Cooke v. Greater Geelong City Council Country/Territory Australia Date Jan 1, 2010 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name Civil and Administrative Tribunal Seat of court Victoria Reference number [2010] VCAT 60 Abstract David Cooke and others challenged a coastal housing development approved by the Greeter Geelong City Council. Drawing upon Myers v. South Gippsland Shire Council (No 1) and Ronchi v. Wellington Shire Council, the Tribunal held that it would not approve developments without a coastal hazard vulnerability assessment even if the development was meritorious in all other regards.Key environmental legal questions:Application for city council to deny development in coastal area without climate change risk assessment Full text climatecasechart.com