SAVE WILLIAMSTOWN
SAVE WILLIAMSTOWN
Identified Issues and Strategies:
✦Alternative Land-Use for the Site meeting Community Expectations
✦Williamstown’s Historical Significance & Aboriginal Heritage
✦Planning Precedents Impact on Williamstown,
Newport and neighbouring suburbs
✦Our Utilities: Water, Sewerage, Electricity, Gas and Telephone Services
The Community needs to send a strong message to Politicians and Decision Makers, and we need to evaluate and comment on the plans under consideration as well as saying what the community considers appropriate.
Your IDEAS and EXPERTISE are needed now!
DEVELOPERS MUST RESPECT THE CHARACTER OF OUR HISTORIC CITY
WE MUST HAVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING....
The cultural and historical significance of Williamstown should not be underestimated, it starts long before the settlement of 1835 with the people of the Kulin Nations inhabiting the Point Gellibrand Peninsula for many centuries. The new arrivals of 1835 came from Tasmania by sea and chose the sheltered natural harbour to land and build their town, King William’s Town, later becoming Williamstown. Many early public buildings and homes still grace the town and the maritime and shipbuilding industries still remain after nearly two centuries.