Housing or shelter is a fundamental need for the wellbeing of all humans, as is food and water, so why are there always objections to every proposal put forward by the government? After all these years of government planning and designing for extensions to suburbs or new subdivisions, it is still viewed as wrong or inappropriate by sectors of the community.

You would think these qualified and trained experts in the public service would get it right without the push back from the community.

In the past 18 months, there have been objections to extending suburbs, to the removal of the flats adjacent to the Canberra centre, to commercial upgrades in commercial zonings, and to most infill development, as well as the hoo-ha about the flats down Northbourne Avenue. This week the Housing Minister's announcement to build 1288 new public dwellings and salt and pepper them across the city created new controversy.

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As the population grows we need more housing, and we need more affordable housing in this community. We need more housing choice to cater for varying ages, varying incomes, single parents and residents with mobility issues. We need family homes, town houses, small sustainable villas for downsizing retirees, and suitable dwellings and apartments for the young.

I have seen material circulating that is intended to put the fear into residents. They claim the draft proposals, if they succeed, will devalue adjacent properties, whole streets and maybe suburbs. This circulating material doesn't focus on one suburb, it claims the devaluing of property will be widespread across Canberra.

The misconception and scaremongering that development is bad, that it shouldn't happen and everything must stay the same, and that values will go down in your street is wrong. We need growth in communities, we need innovative designs, and we need more housing that meets the building code's energy ratings to reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Just look at areas like Kingston, Barton, Turner and Braddon, to name a few, where there has been considerable infill redevelopment, and where values have actually gone up. Demand for land near exciting shops, cafes and restaurants flourishes.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the 60-plus pensioners sleeping rough in the city. Wouldn't these new public houses go a long way to resolve that issue while giving many others in the community a safe, comfortable place to call home?相关的主题文章：


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