Positive Feedback On High-Rise Rezoning Inspires NSW Government To Sniff Around Manly Headland

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT

The Teal Independents are facing the greatest test of their political careers this week, as the NSW Government begins toying with the idea of including ‘nice suburbs’ in the plan to help ease housing stress.

This comes as NSW Premier Chris Minns is met with surprisingly little pushback on his plan to reactivate the long-abandoned Woollahra train station in the eastern suburbs line, and rezoning the surrounding area to allow the high-rise development of 10,000 new homes.

The platforms were left dormant in the 1970s after furious community opposition to unwashed commuters gaining access to their leafy enclave.

But with essential workers forced to commute hours to work in the hospitals and supermarkets that service these areas, the government can longer look past the under-utilised parcels of crown land located next to suitable levels of infrastructure and transports options.

Overall, the vast majority of the population wholeheartedly agree with build high-rise accomodation in the eastern suburbs that have shouldered very little of Sydney’s population growth over the last 50 years.

Obviously this new plan is facing fierce criticism from the wealthy local Teal voters who would prefer that these kinds of developments remain out of sight in the flight path of Sydney’s second airport.

However, with inner-Sydney now so inaccessible to the middle class, Australia’s largest metropolis is now becoming a ‘hollow city’ without grandchildren.

It’s clear that something needs to be done to boost supply – even if that means that means that these lovely social justicey suburbs will now become home to brown and Asian people too.

The screeching from Tesla-owners who are worried about ‘the character’ of the suburb being permanently damaged is now falling and deaf ears – and it seems that the positive feedback has only inspired the NSW Premier to begin looking at other nice suburbs to plonk a few high rises.

A source inside the Premier’s office can today reveal that the southern headland of the iconic Manly beach is also looking like a good spot to house some nurses and cops, in walking distance of plenty of schools and ferries.

This revelation reportedly has Zali Steggal’s voters wondering if they should’ve stuck with Tony Abbott.

Other potential locations for rezoning include the Little Head Reserve in Palm Beach and Christison Park in Vaucluse.