- Save Our Suburbs
Save Our Suburbs (SOS) is an influential movement of residents' groups concerned about the impact of new development on established residential suburbs in
Australia n cities.It was established in
Melbourne , Victoria in the mid-1990s and now has bases inNew South Wales ,South Australia , theAustralian Capital Territory andQueensland . In Victoria, SOS has had significant influence on residential planning policy, most notably on the importance ofneighbourhood character within the state's planning scheme and its delineation in the residential design code, 'ResCode ', implemented in 2001. SOS's influence can also be seen in some of the key components of the Metropolitan Strategy,Melbourne 2030 regarding the focus on intensification of 'activity centre s' in line withTransit-oriented development (TOD ) principles as well as aiming to protect existing residential areas.SOS formation and rapid growth was a reaction to the planning policies of the Kennett government in Victoria during the 1990s, in particular the planning code known as 'The Good Design Guide for Medium Density Housing'.
A measure of the significance of the issues that SOS campaigns about and the profile thus gained is indicated by SOS securing registered political party status in New South Wales and fielding candidates in the 2007
New South Wales state election.References
* Lewis, M. (1999) Suburban backlash : the battle for the world's most liveable city, Hawthorn, Vic. : Bloomings Books, (ISBN 1876473169)
External links
* http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s1034626.htm
* http://www.saveoursuburbs.org.au/
* http://www.sos.org.au/new_home.html
* http://www.sos.org.au/new_adelaide.html
* http://www.tac.com.au/%7Etomak/
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