01 — Too Big, Too Soon

This proposal is out of step with everything around it.

At 30 metres tall and 8 storeys high, the development is more than triple what you'd expect in a medium-density residential zone like this. It's being dropped into a quiet, low-rise area next to a primary school, family homes, and community green spaces — and it simply doesn’t belong.

This site wasn’t prioritised for major growth. It lacks the infrastructure, transport access, and strategic planning support needed to justify a development of this size.

02 — Rushed and Incomplete Planning

Key issues aren’t being solved — they’re being skipped.

Rather than resolving critical matters like school capacity, traffic impact, and infrastructure upgrades, the developer is trying to get the rezoning approved first and deal with the consequences later.

Even basic servicing like water and stormwater hasn’t been confirmed. Once rezoning goes through, community input drops away — and so does accountability.

03 — Community Cost, Developer Benefit

We lose jobs, certainty, sunlight — they gain height.

This proposal will displace around 80 local jobs, deliver only 5% affordable housing (with no legal agreement), and make unverified claims around seniors housing eligibility.

Meanwhile, the developer could walk away with substantial uplift in land value — without delivering the community benefits that should come with it. If open space isn't taken on by Council, it could even revert to private use.

04 — We’ve Seen This Playbook Before

Clear it. Stall it. Ask for more.

At 194 Marion Street — just down the road — a site was cleared, left empty, and is now the subject of a new DA seeking more height. Years later, it’s still vacant.

This is a common tactic: secure a rezoning, then come back asking for more. The risk? Nothing gets delivered, while the neighbourhood is left in limbo.