WCA News Archives

Congratulations to Doug Seymour and Jan Davies who have each been awarded an OAM in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours. Both Doug and Jan were founder members of the WCA and are stalwarts in the local community. For more on their achievements, see the article from...

Great October market! Your support helps fund local community activities. The return to the Warrandyte community in awards, grants, donations and jobs created from the Warrandyte Riverside Market in the financial year ended 2018 is a fantastic $153,355! The Manningham...

Congratulations to Val Polley On her award of an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) after a lifetime of service to the Warrandyte community. Val was a founder of the WCA and prominent as a planner, former mayor, environmentalist and stalwart of the Warrandyte...

Warrandyte has its say on the Festival theme of ‘Streets of our town’.                              

Fantastic turnout! Well done, everyone! Popular revolt against sell off of Nillumbik Council community assets.

Rob Edwards, Warrandyte Donvale Rotary and Geoff Taylor, Warrandyte LIONS with the Manningham Perpetual Trophy awarded to the Warrandyte Riverside Market Board of Management on Australia Day 2018. The Board of Management is a sub committee of Rotary and includes...

The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal in the case of Phillip Mannerheim Holdings Pty Ltd v Nillumbik Shire Council in November was a landmark decision which will be quoted for some time in the future. Whilst this case specifically concerned a proposed...

North East Link Authority’s Technical Summary of 04 Aug 2017 Extracts and observations. Doug Seymour, WCA member. Local community groups are considering how to respond to the NELA’s 5 Aug launch of its Stakeholder’s update on work undertaken in selecting and planning...

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has determined that no permit be granted  for a  Residential hotel, Vineyard, Orchard & Winery in Brumby’s Road South Warrandyte. The application had been refused by Manningham Council and the appeal to VCAT was...

Its Paradise here! Love Warrandyte! Best Parade! Love the Warrandyte Diary!’ ‘Feeling blessed to live here!’- some of the comments on the Warrandyte Community Association’s ‘Writers Wall’ at the Festival. Passers bye chalked up responses to the question: ‘What’s on...

  Nillumbik Council has granted planning approval for a dwelling on Lot 2 Pigeon Bank Lane setting a disastrous precedent which could see the end of the ‘Green Wedge’ as we know it. The land in question is a pristine, steep riverine bush-block in an extremely...

UPDATE: Keen Avenue Development Upheld by VCAT Read the WCA Submission - Keen Ave February 25 2018 update to fellow objectors.   In the matter of PL16/026256: Senior Statutory Planner City of Manningham Doncaster 7 November, 2016 Objection to Application to...

Warrandyte Bridge Community Forum - an opportunity for interested residents and agencies to find out from VicRoads: where the upgrade project is up to; what has been made of community feedback to date; what aspects of the project are able to be influenced by further...

Members of the Warrandyte Community Association were pleased and humbled when they received this expression of thanks from a popular and respected Warrandyte resident. The WCA would like to thank the Barrett Family for their kind words. We are always grateful for the...

The Warrandyte Community Association supports the broad thrust of Amendment C101. It is worth noting that Environmental Significance Overlays have been in place in Nillumbik for 16 years and, despite concerns expressed by those opposed to such Overlays, property...

The Warrandyte Community Association is relieved that the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has determined to refuse a planning permit for the development of a garage-servo at 1,3-5 Yarra Street, at the Yarra Street - Harris Gully Road intersection....

At the VicRoads “Warrandyte Bridge upgrade” meeting held last Thursday, 14 July, attendees were given the opportunity to provide feedback in writing to VicRoads through completion of a form that was distributed at the meeting. Whilst the event was well attended, there...

A public meeting is being held regarding the proposals by Environmental Justice Australia and the Yarra Riverkeeper for a new Yarra River Protection Act. Date:         Friday 29th July 2016 Time:        7:30 pm Where:      Warrandyte Mechanics Institute Hall, cnr...

Date: Thursday 14th July 2016 Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm Where: Warrandyte Community Church, 57 Yarra St, Warrandyte   The Warrandyte Community Association has been instrumental in setting up a public meeting with VicRoads and Warrandyte residents on Thursday 14 July to...

14th June 2016 Email to Leigh Harrison, Manningham City Council Dear Leigh, I attach a submission on behalf of the Warrandyte Community Association regarding the Draft Jumping Creek Road Development Framework. Thank you for the opportunity to contribute. This is an...

18 May 2016 WINTER CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN!! ‘Is your property ready for fire, storm or floods?  There are things you can do to prepare!’ https://youtu.be/KwKXVK4fB2U Maintain your readiness this year is the key message for June in a joint emergency management campaign to...

    WCA Submission to VCAT against the application to develop 1-5 Yarra St as a Service Station 20 April, 2016 The Warrandyte Community Association is confident that Warrandyte residents have made the best possible case against the proposed petrol station...

  The Warrandyte Community Association meets with Nillumbik Shire Council every six months. This was the result from the last meeting.   18th April 2016 Letter to Stuart Burdack, CEO of Nillumbik Shire Council Dear Stuart, Many thanks for making time...

  Rainbows and Camel Rides Festival goers chalked up 312 unique records on the Warrandyte Community Association’s writer’s wall this year. And children illustrated their thoughts with drawings on most of the 21 boards. Each board was photographed as it filled up,...

The Park Orchards Rate Payers Association (PORA) is hosting a FREE Bushfire Survival Community Information Event on Thursday10th March 2016 at 7.30pm at St. Anne’s Primary School Hall, Park Orchards. PORA's previous Bushfire Interactive Scenario Event in October 2015...

The WCA and members of the Warrandyte community were delighted and proud when it was announced that Jock Macneish had been awarded the Order of Australia medal on Australia Day 2016. Jock was recognised for services to the visual arts, and to the community of...

  Update on proposed Service Station at 1-5 Yarra St (at the round about). Fourteen months ago the WCA was one of 69 objectors to a proposal to build a service station at 1-5 Yarra Street (see plans here) on the grounds of:- traffic management, visual amenity and...

Warrandyte Community Association (WCA) has been concerned about traffic management issues and gridlock for some time. In 2005 we had meetings with VicRoads & Council Officers and held a facilitated workshop to discuss the issue with VicRoads and Council people. We...

The Warrandyte Community Association has appealed to the Victorian Government to purchase a rare piece of private land which has become available for sale for the first time in 50 years. The 5 acre bush block, at 133-139 Webb St, adjoins the Warrandyte State Park on...

Residents are invited to share their Vision for Warrandyte on the Warrandyte Community Association (WCA) Writers' Wall, to be installed at the WCA stall during the Warrandyte Festival (21st-22nd March 2015). All residents are encouraged to share their aspirations and...

Nillumbik Shire Council’s Public Art Collection received a new addition recently when the Queen of the Shire sculpture was installed at the corner of Research-Warrandyte and Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Roads, North Warrandyte. Created by local Warrandyte artist,...

Eighty percent of the respondents voted either for a complete curfew or for a dawn to dusk cat curfew. The WCA supports responsible pet ownership, and in particular endorses the RSPCA policy that encourages containment of cats within the owners’ property boundaries....

The WCA is thrilled that Dick Davies has been acknowledged for his contribution to the Warrandyte community, with the Order of Australia medal bestowed on Monday.  Dick is well-known and respected within Warrandyte, where he has lived since the 1970s; he has been an...

The next Victorian State Election is only weeks away. We invite you to meet your Local candidates and: -      ask questions -      outline what you want for Warrandyte -      be part of a healthy democracy Who’s coming: The Honourable Ryan Smith, Liberal Party of...

18 June 2014 The WCA has received some good news regarding proposed re-zoning changes. The Planning Minister has written to Nillumbik Council confirming that the Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ), which covers all of North Warrandyte, will NOT have its minimum lot...