Abattoir rescission rejected

By Lachlan Ellis

A rescission motion that would mandate a local meatworks to move a new demountable building to Parwan within seven years has been knocked back, after a close vote at Council.

The original recommendation, heard back at Council’s 16 February Development Assessment Committee (DAC), would have imposed a 5-year timeframe on Westside Meats to move a new demountable building to Parwan.

This recommendation was amended by Cr David Edwards to remove the clause which imposed the 5-year term, and the amendment was passed by Council.

However, Cr Moira Berry put forward a rescission motion at the 16 March DAC, which would impose a 7-year timeframe on moving the demountable building.

Cr Berry’s rescission was unable to be heard until the 6 April Ordinary Meeting of Council (OMC), as Crs Edwards and Ward were not present at the 16 March DAC.

Two objectors spoke against the rescission motion on 6 April – Edward Lynch and Glenn Jacobson. However, only Mr Lynch spoke at length, with Mr Jacobson supporting his statement.

Mr Lynch expressed frustration at the delays caused by the rescission motion, and said that it took almost a month after the original 16 February approval for the applicant to be informed of the rescission motion.

“There was no mention to us of rescission or alternate condition language…at no stage prior [to March 15] were we or the applicant made aware of the intention to rescind,” he said.

“On March 29, Mark Lovell, Henry Bezuidenhout and Robert Fillisch of the Council admitted that in the case of 6 Woolpack Road, that standard procedure had not been followed.”

“Point of order Mr Mayor, that’s hearsay, we haven’t got any information suggesting any of that to be fact. The matter in front of us is purely the rescission motion.” Cr Paul Tatchell interjected.

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