Sydney Alliance On the Affordable Housing Discussions - Do You Want To Join Them?

Sydney Alliance is a community based  voluntary organisation, looking at the simple fairness of a single  persons right -Which in itself is a human right. Here they are looking at simple affordable housing. As a Home Owner of the lower end priced houses of the market, I do understand that that it can be hard to save and buy a property but by the time you are ready to buy that property, the prices might have hiked up a bit.

When a real estate sells a property, they say that you will get well above the market rate. This market rate is not determined by the buyer, it is recommended by the agent. So new house buyers have to be smart. I actually  have a website for  new house buyers on helping them purchase new properties Clicck her for purchased property hints

Anyway, check out what Sydney Alliance is doing:

It’s been a big week for affordable housing…

• Thanks to your campaigning over the last two years - yesterday the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) has released plans that included a 5-10% inclusion of affordable housing in new developments, subject to viability.

It’s a good step and a great mini-win. But the % is way too low. 15% is a minimum of what is needed and the 'viability process' looks riddled with exploitable loopholes.

• Organisations wrote that in an open letter to the Premier and launched it at Parliament House this morning.  
• The letter was covered by the Sydney Morning Herald

…And it’s only Tuesday.
Over the next 120 days the draft plans are on exhibition. The planners need to hear you loud and clear, that 5-10% is simply not enough.
So how can you take part?
1. Attend the Citywide Leader’ meeting of the Sydney Alliance on Mon evening Dec 5^th, where you will join Alliance leaders briefing, strategizing and preparing for the 2017 campaigns (and celebrating a big 2016 too!). Register
2. Use the Greater Sydney Commission’s own consultations to let them know personally that their plans aren’t good enough. They are happening across Sydney from this Saturday. Let us know  if you are going to one.
3. Start preparing your local organisation to ‘sign on’ to join hundreds of others on the Sydney Alliance ‘mass’ submission.
It is through organising our common voice across individuals and all of our organisations that we are going to tell the Premier and the planners that this plan for our future isn’t good enough.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 5^th

David.



P.S - not sure what "inclusionary rezoning" is? or sceptical 15% can work in Sydney? Check out this short video by Alliance member Prof Peter Phibbs about his visit to New York, where the city requires 25-30% affordable housing!



David Barrow
http://www.sydneyalliance.org.au/