A BUNDOORA resident who installed a huge satellite dish on his roof has been ordered to take it down after neighbours complained.
The owner of the house on the corner of Tarata Court and Japonica Street installed a dish with a 2.4 metre diameter on a 5.2 metre pole without a planning permit, according to an offi cer’s report to Whittlesea council.
The owner applied for a planning permit but was told it was unlikely because the dish was too big, was attached to a pole on the roof, and was visible from the street and could not be screened, the report said.
The neighbour complained the dish did not meet council’s policies on satellite dishes.
The report said painting the black dish a colour to match the house would not solve any problems.
The council refused the permit application at its meeting last week, and gave the resident one month to take it down.
Council policy states that a dish with a diameter less than 1.2 metres does not need a permit, but bigger dishes that are visible from the street need a permit.
Mini series hits Thomastown
Expect the unexpected at Thomastown Neighbourhood House, which is planning to host mini-festivals twice a month.
Each festival will have a theme, and is a chance for locals to gather and celebrate the “talents and diversity” of Thomastown.
The fi rst event, Expect the Unexpected, is on June 1 at the Main Street centre from 11am to 2pm.
Former Circus Oz performer Matt Wilson (pictured) is one of the stars of the show.
He will perform some of his specialties – juggling, balancing acts and acrobatics.
Neighbourhood House manager Justine Sless says the festivals will deliver “something extraordinary to Thomastown”.
For more information, email manager@tnh.org.au.
