Fixing our Housing Crisis
Attend the Forum on Wed 7th August 6.30pm at NSW Parliament Theatrette
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.
Support Disallowance Bill
Please write letters to the Upper House Crossbench calling on them to SUPPORT The Hon. Scott Farlow, MLC & Shadow Minister for Planning's DISALLOWANCE BILL opposing the Transport Oriented Development
Sydney’s ‘land banking’ crisis
Read Greg Callaghan's article 'Left to rot: The 'ghost homes' scourge in our big cities - amid a housing crisis, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 2024
FOKE E-News July 24
Find out how you can help protect Ku-ring-gai - a place of outstanding heritage & environmental significance.
The Koala documentary
New evidence debunks the 'scientific justification' for logging critical koala habitat. Knowing this, it is more important than ever to see this documentary.
Vale Don Brew
FOKE member Don Brew (1935 - 2024) was honoured by Ku-ring-gai Council for his fearless and dedicated advocacy for Ku-ring-gai's heritage.
Important dates
FORUMS ON LOW AND MID-RISE HOUSING POLICY IN JUNE AND JULY
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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.
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Chris Minns exposed as a hypocrite!
NSW Premier Chris Minns exposed as a hypocrite on planning and overdevelopment
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Sick of politicians saying one thing and doing another?It's time to put our #EnvironmentFirst 1️⃣🌏 - and therefore our health, economy and quality of life.?...
SYDNEY YIMBY (i.e. developers not in their backyard but in your back yard!) has sent an election pledge for all councillors and potential candidates to agree and sign leading up to the local government elections in September. ![]()
Here's our reply.....![]()
ODE to YIMBY ELECTION PLEDGE![]()
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I pledge allegiance to the Billionaire clan, ![]()
Who builds high-rises wherever they can.![]()
With cranes and bulldozers, they march through the night, ![]()
Turning our skyline into a towering sight. ![]()
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Oh Sydney's developers, how grand you must feel, ![]()
Controlling the YIMBYs with your ironclad zeal. ![]()
"Yes In My Backyard!" they chant with glee, ![]()
As you stack up the profits, one, two, three. ![]()
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Affordable housing, they say, is the goal, ![]()
But it's your bank accounts that truly swell whole. ![]()
Here's to the moguls, the kings of the land, ![]()
For destroying heritage and turning us so wonderfully bland.
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The Real Winners of the New Council League Table![]()
Joe O'Donoghue writes: "Rather than investing valuable resources to collaborate with councils in order to identify the top problems and work out the best ways to fix them – the government has instead invested those resources in building a mechanic that names and shames councils, pitting them against each other.![]()
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Far from addressing the fundamental issues that need tackling, this new tool exploits flaws in the approval processes by amplifying them for political gain. By creating this mechanic, the government can now be the “police officer” of inefficient councils – further consolidating in the public’s mindset where partial blame for this crisis lies."
The real winners of the new council league table
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Last week’s launch of the Minns government’s council league table – where councils are ranked on their efficiency in approving development applications – is yet another example of the divide a...
Australia wastes billions making housing more expensive!![]()
It’s not easy to screw up the housing market this badly – it’s taken Australia decades of bad policy and billions of dollars to get here, Matt Grudnoff says.![]()
HOW DID AUSTRALIA GET ITSELF INTO SUCH A MESS WITH HOUSING? WHAT IMPACT IS THE CRISIS HAVING ON RENTERS? AND WHY DOES EVERYONE SEEM TO THINK INVESTING IN THE PROPERTY MARKET IS A GOOD IDEA EXCEPT THE GOVERNMENT? ON THIS EPISODE OF DOLLARS & SENSE, AUSTRALIA INSTITUTE SENIOR ECONOMIST MATT GRUDNOFF TALKS ABOUT WHAT CAUSED AUSTRALIA’S HOUSING CRISIS AND WHAT GOVERNMENT CAN DO TO FIX IT.![]()
Host: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @MattGrudnoff![]()
Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @ElinorJ_L![]()
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Australia wastes billions making housing more expensive
australiainstitute.org.au
It’s not easy to screw up the housing market this badly – it’s taken Australia decades of bad policy and billions of dollars to get here, Matt Grudnoff says.