Dr Elizabeth Farrelly, well known architectural writer and columnist, spoke at the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum ‘Getting Housing Right: Why it Matters – without the spin. There she eloquently spoke about the three great lies that distort Sydney planning.
The Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum Getting Housing Right. Why it Matters without the spin was held at the NSW Parliament Theatrette on Wed 7th August at NSW Parliament Theatrette 6.30-8.30pm.
The Hon. Alister Henskens SC MP, Member for Wahroonga, hosted the Save Greater Sydney Coalition Forum at the NSW Parliament Theatrette.
Joseph O’Donoghue – Author of The real winners of the new council league table, The Fifth Estate, 16 July, 2024 was the MC and introduced why it is time to get housing right and why it matters – without the spin.
The guest speakers included:
Dr Peter Sheridan AM– Educator, Professional Photographer and Historian
Saul Deane – Urban Sustainability Campaigner
Michael Pascoe – Finance & Economic Commentator
|Sharon Veale – CEO & Partner GML Heritage
The Hon. Scott Farlow MLC – Shadow Planning Minister
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly – Architectual Author
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly’s Presentation
About Elizabeth
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly is a well-known writer and columnist, a recovering architect, presenter of The Sydneyist radio show and founder and CEO of The Better Cities Initiative, empowering citizen-led design for healthy neighbourhoods.
She is currently cities columnist for The Saturday Paper and for Architecture AU and has published several books including Killing Sydney; the fight for a city’s soul (2012).
Dr Farrelly’s article ‘Landlordism, not supply, is causing the housing crisis’ published in The Saturday Paper on 13 July 2024 can be read HERE
About SGSC
FOKE is a member of Save Greater Sydney Coalition (SGSC).
SGSC was formed in response to the Minns Labor Government’s proposed planning reforms for low and mid rise housing in Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Lower Hunter, Greater Newcastle, and Illawarra Shoalhaven regions (the Six Cities Regions) AND the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) SEPP’s – that has been described as the biggest rezoning of Sydney in its history with fears that it will have devastating consequences for our city.
SGSC is not against development. It argues for strategically located, large scale government investment in public housing. The NSW Government is only asking for 2% affordable housing in the TOD SEPP. This means 98% of the new housing will be unaffordable!
Where is the provision for affordable/public housing, equity, heritage, green space, biodiversity and appropriate infrastructure?
There are real threats that any existing affordable housing is being bought by developers and turned into luxury accommodation. Potts Point in Sydney one example. No one seems to be addressing other key drivers of housing crisis – negative gearing and other tax concessions, airbnb, increased population growth, foreign ownership and developers land banking.
SGSC is putting on this Parliamentary Forum to elevate the discussion and challenge the one-size fits all developer driven rezoning changes.
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