Essendon Bowls Club, together with Airport West Football Club and Strathmore Bowls Club, are going solar. Essendon Bowls 20 kilowatt system is expected to cut Club’s around $6,000 each year from the and save 39 tonnes of greenhouse club’s energy bills gas emissions each year the equivalent of taking around nine cars off the road. – that’s holiday program for local children with disabilities, provides accessible Able Australia’s and affordable activities for children who might otherwise be unable to participate. Playback Productions, a local theatre company based in Avondale Heights, staged a of Beauty and the Beast (as seen on the cover of this issue of children’s production Valley View), giving 36 young budding actors invaluable theatre experience and a chance to shine on the Clocktower Centre stage! Planning news in brief Settler’s cottage on the move Council is moving forward with work to preserve the historical ‘settler’s cottage’ formerly located at 1070 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon. The timber cottage, which was relocated to Council's depot in May so it can be restored, is an important part of Moonee Valley's history and has potential regional importance stemming from the gold rush era. Council took the decision in December to relocate and restore the cottage, which had been approved to be demolished as part of a new development. We have developed a Conservation Management Plan to guide the cottage restoration. It identifies the works necessary to conserve the heritage values of the cottage, as well as principles to guide the selection of a future permanent home. Once restoration is complete, options for a permanent location and use for the cottage will be taken to a future Council Meeting. For more information call Strategic Planning on 9243 8888. Essendon Junction Structure Plan In November Council adopted the Essendon Junction Structure Plan, a long-term document to guide future development and infrastructure improvements within the Essendon Junction Activity Centre, and we're now starting to implement the structure plan’s actions. A key action is to undertake a State Government process, called a planning scheme amendment, to add controls into the Moonee Valley Planning Scheme which will guide the built form and land use of new development within the activity centre.
Essendon Bowls Club, together with Airport West Football Club and Strathmore Bowls Club, are going solar. Essendon Bowls Club’s 20 kilowatt system is expected to cut around $6,000 each year from the club’s energy bills and save 39 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year – that’s the equivalent of taking around nine cars off the road. Able Australia’s holiday program for local children with disabilities, provides accessible and affordable activities for children who might otherwise be unable to participate. Playback Productions, a local theatre company based in Avondale Heights, staged a children’s production of Beauty and the Beast (as seen on the cover of this issue of Valley View), giving 36 young budding actors invaluable theatre experience and a chance to shine on the Clocktower Centre stage! Planning news in brief Settler’s cottage on the move Council is moving forward with work to preserve the historical ‘settler’s cottage’ formerly located at 1070 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon. The timber cottage, which was relocated to Council's depot in May so it can be restored, is an important part of Moonee Valley's history and has potential regional importance stemming from the gold rush era. Council took the decision in December to relocate and restore the cottage, which had been approved to be demolished as part of a new development. We have developed a Conservation Management Plan to guide the cottage restoration. It identifies the works necessary to conserve the heritage values of the cottage, as well as principles to guide the selection of a future permanent home. Once restoration is complete, options for a permanent location and use for the cottage will be taken to a future Council Meeting. For more information call Strategic Planning on 9243 8888. Essendon Junction Structure Plan In November Council adopted the Essendon Junction Structure Plan, a long-term document to guide future development and infrastructure improvements within the Essendon Junction Activity Centre, and we're now starting to implement the structure plan’s actions. A key action is to undertake a State Government process, called a planning scheme amendment, to add controls into the Moonee Valley Planning Scheme which will guide the built form and land use of new development within the activity centre.