Tuesday, 14 October 2025

 David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (13:11): Last night I attended a large public meeting in Hawthorn at Glenferrie Primary, convened by John Pesutto, the member for Hawthorn. Ms Crozier and I were both there, as was Max Shifman, property developer, and Jane Oldham from the Boroondara citizens group. There were more than 200 people at the meeting. It was an extraordinary turn-up, and all were opposed to the planning changes – the high-density, high-rise plan of this government to destroy parts of Boroondara. Particularly Hawthorn has been targeted and parts of Kew and Camberwell. This is a serious outcome, and I am asking the minister whether she will attend a reprising of that meeting, a formal public meeting in Hawthorn to explain to the community why she wants to destroy the ambience, the livability, the heritage and the tree canopy in the City of Boroondara in the way she does. This is a do-or-die time for the future of our state and the future of livability. The minister should attend, front up to public meetings and actually explain why she is destroying our city.