The City of Melbourne has  invested heavily in expert resources and advice to achieve the quality of its submission in response to the East West Link which recommends the Kensington section of the Link should not go ahead, and if it must, a tunnel is preferable. Read the submission draft here City of Melbourne submission on Linking Melbourne Authority’s East West Link (Eastern Section) Comprehensive Impact Statement (40.3 MB, PDF) 
While we deplore the plan for East West Link, we support the pragmatic stand that City of Melbourne has taken to be in a position to argue for the best outcomes for Melbourne if the East West Link eventuates.
The Kensington Association put its views to the Future Melbourne Committee meeting on 10 December and we said there needs to be more focus on the impact on Kensington.
Councillors spoke against the East West Link and we agree with the message: once the CIS submissions are in, its time to get political…