In this issue: 1. Planning and Democracy - notes taken on a talk by Cr. Paul Ritter of Perth addressing the Fabian Society in Melbourne on 23rd May 1969; 2. Alternative Undergrounds - two excerpts from a public lecture in May 1969 at the University of Melbourne entitled "Desirable Public Transport Criteria - Planned System for Future Melbourne" given by I.D. Richards, Project Engineer at the University of Melbourne.