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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

Has Darebin Council given up on saving the Preston Market?

In the last term of Council …

 

In this term as Mayor, Councilor Messina entreated the community to sign her petition to save the market. It has gone, where?  In a motion passed at council she was to meet with the Minister for Planning.  Has she done that??

When DADA asks questions about Preston Market, at council meetings, the response has been to buckpass the responsibility to the Minister for Planning. (read questions and answers in other posts)

Has the Mayor given up on saving Preston Market, again???

She has not signed the community lead petition for public acquisition of Preston Market.

Is she planning to run for a second term as mayor with the Greens Councillors support?? We hope not.

Preston Market Update: Questions to Council, 25th October 2021

DADA continues to ask Darebin Council what they are doing to progress the community desire to save the Preston Market from over-development and advocate for acquisition of the site.

Here are our Questions and the answers from the minutes of the council meeting of the 25th of October, 2021.