September 03, 2012

Shire backs house push | Upper Yarra Mail | Star News Group Local community news

Shire backs house push | Upper Yarra Mail | Star News Group Local community news

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The Housing Act 1983 states that every person in Victoria should have adequate and appropriate housing at a price within their means.

Councillor Jeanette McRae said the council needed to support people’s aspirations for housing.

“I believe this passionate council supports its members of the community,” she said.

Councillor Samantha Dunn agreed, saying the peak bodies at the frontline needed the council’s support.

“If we can add strength and advocacy that’s more strength to them furthering their cause,” she said.

August 2012 Coldatream Weather Stats.

Average temperature = 9.4°C

Average humidity = 79%

Average dewpoint = 5.7°C

Average barometer = 1015.2 hPa

Average windspeed = 3.8 km/h

Average gustspeed = 7.2 km/h

Average direction = 344° (NNW)

Rainfall for month = 80.0 mm

Coldstream Average = 73.0 mm

Rainfall for year = 669.0 mm

Year to date average = 490.2 mm

Maximum rain per minute = 0.6 mm on day 25 at time 21:37

Maximum temperature = 20.9°C on day 22 at time 14:02

Minimum temperature = -0.7°C on day 02 at time 07:35

Maximum humidity = 98% on day 19 at time 08:51

Minimum humidity = 39% on day 29 at time 16:43

Maximum dewpoint = 10.0°C on day 18 at time 11:36

Minimum dewpoint = -1.2°C on day 02 at time 5:37

Maximum pressure = 1029.4 hPa on day 12 at time 09:53

Minimum pressure = 995.9 hPa on day 17 at time 04:38

Maximum windspeed = 29.6 kmh from 225°( SW) on day 09 at time 10:57

Maximum gust speed = 55.5 km/h from 225°( SW) on day 09 at time 10:57

Maximum heat index = 25.3°C on day 22 at time 14:24

Avg daily max temp :13.8°C

Avg daily min temp :5.2°C

Total windrun = 2844.8km

Frost days= 1

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Daily rain totals

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00.2 mm on day 4

00.2 mm on day 5

00.8 mm on day 6

00.6 mm on day 7

03.8 mm on day 8

14.6 mm on day 11

13.4 mm on day 12

02.4 mm on day 13

00.2 mm on day 15

02.4 mm on day 17

02.6 mm on day 18

04.0 mm on day 19

04.6 mm on day 20

12.4 mm on day 21

01.0 mm on day 22

02.0 mm on day 26

00.4 mm on day 27

04.2 mm on day 28

Regards,

Robert Bethell

Sunday, September 02, 2012

Rates not value for money

AS Mooroolbark residents we were horrified to find our rates had increased a whopping 33.2 per cent from last year. To our surprise we found our valuation had increased by 29.1 per cent over two years.

How can Yarra Ranges Council justify such a mammoth increase?

I also read that our rates are again going to fund capital works in Sherbrooke ($7.5 m), Healesville ($7.2 m), and Monbulk ($5.47 m).

Clearly very little is being spent in the areas responsible for raising the rates, ie Mooroolbark, Chirnside, Lilydale and Kilsyth.

How many others believe their rates are excessive or they are not getting value for money?

Ripped off, posted online to find your quickest bus route to and from home. Bus improvements will occur if there are enough people to warrant the cost.

Try walking or cycling to the station, or car pool.

Please don’t let them ‘‘pave paradise and put up a parking lot’’.

Rebecca Blowfield, posted online the Toolangi area. It proposes to bring in 30,000 tourists a year, employ 50 or so people, and it will benefit locals and other business operators. It encourages people to come and enjoy the Toolangi forest. It’s a win-win all round. Who wouldn’t want it?

Deanne Eccles, posted online