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Darebin Appropriate Development Association Charter (November, 2022)   Since 2005 Darebin Appropriate Development Association DADA, is a group of residents of Darebin concerned with inappropriate development. DADA represents and provides assistance to residents who might feel unheard and powerless when development is happening near them. DADA acts to preserve the nature and character of our welcoming community and influence planning at all levels of government to ensure appropriate … Read More.. about About DADA

DADA lodges Heritage Victoria application to Save Preston Market!

On Monday 2 July 2018, DADA was proud to lodge an application to Heritage Victoria to request that the Preston Market be heritage listed. This is an important milestone in the campaign to Save Preston Market and recognition of the importance and significance of the Preston Market to the Victorian community. We will keep you up to date with the submission’s progress.

Save our Preston Market demand DADA and community groups

DADA, the Darebin Ratepayers Association, the Advocate for Preston Market Traders, the Darebin Ethnic Communities Council and community members wrote this week to Darebin Council and the Planning Minister the Hon. Richard Wynne MP to request:

That Council: re-consider your recent decision and call an urgent meeting to immediately seek approval from the Minister of Planning to apply a Heritage Overlay and install interim or permanent controls to the market site. Moreover, we call on Council to immediately undertake further research into the state significance of the mark and that Council and the VPA scraps the extension of the new timelines for Community Reference groups.

That the Minister:immediately apply a Heritage Overlay process to the market site • Immediately apply interim or permanent heritage protections to safe guard the market against heritage vandalism • Undertake and/or commission that further research be carried out into the state significance of the market • Immediately scrap the extension of the new timelines for Community Reference groups • Agree to urgently meet with us as a matter of priority to discuss our concerns about this significant site that is of importance to the community and the state of Victoria.

The respective letters can be found here:Preston Market letter to Council Preston Market letter to Minister