Readers tell us whether opening up half of the eastern suburbs golf club to the public was guided by developer greed rather than public need.
Silence, dissenters: the developers have spoken. Or have they? This week, readers discussed whether carving up publicly accessible golf courses, instead of ensuring developers provide sufficient recreational spaces, is a sign of poor urban planning. Here are a few of their online comments and letters to the editor.
So how will the many thousands in the new towers access the new park? The only real winners here will be neighbouring unit owners who not only get an additional park close by, but a significant increase in the value of their residential asset.Don’t carve up publicly accessible golf courses, instead look to ensuring developers provide sufficient recreational spaces in their proposals.
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