Prahran electorate
Sam HIBBINS (Prahran) (14:55): (856) My constituency question is to the Minister for Housing, and I ask it on behalf of the residents of the public housing tower at 259 Malvern Road: what evidence can the government provide to justify changing their decision of retaining the towers to demolishing them? In 2016 the state government released the Prahran Housing Precinct Development Plan. In the development plan, which had begun under the previous Liberal government, there were two options: one, to demolish the existing towers; another, to retain the towers. The Labor government originally decided to retain the towers whilst building new housing in the place of low-rise buildings. Yet, eight years later, the government has decided to demolish 259 Malvern Road. Many residents have lived there for decades. They rely on nearby services such as the Alfred hospital and local health services and are concerned about displacement. I ask the government to provide evidence on why they changed their decision from retaining the towers to now demolishing them.