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The following Age article outlines the Victorian Planning Authority (VPA) recommendations, not in line with community expectations, based on sham consultations and pro over development.

The key thing to note is that these are not planning provisions and can be ignored by VCAT. Unless there are strong heritage and planning controls the market will not be safe from over development.

The only hope for the market and the site is for Darebin Council to acquire it and develop as open space.

Follow the link: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fears-for-future-of-preston-market-as-apartment-plan-looms-20210517-p57sii.html

With the Victorian Planning Authority recommendations for the development of the Preston Market iminate, Darebin Mayor, Lina Messina, has launched yet another petition.

This is the third petition to gather community support for keeping the market where it is with heritage features in place.

Still, we are asking folk to sign if it means convincing the Minister for Planning that this is what the community want and expect.

Follow the link:http://chng.it/jQRGZdr6Kv

Darebin Council voted to clarify it’s position on the protection of Preston Market from being demolished and moved, from excessive development heights and to advocate to remove the market from the fast track register.

The motion from the minutes is below or you can read it in the minutes: CouncilMeetingMinutes-22March2021

Preston Market Heritage Review 2020

DADA will continue to advocate for the protection of Preston Market on it’s current footprint. We do not believe and have not been shown any evidence that the market can be saved by moving and rebuilding it.

Below are the last set of questions and answers from the general council meeting on December 7th 2020.

Note the spin; council continue make ingenuous claims that they support the continuation of the market on the “site” not on it’s current footprint.  They also claim to want to protect significant heritage features but not on the current building or footprint.

New to council’s response is the palm off to the state government.  Happy reading!