To remove all doubt and preemptively close off potential objections, Spotswood Trailers has publicly released the full EXIF metadata from the activation photo taken on 18 April 2025, the exact day physical works commenced on-site to establish lawful use under Section 6(3) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic).
This is not a claim based on memory, hearsay, or retrospective assertion. It is supported by independent hardware-level metadata, embedded automatically by the capturing device (iPhone 13 Pro Max) and unaltered since capture.
This evidence leaves no legal ambiguity:
This level of evidence is rarely provided by individuals and often not even by legal teams. It reflects the seriousness with which Spotswood Trailers has pursued lawful activation of the site and its determination to maintain transparency, integrity, and full legal compliance.
For planning officers, legal teams, and compliance units reviewing this matter:
ā”ļø You are not dealing with a speculative claim or vague assertion of use.
ā”ļø You are looking at verifiable, high-integrity digital proof that places the site into protected lawful use as of 18 April 2025.
As a computer scientist with formal training in metadata systems, file forensics, and digital integrity verification,
I have personally validated the EXIF metadata associated with all activation photographs published on this site. Using industry-standard tools
(such as exiftool) and checksum verification methods, I have confirmed:
DateTimeOriginal) was embedded at the time of capture and remains unaltered.All metadata was extracted and reviewed in its raw binary state to eliminate the possibility of software-side modification. I invite any regulatory body or independent expert to independently verify the original files, which are available in the evidence archive.
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