Membership keeps growing

Membership keeps growing

Hope you all had a great Christmas and holiday break and welcome to the New Year.

Our membership keeps growing and welcome to our new members. If you would like to join please contact Paige Jay at [email protected].

The Christmas party at The Hub on December 11 was a big success.  Some 70 odd people (not too odd!) from all parts of Docklands attended and there was good music, prizes, food and wine. Our local member Bronwyn Pike came along and joined in the festivities.

The New Year celebrations and fireworks were well attended and a great time was had by all.  Security was well organised, with good police presence and there were few, if any, reports of trouble. We have reported this news to the City Council and Etihad Stadium management who like to get our feedback.

Our DCA website is continuing to be developed, with various layouts under consideration and will be ready soon.

Council has finally agreed to erect signs on the NewQuay Promenade prohibiting vehicles including motorbikes except for commercial or event purposes. Signs are due to be erected in early March.

We will be deciding on social activities for the New Year at our first 2010 committee meeting in early February. Any suggestions are welcome. Please email to Paige Jay at the email address above.

We queried VicUrban regarding plans for the vacant block in Bourke Street opposite the NAB. Their reply is that one third in the middle will be public open space connecting to the Village Green and the remainder will be built on, with no date set as yet.

We have raised with council the lack of off street and on street car parking for The Hub community centre, which is indicative of the severe lack of parking in Docklands generally. We have asked them to review The Hub problem. To add insult to injury they have got no standing signs on bays behind The Hub which clearly serve no purpose other than revenue traps. We have requested these be changed to parking.

We have recommended to VicUrban that the vacant end of Central Pier, which is a vantage point for sightseeing, be converted to public open space possibly with a maritime sculpture. They have given a non-committal reply saying nothing has been decided yet.

We continue to push for the provision of more public open space and parkland, which is very limited, particularly at the busy northern end of Docklands. VicUrban continues to talk about learning, recreational and public boating hubs but there is still nothing concrete.

I attended the regular Police and Community Consultative Committee (PCCC) in January which reviews local issues and I also attended the council-run Events Co-ordination Committee which reviews forthcoming promotional events in Docklands, in order to look after residential amenity.

Sincerely, Roger Gardner, President DCA

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