Posted on LinkedIn Nov 22, 2015 by James Blindell and repeated here with James’ permission:
Of course, Abraham Lincoln was right – but has the South Australian Government and Minister Rau lost sight of this political truth in its attempts to severely wind back the already limited opportunities for community participation in the SA development assessment system??
Carole Whitelock has spoken out in the Advertiser on the “experts”, planners, officials and organisers who run society not being the slightest bit interested in what we, the citizens, think or want. Read more here:-
It was unfortunate the Planning Minister could not stay to hear the intelligent and well-informed community views put forward at the recent Community Alliance SA forum. You can read all about them in our report and also view the presentation that Greens MLC Mark Parnell gave:
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
To be held from 7.00 pm on Thursday 19th November 2015 (after guest speaker Kevin O’Leary, urban planner and commentator) at the Box Factory Community Centre, 59 Regent St South, Adelaide
We will warmly welcome Kevin O’Leary, urban planner and commentator, as a guest speaker
Kevin worked for Planning SA for over 25 years, including on project management for a draft urban growth management plan for Adelaide. He has also had planning roles for councils in Melbourne. Kevin is a regular columnist for the Adelaide Advertiser.
Kevin will share his ideas on some of the big planning issues, and what he thinks the Community Alliance SA and its members can do about them. This will be an informal and relaxed session with Kevin speaking for around 10 minutes and some time allowed for people to ask questions and have a discussion before the more formal proceedings of the evening.
Letter to The Messenger 11th November 2015Letters to The Advertiser 31st October 2015
We are an umbrella organisation representing resident and community groups. Dedicated to 'Putting the People back into Planning and Development in SA', our goal is a planning and development process which is accountable, transparent and sustainable, and that guarantees genuine community engagement.
Of course, Abraham Lincoln was right – but has the South Australian Government and Minister Rau lost sight of this political truth in its attempts to severely wind back the already limited opportunities for community participation in the SA development assessment system??
