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Darebin Appropriate Development Association Charter (November, 2022)   Since 2005 Darebin Appropriate Development Association DADA, is a group of residents of Darebin concerned with inappropriate development. DADA represents and provides assistance to residents who might feel unheard and powerless when development is happening near them. DADA acts to preserve the nature and character of our welcoming community and influence planning at all levels of government to ensure appropriate … Read More.. about About DADA

Retrofits Versus Building New: The Fifth Estate

DADA has been making the case for retrofits for nearly a decade.  This has been especially highlighted in the fight to keep Preston Market where it is and prevent it from being demolished and rebuilt elsewhere on the site against the voting block of predominately the Greens and ex-Greens Councillors.

Which is better?

Dr Robert Crawford, an associate professor in construction at The University of Melbourne, says while there are valid arguments for both retrofitting and building new, from an environmental perspective it is almost always better to retrofit.

“Existing buildings have a significant amount of resources embedded within them, in the form of raw materials, energy and water,” he says.

“Demolishing a building and building new means that much of these resources are wasted, with many sent to landfill.

“Additional resource demands are needed, and greenhouse gas emissions, waste and pollutants are then released into the environment from the increased demand for virgin materials.”

Retrofits to make homes more sustainable and comfortable to live in can save over 50 per cent of the embedded resource demands and construction-related environmental impacts, he said.

Retrofits versus building new: we need whole of industry change

Election Claims: Lina Messina, Central Ward

 

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

 

Community Questionnaire: Adam Cursio, North East Ward

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

 

 

On Advertising: 28th of August, 4th & 11th of September

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Preston Market Fast-tracked: The Age, 2nd September 2020

There has been many complaints that DADA is misleading and fear mungering with our claims that Darebin Council is keeping the option open of demolishing and moving Preston Market to the corner of the site.

There is nothing said in the article below that indicates that Preston Market will be protected where it is.

You can read between the lines and under the spin yourself.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/council-claims-a-sped-up-market-review-imperils-the-heart-of-preston-20200831-p55qwk.html

Are They Kidding? : Darebin Council claims surprise that the Preston Market development has been fast-tracked

It is incredulous that council had no knowledge of the possibility that Preston Market would be fast-tracked when it appeared on the State Government list long before the announcement.  If as they claim below, they have been ‘working alongside the Stage Government agency for two years’ what have they been doing?   Remember it was this council that handed the decision making to the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne.  It was a great failing of the community and they should have been more prepared to fight for the market on behalf of us.

 

 

 

 

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