Labor’s housing plans will fail
Scott Farlow MLC, Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, spoke at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters – without the spin'
FOKE
Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment
Welcome to FOKE
Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment is a community group dedicated to the conservation and protection of Ku-ring-gai’s built and natural environment. On behalf of residents we work for the maintenance of Ku-ring-gai’s built and natural heritage and the enhancement of its existing character and amenity.
Tell Minns he’s dreaming if he thinks upzoning can solve the housing crisis
See what Michael Pascoe, Author & Journalist, said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin on 7 August 2024
Getting Housing Right without the spin
See what Joseph O'Donoghue said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin' on 7 August 2024
Heritage matters even more in a housing crisis
See what Sharon Veale, Heritage Adviser, said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin on 7 August 2024
Affordable Housing = Heritage
See what Dr Peter Sheridan AM said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin' on 7 August 2024
Housing destroys Sydney’s greenspaces and koalas
See what Saul Deane, Urban Sustainability Campaigner, said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin on 7 August 2024
The three lies about the housing crisis
See what Elizabeth Farrelly, Architect and Author, said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin on 7 August 2024
Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters – without the spin
See what was said at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum 'Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters - without the spin'
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COUNCIL LOW AND MID-RISE HOUSING POLICY FORUM
ZOOM MEETING
Monday, 5 August 2024 6:30pm – 8 pm.
Attend via this LINK.
LONG REEF GEOREGION WALK
SUN 4 August 9.45am
Meet at the boat ramp on Fishermans Beach, Colloroy. Dr Peter Mitchell OAM will lead this walk and explain Long Reef’s 248 million year old geology.
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GETTING HOUSING RIGHT: WHY IT MATTERS?
Unpacking the Housing CRISIS without the SPIN!
When: Wednesday 7th August, 2024
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: NSW Parliament House Theatrette, Macquarie Street, Sydney. The Theatrette is located near the front foyer within the NSW Parliament House. Proceed down a set of stairs and you will find it.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FOKE Stall at Gordon Markets, Wade Lane Carpark (next to Gordon Railway Station)
When: Sunday 11 August 2024
Time: any time between 8.30am and 2pm
RSVP: info@foke.org.au with details of the time you wish to help us + contact details (name, mobile, email).
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Friends of Kuringgai Environment
FOKE is a community group with a focus across the Ku-ring-gai area, defending our natural heritage and opposing inappropriate overdevelopment.
These are the principles we are asking all council candidates to endorse before the elections. FOKE is a member of the Save Greater Sydney Coalition
In the SMH CBD column today - Save Greater Sydney Coalition Parliament Forum 6.30 pm Wednesday 7 August in the Theatrette:![]()
"Libs, progressive pundits unite against housing plan![]()
If there’s one thing that unites the terrace-dwelling progressives of the inner west and blue-blooded Liberal MPs, it’s opposing the Minns government’s plans to make living in Sydney more affordable by improving housing density.![]()
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That awkward ideological pairing will be on display at an event in NSW Parliament House this week, titled ‘‘Unpacking the housing crisis without the spin’’, hosted by a group called the Save Greater Sydney Coalition, who maintain they are not against development.![]()
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Liberal shadow attorneygeneral Alister Henskens, who reckons Premier Chris Minns’ plan to build a few more apartments around transport hubs will turn Sydney into a ‘‘visual slum’’, has hosting duties, with opposition planning spokesman Scott Farlow on the list of speakers.![]()
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But the event will also hear from architect and writer Elizabeth Farrelly, who was dumped as a columnist by the Herald after failing to disclose her ALP membership when writing an opinion piece whacking the Liberals. Journalist and political pundit Michael Pascoe, whose X feed is not a safe space for conservatives, also features.![]()
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And we reckon those boys from the blue side of politics might take issue with some of the Save Greater Sydney Coalition’s solutions to the housing crisis, which include going after tax concessions such as negative gearing, and targeting Airbnb and big property developers.![]()
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But hey, it’s always nice to see a little bipartisanship.![]()
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TONY TIME"
Reminder to attend the Save Greater Sydney Forum this Wednesday Parliament House Theatrette 6.30 pm![]()
Speakers Elizabeth Farrelly, Scott Farlow MP, Michael Pascoe, Dr Peter Sheriden, Sharon Veale, Saulhttps://events.humanitix.com/getting-housing-right-why-it-matters?fbclid=IwY2xjawEc_ZtleHRuA2...
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