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Tasmanian Landslide Code

May 17, 2016 by Bill Cromer Leave a Comment

The Interim Planning Scheme (2015) of all Tasmanian local councils now have 22 different Codes from Signs and Scenic Landscapes, to Landslides, Biodiversity, Heritage and Wastewater.

If you are making a development application (eg building a house) to you local council, you may find that some of these Codes apply to you. Use this flowchart I’ve compiled to help you determine whether your development may be exempt from the Landslide Code (PDF Document 69kB). You may need professional advice from someone like me.

Tasmania’s own geoguides

March 28, 2015 by Bill Cromer Leave a Comment

The Australian Geomechanics Society has published a series of Geoguides to help manage development on hillsides in Australia.

We look like having something similar in Tasmania – our own geo(tech)guides, specifically developed for our own slopes and varied geology. Mineral Resources Tasmania has this month commissioned me to put together a series of geotechnical templates summarising in compact form useful geotechnical information for hillside development on each of the main geological units in Tasmania.

These will complement The Tasmanian Landslide Code: Geotechnical guidance for regulators and practitioners, my draft 2014 guidelines currently doing the regulators’ circuit.

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