David Coleman (Banks, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to speak about a very important issue in my local electorate of Banks, and that is Bankstown City Council's inappropriate plans for the suburb of Padstow. The Padstow plan would see 30 streets in the suburb of Padstow rezoned to allow for buildings of between three and eight storeys. That is completely inappropriate for Padstow and is certainly something which I strongly oppose. This debate has been going on for some months and it is time that people put their views on the Padstow plan on the record. It is time for Bankstown councillors to tell residents where they stand on the Padstow plan. It does not matter what political party they are from; this is about Padstow, not politics. Councillors need to tell the community whether or not they support the plan to rezone 30 streets to between three and eight storeys.

I say to Bankstown councillors: if you do not support the Padstow plant, do not vote for it. Do not vote for this plan, which will change the character of Padstow forever. Sensible development is something that is required in New South Wales and around Australia, but it must be sensible, and this plan is not appropriate for Padstow. It should be rejected. Bankstown councillors need to tell people where they stand on this important issue.