Small town bands together against workers’ housing plan

Two neighbours – Bronwyn Andrews and Alana Davies – have released proceedings in the Natural environment, Sources and Enhancement Court to block designs by Tony Dawson and his spouse and children to suit out the site’s current properties with up to 88 bedrooms.

“I’m concerned that it does not suit within our locality and also about the broader implications for our town,” Mrs Andrews stated.

She stated the money lifted through group-funding confirmed massive-scale assistance for the charm.

“The group assistance prolonged further than the (property’s fast) boundary and the donations were being very generous from men and women, firms and people.”

It follows additional than 300 people today sending in composed responses to Naracoorte Lucindale Council during group session on the improvement, with most elevating problems.

The council in December permitted the Gordon St challenge, which consists of making accommodation inside a massive current making, known regionally as ‘the shed’, wherever personnel would stay for a minimum of 28 times.

Court documents exhibit the neighbours will argue the challenge could build privacy difficulties, is contrary to features of the area’s improvement system and will “contribute to the erosion of the (area’s) ideal, low density character”.

Mr Dawson stated a compromise system, which includes 65 much larger bedrooms more than two floors, with additional bogs and showers was supplied, but rejected by citizens.

He stated the designs would tackle a “massive shortage” of workers’ accommodation in Naracoorte.

“There’s 12 and fifteen people today living in a property completely illegally,” he stated.

Mr Dawson stated problems about noise and visitors difficulties would be tackled during the arranging procedure.

Mrs Andrews stated the variations would still build “high-density living” in her neighbourhood.

The make any difference will return to court on April 1.