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16/06/2023

So Councillor Lush is still on his Dublin caravan park obsession. Still relentlessly pushing it at every opportunity, in my view wasting Council's time and ratepayers money.
There was a public meeting a few weeks ago in Dublin to guage the public support for it.
Based on the turnout there is none, see attendees below. Not one member of the public turned up for it.
I was there, given my caravan park has just been approved on Ruskin road.
But Councillor Lush sees no impediment in using council land to unfairly compete with the private sector, I wonder how he would feel if a fellow Councillor was obsessed with setting up in opposition to his business interests?
Councillor Lush during the meeting did not just observe and listen. Oh no he was an enthusiatic advocate and cheerleader for the proposal during the meeting.
I presume that will mean he will take no further part in tabling, seconding, speaking and vote on motions in relation to the Dublin caravan park? Sarcasm intended.
The Lions club marketeer, Brenton I believe, says that the caravan park, whatever you do don't call it a caravan park, bushmans camp or some such nonsense. We don't want call it a caravan park do we now, no that would be too obvious breach of the competitive neutrality principle.
Brenton stated it could be set up with no toilet amenities. That's right- clientele will just wonder down the main street in their pjs to go to the public toilets at the other end of the main street.
If this caravan park can be set up with no amenities then so can mine presumably.
Brenton also stated that overnighters staying at that caravan park would not have come to mine. Huh? how does he figure that one out is beyond me.
This is public land the lions club want to expropriate for their proposal. There is no need for further accommodation, Parham has just been set up, mine is being set up.
What is urgently needed in the area is tourism attractions. Having long term stayers, doing the caravan park circuit, in your face as you drive into Dublin is not a good look. In fact it is a very bad look and people will avoid stopping there if they can.
Something that could be put there is some food vans with signage on the highway. The pub and the servo can have their own food van. overall there will be more people will stop thinking here is a cheap, fast place to get some food and enjoy sitting outside to eat it.
As for attractions how is this for an idea. Steven Jones protest statues out the front of my caravan park but on my land. People can buy spray cans and have fun spraying them. Look up cadillac park in America.
Now that would be something novel and interesting.
Council have stated that the statues can't be on their land because of the insurance risk.

12/06/2023

The caravan park has now been approved :) It's been a long journey , but now comes the enjoyable task of getting it up and running. Hopefully by the middle of next year.

10/05/2023

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10/05/2023

Public notification notice re the caravan park proposal.

Just type in the blue web address in your web browser and it will take you to development applications and search under Adelaide Plains Council. TIY

Interestingly there is a solar farm development application open as well.

Planning, Development & Infrastructure Act 2016 - Notice under section 107(3)(a)(ii)
Proposed Development
401 RUSKIN RD DUBLIN SA 5501
APPLICANT
Matt Slater
APPLICATION NUMBER
21025827
NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT
Change of use to Caravan and Tourist Park featuring 12
sites, three bedroom caretaker's dwelling including office
and common amenity/bathroom/laundry facilities plus
ancillary carpark, fencing, on-site wastewater system and
landscaping
VIEW THE PLANS AND HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE
APPLICATION
www.plan.sa.gov.au/en/public_notices
MAKE A REPRESENTATION
Up until 11:59pm on the 18-05-2023
FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT
Adelaide Plains Council
PHONE
08 85270200
EMAIL
[email protected]
It is an offence to damage, destroy, obscure or remove this notice. Penalties apply

Submit a representation on a currently notified development application.

01/11/2022

A further update on my development application.

It has dragged on past 12 months because on doing my research I decided to downscale the application in the first instance and so the application had to be revised.

Then it was a case of working with three different private consultants to get their reports. I have just got the last of them in.

Council has also asked for the entrance to be shifted further east which I have complied with.

So now I have to further revise the application in light of the above and resubmit.

There will be just 12 campsites/onsitevans/cabins in the final submitted application.

01/11/2022

Adelaide Plains Council want to spend an estimated $15M on a new Council building at Two Wells. I will vote to file this vanity project in the bin if I am elected. It is not too late to cast your vote now. Refer to my FN page:slatermattforapc for more concerning information I have uncovered as to how Council is operating.

Authorised and published by Matt Slater 4 Tania Street Paralowie SA 5108.

07/09/2022

Hi all

Just letting you know I have nominated as councillor in the upcoming council elections.

I will be standing as a progressive change candidate. If you are happy with the status quo then probably not best to vote for me.

If you are not happy with the status quo then I ask for your support, as I am starting from virtually zero in terms of people I know in the APC area.

I will be relentless in pushing for what ratepayers tell them are important and I agree with philosophically.

I will be putting up a manifesto shortly.

One idea that someone put to me today is progressing the licensing of the boat ramp at Thompson Beach.

For some reason Council does not seem to regard it as a priority and there has been no progress for years to the best of my knowledge.

I find that unacceptable. If elected I would be putting this on the Agenda of every council meeting until I am happy that timely progress is made.

Council staff in my opinion need to start acting in a way consistent with their various strategies including the tourism strategy, they need to get off the fence now that planning decisions have been devolved and start showing some enthusiasm, initiative and proffer some of technical information they have in their files to save duplication of and unnecessary costs by applicants.

When you see bank advertise their services its a YES to borrow money and only in small print at the bottom is it a no.

From my dealings with Council its a NO and then at the bottom in fine print it would say its a yes if you can change our mind. They must believe the applicant is a fool and would sue the bank if they didn't get a loan on the basis of false representations.

There should be KPIs as to how long council take to answer a query. The Mayor tells me they are hamstrung by legislation as to the degree of influence over council staff.

Okay, and I will be double checking that point as I have the legal training, then if that's the case part of the CEO performance indicator will incorporate those KPIs.

As Paul Keating once said, always back the horse called self interest because at least you know he/she is trying.

If any reader can see merit in what I am saying and would like me to be able to get on Council to hopefully put them into practice then please contact me if you have some spare time to hand out leaflets etc.

This election should be a contest of ideas not who the candidate knows in the area.

Authorised and published by Matt Slater standing as Councillor APC, 4 Tania Street Paralowie SA 5108, 0416 042 866.

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16/07/2022

An update. I have revised the development application for it to be a staged development although it may not progress to the next stage depending on viability. The first stage is simply a caretaker residence with a l shaped courtyard annex to house sanitation facilities for the 30 camp sites. That way one septic system for the time being. The caretaker residence will include kitchen for campers and office. Basically your building slightly bigger than normal house and landscaping your backyard and running power to it.

I also would like to put in some recreational activities for day trippers from the northern suburbs and that can rely on those sanitation facilities as well, so trying to get as much bang for the buck as possible on the spend.

I will be addressing the Council at its next monthly meeting. Mayor and CEO and a councillor I spoke to seem to be very enthusiastic.

Waiting for consultants reports to come in over the next couple of months. I am hoping to have a result by the end of the year.

17/09/2021

So planning application has been lodged for an Eco Tourist Park. That will be modified shortly to include a leisure section for day trippers from the northern suburbs.

I am thinking an ELECTRIC ONLY only go kart track, mini golf, trampolines, vertical wind tunnel to simulate sky diving.

I am open to any other ideas as the facilities will be there or a business can come along and set up on their own

The caravan park if approved will need to be developed in stages but ultimately 25 cabins, 89 powered and unpowered sites.

16/04/2021

The new planning laws have been implemented which mean that a caravan park is not a restricted development. Now have to go through the expense of getting a survey done, site plan and elevations, stormwater etc.

Would like approval for a 20 cabin 70 powered/unpowered site development.

30/12/2020

The Adelaide Plains Council is forwarding the concept plan for the caravan park to the consultant preparing the tourism plan for the Council. The Council has also asked that I make a formal submission when the tourism strategy is released.

Awaiting release of the finalised new planning system which is due to come into place by March next year, I put my contribution in when it was open for public comment recently.

Unless there is a dramatic u turn the new planning system says caravan park is complying in coastal zone, department of environment support it, it has high level support in the council and the economic consulatant for DISCOVERY CARAVAN PARKS believes it is in an ideal location, so I dont know how the NIMBYS, or the run down hamlet eyesore nearby. can stop it and especially under the new planning system which means it could get through in two months max.

Dont worry NIMBYS there will be sreening put up so you dont have to look at it as you drive past to reach your home which is of course unscreened.

I am not sure how much it will cost to get to full planning approval which may cause delay while I work out how to raise the necessary funds.

19/11/2020

A litter or jack russell pups due in a couple of days. See previous post and pics from last litter.