أستراليا: المسلمون يأملون الموافقة على تجديد مسجد

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

أعربت القيادات الإسلامية بـ"جمعية البوري الإسلامية" في "أستراليا" - عن أملها في الحصول على موافقة الجهات المعنية على تجديد المسجد وتوسعته، بعد تقديم الأوراق اللازمة للجنة التخطيط منذ شهرين، آملين عدم استثارة المطلب لتدخُّل عناصر اليمين المتطرف التي تمارس خطابًا سلبيًّا مناهضًا للمسلمين وحقوقهم.

وقد أكد عضو المجلس المحلي "ديفيد ثورلي" بقاء نموذج التطوير بين يدي المسؤولين دون الجهات المتطرفة، وأن يوافقوا عليه؛ ليتمكن المسلمون من البدء في أعمال التطوير والتجديد للمسجد الذي يأتي على مساحة 229 قدمًا مربعًا، ويتكلف تجديده 318 ألف دولار؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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ALBURY Council will avoid the dramas experienced by Bendigo councillors if a development application for a replacement mosque in Lavington remains in the hands of planning staff.

The development application to redevelop the existing Wagga Road site was lodged almost two months ago and is still being assessed by council staff.

The larger mosque development in Bendigo was brought before councillors and became the target of an anti-Islamic hate group known as the United Patriots Front.

Its leader Shermon Burgess has put Albury on notice about similar action.

Last week Bendigo's mayor Peter Cox had to be escorted from a meeting under police guard when the matter returned to council.

Albury councillor David Thurley said he hoped the development application from the Islamic Society of Albury-Wodonga would remain with staff and be approved shortly.

"All they are doing is essentially a renovation and it is not like they are establishing a new mosque," he said.

"They have no grounds to protest because it is not against any planning or zoning laws we have."

The council's town planning team leader David Christy confirmed two submissions were received when the development application was placed on public display.

"Those concerns related to car parking, traffic and noise," he said.

"This application is still being assessed through our normal planning processes.

"At this stage, the application is still being assessed therefore it has not been decided if that will continue to be the case or if it will be sent to council."

The Islamic Society of Albury-Wodonga operates from a converted weatherboard house and plans to replace it with a 299-square metre mosque.

The redevelopment will cost about $318,000.