“THE RICH MOVE IN AND THE POOR JUST HAVE TO MOVE ON…That’s the way it is.”
Yesterday, World Homelessness Day, saw Byron Shire community residents launch a pushback campaign against short-term holiday letting operators in their area. Byron’s Echo News quotes campaign co-founder, Liz Friend: “A real estate agent said to me last year, ‘Well Liz, the rich move in and the poor just have to move on…that’s the way it is’.” While many residents support a plan to cap the use of homes for commercial hotel purposes to 90-nights per year, a group of business
NSW MINISTERS ‘TALK’ HOUSING FOR ALL
On 15 July this year, the Federal Minister Julie Collins put out a message: “On my way to Melbourne this morning to host a meeting of Australia’s Housing Ministers – the first of its kind in almost 5 years. It’s crucial we’re working together to address Australia’s housing challenges and I look forward to discussing solutions.” The Sydney Morning Herald’s Rachel Clun reported Minister Collins as saying: “All the state and territory ministers I’ve spoken to realise the seri
NO PLACE TO CALL HOME
On 15 September we wrote to the Minister for Planning and Homes, the Hon Anthony Roberts MP, and asked why his Department of Planning was sanctioning and issuing licenses where commercial short-term rentals involved the use of an uncertified structure, and when such activity was banned under NSW Land and Environment Court Orders and Penal Notice. We had also asked for details of any/all enforcement action enacted, where the operators have exceeded a 180-night cap per year, a
