WHITEHORSE: Straight answers please
Straight answers over the State Government’s high rise building intentions at Box Hill Brickworks have been requested by North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Richard Welch.
“My constituency matter is for the Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop,” Mr Welch told the Legislative Council.
“The newly released Suburban Rail Loop precinct plan for Box Hill has raised alarm bells in my community.
“Residents are deeply concerned that the Box Hill brickworks site, a rare pocket of open space, has been earmarked for high-rise development. “As with much of the government’s and the SRL’s communication, it is almost impossible to get a direct answer. There is obfuscation.
“We are nearing the end of the consultation period, but the local community actually do not know what they are being consulted on, because they cannot get a straight answer about this site. “Can the minister confirm whether it is the government’s intention to allow highrise construction on the Box Hill brickworks site or not?” Mr Welch said.