Kiama mayor says chosen site has no support infrastructure and viable alternatives for development were overlooked
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A portion of the famous rolling green hills near Kiama, on the New South Wales south coast, is under threat from a housing development, after the state government overrode Kiama municipal council zoning to allow a 440-house development.
The South Kiama project is part of a push by the Perrottet government to ease housing pressures, but the Kiama mayor, Neil Reilly, said viable alternative sites on non-rural land were ignored, including an old quarry at nearby Bombo and vacant land within Kiama’s town boundaries.
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Continue reading…Kiama mayor says chosen site has no support infrastructure and viable alternatives for development were overlookedSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityA portion of the famous rolling green hills near Kiama, on the New South Wales south coast, is under threat from a housing development, after the state government overrode Kiama municipal council zoning to allow a 440-house development.The South Kiama project is part of a push by the Perrottet government to ease housing pressures, but the Kiama mayor, Neil Reilly, said viable alternative sites on non-rural land were ignored, including an old quarry at nearby Bombo and vacant land within Kiama’s town boundaries.Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading…