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12 Business View Australia - November-December 2015

On 19 November this year, the

Minister for Planning’s approval for

Amendment C133 to the Yarra

Planning Scheme was gazetted,

allowing

the

introduction

of

Environmentally Efficient Design

to Yarra’s Local Planning Policy

Framework.

Yarra Council has

also taken the

important step of

joining the Green

Building Council

of

Australia.

This will enable

it to engage

with the green

building industry

and

influence

the

development

of guidelines that help

reduce

the

environmental

impact of new buildings.

Yarra Council has collaborated

with several government agencies,

industries and other councils across

Australia to promote the development

of a new rating tool by the Green

Building Council of Australia. The

methodology proposed by this rating

tool will be used in Yarra to guide the

design and construction of future

Council buildings such as child care

centres, libraries and community halls.

Traffic and speed limits

RichardYoung–Manager, Engineering

Services, Yarra City Council, explained

that roads in the City of Yarra see a

great amount of traffic. As Yarra is

centrally located in a city of 4.4 million

people, it is inevitable that its

residents will have to live

with large numbers of

motor cars passing

through their area

on a daily basis.

It is estimated

that

about

6 0 0 , 0 0 0

motorists travel

on Yarra’s roads

every day, either to

reach the Melbourne

CBD or to end their journey

in Yarra to work or visit one of the

many attractions.

While Council does not have the ability

to stop cars from entering Yarra, there

are a number of other ways it can

contribute to making the lives of its

residents more convenient and safe.

In fact, several steps have been taken

and the results have had a remarkable

impact.

Council’s ‘MoveWith Us’ initiative has

made a significant impact on traffic

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