IN response to the approval of a new service station in the Swan Hill CBD, the newly formed Swan Hill Servo Objection Committee plan to take their concerns to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
After council approved the Coles Express service station on January 19 community members opposing the development vowed to fight and have put out a call to arms to help raise funds to do so.
The committee believe the VCAT process will cost around $10,000 and have called on the wider Swan Hill community to help fund their cause.
The group has formally opened a bank account with Bendigo Bank, with the intention of collecting donations from the community.
Committee member Beryl Lowe, of the Visitors and Community Comfort Centre, said small donations would go a long way in helping to fund the VCAT hearing.
“We don’t hold out a lot of hope, but we want to give it a go,” Ms Lowe said.
“If everyone in the community puts in $5 or $10 all our expenses would be covered.”
Committee members hold concerns about a number of issues including pedestrian safety, the size of the block, pollution, loss of on-street car parks and reduced access to the comfort centre.
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