Tuesday, 2 June 2026

 David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (15:43): But my purpose today was to actually speak about another matter, and that is the planning system and where the state government is going with its high-rise, high-density development sites. GC270 will see 26 high-rise, high-density sites, and VC300 will see six storeys allowed as of right. I say the community should be involved, council should be involved and an arrogant state government that is overriding the community and fighting against the community is destroying our suburbs. We all want to see more housing, but this is not the way to go about it. We all know that there are ways to get housing – the precinct structure plans and other steps to bring them on. But housing numbers are down under this government. They are falling under this government. They are failing to provide housing for our young people, and now they are seeking to destroy our suburbs, destroy the quality of life, destroy the ambience and destroy the livability. I say these planning amendments need to be ripped out and proper planning schemes put in place.