Darebin Appropriate Development Association
Protect our community
The 2016/2020 Darebin Council has been disappointing in regard to progressive development outcomes that reflect the desires of the community they represent. Below is DADA’s assessment.
DADA Assessment of Darebin Council 2020 Final
You are most welcome to share our assessment, unedited, with your contacts.
Ester Kennedy makes no mention of development issues or saving Preston Market. 
Cr Messina did this by voting against the community lead application for a State Heritage Listing and community requested Heritage Overlay for Preston Market. She has not met with or sort broad community input, beyond the traders, but attended the community rally and promised to save Preston Market at the last election. See posts on this website: https://www.darebinada.org/category/campaigns/page/4
Please see Adam’s answers to our survey in the document below. 
DAREBIN COUNCILLOR CANDIIDATES QUESTIONS Adam Cursio North West Ward
https://www.facebook.com/AdamCursioDarebin
Cut from her facebook post but not edited Susanne Newton’s claims below about delivering for our community on Preston Market are totally disingenuous. It was within her power to vote for amendments, to the last council resolution, to protect Preston Market from being demolished, moved and rebuilt elsewhere on the site. Instead she stood in the chamber and spoke and then voted against suggested amendments in favour of ‘keeping options open’.
DADA is in no doubt this includes the option, preferred by the developer, to demolish, move and rebuild the market on the corner of the site with apartments above it. (see previous posts on this) https://www.darebinada.org/campaigns/preston-market-update-18th-of-may-2020
If you love Preston Market and want it to stay where it is then you should not vote for this person.
