Sandringham electorate
Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:42): (1112) My question is to the Minister for Planning. Residents in my electorate are deeply concerned about the government’s proposed activity centre plans, which they believe represent significant overdevelopment, the majority of which is unsuitable for our local area. Our community is proud of its green spaces, beaches, quiet leafy streets and the strong sense of local character that makes it such a desirable place for people to live. Since the activity centres were first announced, many constituents from all corners of my electorate have expressed their fears that these plans will destroy local amenity and livability, whether it be roads, hospitals, schools, local parks et cetera. What is worse is that they also fear their concerns about this project are being completely ignored by the Allan Labor government. So I ask: can the minister advise whether, if a community clearly rejects the government’s proposals, the government will in fact listen to that community.