Latest News ECAG’s Recent AGM 30 June 2025 At ECAG’s AGM on 15 June 2025 Frank Vassilacos, Nillumbik Shire Council’s Director of Planning, Environment and Strategy, gave an excellent and very informative presentation regarding the planning changes introduced by the State Government earlier this year to fast track development. Read more Planning applications and outcomes 2022-2025 21 May 2025 ECAG has been involved in many VCAT cases over the past few years, each requiring involvement in anything from two to five or six days of VCAT proceedings. While many applications have eventually been granted a permit, in virtually all cases the final approved plans and permit conditions as directed by VCAT have resulted in a far better outcome than would have been the case if ECAG had not objected and Nillumbik Council had not refused the original application proposal. Read more 6,500 extra homes for Nillumbik by 2051! 21 May 2025 The State Government’s target of 12,000 extra homes for Nillumbik by 2051 has been reduced to 6,500. If you are interested in finding out how this target is proposed to be achieved, come to ECAG’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 15 June 2025 from 2:30pm to 5pm at the Seniors Citizens Hall. Read more Trees and our community Did you know that you can request council plant a tree on your nature strip? Read more How to Object to a Planning Permit Application Find out more and use the links provided to make an objection and lodge it with the Nillumbik Shire Council Read more What’s happening in relation to local Neighbourhood Character On 28 June 2023 we published an article entitled ‘Final Chance to Protect our Neighbourhood Character’ that explained about the Nillumbik Council’s Draft Neighbourhood Character Strategy and how you could provide the Council with feedback on that draft. After the Council considered that feedback the ‘Final Neighbourhood Character Strategy November 2023’ was adopted at the Council meeting of 12 December 2023. That Strategy is now included in the Nillumbik Council’s Draft Planning Scheme Review. Read more
