Thursday, 11 September 2025

 James NEWBURY (Brighton) (14:35): (1299) My question is to the Premier, and I ask: why is the Premier ignoring Bayside and the broader Melbourne community who do not support her plan to wreck our suburbs? The Premier has announced her plan to wreck Melbourne’s suburbs, rip away property rights and designate 60 locations as mega suburbs. The state Labor government’s plan includes creating an 8-kilometre-long development zone from Brighton to Sandringham. Labor wants to turn Bayside into the Gold Coast. That zone will allow towers up to 16 storeys high to be built in Bayside, with six-storey developments across residential streets. Almost 7000 Bayside residents have signed a petition opposing Labor’s attack. These plans are to enable the Premier’s goal of growing Melbourne to the size of London by 2050, which will see Melbourne’s population grow from 5 million to 9 million people. Labor has not asked Victorians if they want to see our capital city almost double in size, just like Labor has not asked Victorians if they want mega suburbs. Labor has no mandate. The Premier, who lives 150 kilometres away, has no mandate.