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Point Cook residents prove their point

01 Feb, 2012 12:00 AM
RESIDENTS will continue to voice their concerns about plans to build 2000 homes in Point Cook West, despite a public consultation meeting being cancelled due to a groundswell of interest.

On Friday, the state government's Growth Areas Authority scrapped a meeting scheduled for yesterday in favour of a series of pre-arranged sessions to be held over the next two weeks.

The cut-off date for submissions to the plans remains February 16.

Point Cook Action Group chairman Bernard Reilly hoped the government would listen to residents' worries about the redevelopment plans.

"It's no surprise there was such a massive interest once people heard about these plans like these," he said.

"Any development is going to create interest because of the huge hassles we've already got in Point Cook due to the lack of planning and infrastructure .

"The frustration of everyday life out here is no matter where you drive, you've got traffic problems."

Plans for the 145-hectare site, between Hacketts Lane and the Princes Freeway north of Sneydes Road, include a diamond interchange connecting Sneydes Road to the freeway and an extension of Dunnings Road to cater for extra traffic in and out of Point Cook.

The plan shows that no money has been earmarked for the roadworks, expected to cost more than $80million, and that construction could be up to 15 years away.

Mr Reilly said Point Cook's infrastructure and services were already failing to keep pace with rapid population growth.

"Our schools are shockingly under-numbered, and they haven't even built the next primary school as Point Cook has expanded," he said.

"This is why people are irate, because they're experiencing first-hand the problems of having nothing in place but still bringing more people in. Where are these new people going to send their children and where are they going to drive?"

Mr Reilly urged the government to "slow down a minute" and ensure the GAA took on board the planning considerations needed to create a liveable community.

GAA chief executive Peter Seamer said planning would ensure the community's infrastructure and services needs were met.

"This [plan] is part of a broader roll-out of plans to create new homes for a growing population and deliver new roads, schools, sporting facilities, parks and health, education, leisure and community services to ensure Wyndham remains an affordable and attractive place for people to live, work and raise a family."

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The Victorian economy is addicted to growth. Population growth brings in cash flows, but the costs of providing infrastructure always fails to meet the benefits of growth. It's a damning cycle of debt. Thus, to inflate the budget, they bring in more people! This addiction cycle will never be solved until we replace our growth-based economy with a vibrant one based on a steady-state sustainable model. There are limits to growth that are being ignored.
Posted by Tony B, 2/02/2012 1:04:51 PM, on Wyndham Weekly

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Point of contention: Bernard Reilly at the Point Cook West site where more than 2000 homes could be built.
Point of contention: Bernard Reilly at the Point Cook West site where more than 2000 homes could be built.

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