Windfall Gains Tax
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Plea to preserve history
Local historians are fighting to protect the historic Eden Park homestead that could be at risk as Romsey development plans progress. Peter Mitchell settled the farming property in 1858 and it retains many of its original features but lacks formal protection. The property is included within one of three settlement boundary options discussed in Macedon…
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FARMERS FORCED OUT?
A fifth generation farming family fear they will be forced to sell their prime Romsey land and historic homestead as development closes in. Mark Clement and Deva Weitman have run the successful Blue Rock Highland Cattle Fold and Suffolk Sheep Stud at Eden Park since 2007. It continues a long line of farming but planning…