Thursday, 31 October 2024

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (14:48): (884) My question is to the Premier, and I ask: when will the Premier consult with Bayside about her intention to allow 20-storey high-rise towers in my community? Without showing any community respect, the Premier recently snuck into a locked Brighton building to announce the Labor government’s intention to approve high-rise towers around Church Street and Bay Street in Brighton and Hampton Street in Hampton. This follows the previously announced approval of high-rise towers at Hampton East’s South Road intersection. We know that Labor have not just approved towers, but they will also allow six-storey buildings in suburban streets almost 1 kilometre away from shopping strips. An immediate community petition against the Premier’s attack has gained 3500 local signatures. To date, the Premier has not released any of her secret mapping or any of her secret planning changes or guaranteed any proper community consultation. My community knows that the Premier is sacrificing the livability of our city for population growth. Her record will be of wrecking our city, despite living 150 kilometres away.