Residents of every local council in the State must call out to let Planning Minister Frank Sartor hear loud and clear that his proposed ‘compulsory acquisition’ powers are completely unacceptable to their local community.
Member for Barwon, Kevin Humphries, said local residents could make a difference by writing or emailing Mr Sartor to tell him that they won’t cop their land being taken compulsorily and on-sold to developers.
"Minister Sartor and State Labor are already trying to cut down on community input to planning issues, through Labor’s draft planning Bill," Mr Humphries said.
"They have a track record of not listening to the community but on this compulsory acquisition issue it is critical they hear the message.
"Residents who have worked hard to get their home and provide for their families should not be subject to Minister Sartor’s whims.
"He is proposing that a Government agency or council could take residents’ homes and on-sell them to developers either for a profit or for some other deal."
Mr Humphries said the State Labor Government had shown itself through Wollongong Council dealings to be utterly untrustworthy.
"Right now if a developer wants to buy a residents’ home he has to pay a fair price or it’s no deal," he said.
Compulsory acquisition will allow developers who don’t want to pay a fair price to get a Government agency to compulsorily acquire the home and on-sell it to the developer.
"Residents united, can send a clear message to make Labor re-think its despicable proposed compulsory acquisition powers."
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