Tuesday, 4 March 2025

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (13:03): I rise today to stand with residents around Caulfield, Elsternwick, Ormond and Glen Huntly who have been blindsided by the Allan Labor government’s reckless push for high-rise development under the so-called activity centre project. Our community has had enough, and we do not need more skyscrapers in our area. We need sensible, appropriate development, not a government that is running roughshod over the community and roughshod over the local council. This government is all about allowing no voice and no choice. They have taken away the voice of communities, they have taken away the voice of council and ultimately our community has been left high and dry. There will be no high-rise in Caulfield if this Allan Labor government is defeated next year, and that is what we need to do – send a message to this government that it is not on. It is time to ensure that communities finally have their say. I will be fighting each and every day for my community.