Active - public consultation is now open for Labor's "Code Amendment".
I am concerned about Labor's plans for the Glenside redevelopment and the impact it may have on our local area. While I recognise the urgent need for new housing supply in South Australia, unrestrained high rise urban infill in established suburbs puts significant pressure on existing infrastructure which is already at capacity including schools, open space, tree canopy, parking, water and sewerage, and will further add to the traffic congestion in our area.
You can write a submission to the Code Amendment public consultation. You can access the public consultation reports, plans and materials on the PlanSA website here.
I have attached a template that you can use to write your submission but it will be most effective if the submission comes directly from you in your own words.
You can also sign my petition. Parliament will only accept hard copy original petitions. Please print and sign the attached petition and return it to my office. Feel free to circulate among your friends and family. Alternatively, I have one available to sign in my office. I will table the petition in Parliament.
You can also complete my survey below.
Sign up at the bottom of this page, write a submission to the Code Amendment public consultation, and ask your neighbours to do the same. This will allow me to provide you with updates and future opportunities to oppose the proposal.
1. Making our views clear to the Minister. I wrote to the Minister when this was first announced. You can read my letter and his response. Hundreds of you have written to me to express your views and I will make sure that the Minister receives all of this correspondence.
2. Making our views clear to Cedar Woods and URPS. I met with both Cedar Woods and URPS last week to express our serious concerns.
3. Making our views clear to the Parliament. I addressed the Parliament on this Code Amendment last week and outlined our concerns. You can watch my contribution here.
4. Making our views clear through the media. Listen to my ABC Radio or 5AA Radio interviews.
I have been actively campaigning on this issue since August 2023, when it first became apparent that Labor intended to build high rises in Glenside. Please see below the campaign timeline.
September 2023
On 28 August, the chair of the State Planning Commission told the Environment, Resources and Development Committee, "Height is no issue, so you could build 30 storeys in Glenside and not upset anybody." A week later in question time, I raised my concerns about this comment with the Urban Development and Planning Minister, Nick Champion, who proceeded to label me and my constituents as "nimbys".
See here for a video of my question to the Minister in Parliament.
November 2023
I shared the comments with the local community around Glenside and urged those concerned to fill in my survey where they could make a submission to the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan Discussion Paper consultation. In total, I received 195 submissions to this survey which I forwarded to the Committee.
See here for a video of me discussing concerns with locals.
April 2024
SA Labor announced the initiation of a new "Code Amendment" that will seriously impact our local area by increasing the maximum heights of buildings. For Glenside, it would see 20 storey towers being built, compared to the proposed 8 storeys residents had been told.
I wrote to the Minister about my concerns and shared this with my electorate, inviting anyone concerned to a public meeting on Saturday 4 May at the Glenside Park Playground. I also spoke in Parliament about my particular concerns with the proposal.
May 2024
An estimated 400 members of the community attended my public meeting on 4 May. I collected details to keep those concerned updated and have urged them to join the campaign by making a submission to the Code Amendment process. I also spoke on 5AA following the meeting.
