As we know, Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy yesterday hosed mega-Melbourne:
Melbourne can’t afford to be an unlivable city of seven-plus-million people,” said Mr Guy, who was planning minister from 2010 to 2014. “That’s not the kind of city we should be leaving our children but it’s the kind of city we are headed toward.
Today the ghettoisers fight back. Planning Minister Richard Wynne at Ghettofax:
…said it was hypocritical of Mr Guy to say he was against growth but for “liveability” when he had approved many skyscrapers in Melbourne.
…Laura Murray, president of the Planning Institute in Victoria, said Mr Guy’s proposed changes were extremely concerning.
“You will not find such limited density … in any other major city around the world,” she said. “We need to unlock the missing middle, not restrict development in these areas.”
…The Property Council’s Matthew Kandelaars said…“To question the merits of a growing Melbourne is yesterday’s conversation,” he said. “Today’s conversation must be about how to grow intelligently.”
Hows that for arrogance? Perhaps Mr Kandelaars should read the latest polling on the ponzi.
There is no growing “intelligently” under the current population deluge. As Infrastructure Australia has pointed out, under every build-out scenario, Melbourne living standards get clubbed like a baby seal:
This is the open and deliberate ghettoisation of Melbourne and Sydney to benefit a few rich developers and their mates.
The obvious answer is to halve immigration so that living standards are protected.
