Our official petition is a challenge to the Premier & the Planning Minister with a simple request:
Visit Us - see what you are destroying.
Mona Vale is being sacrificed to feed developers profits. We Must Stop the “Luxury Loophole”.
We, the residents of Mona Vale and the members of SOS Save Our Suburb Mona Vale Inc. known as SOS Mona Vale will no longer be sidelined.
In our suburb, The State Government’s "Low and Mid-Rise" (LMR) rezoning isn't a housing solution—it’s a developer’s windfall. While our Northern Beaches Council is being ignored and our community voice is treated as an "inconvenience," we are seeing the reality unfold on the ground and locals are hurting and angry.
- The Luxury Loophole: Developers are abusing the State government’s "affordable housing" goals to build high-end luxury apartments with sea views, bypassing local character protections while doing little to nothing for those who actually need affordable homes.
- Infrastructure at Breaking Point: Our suburb while small (just 11,000 residents) supports a population of 64,000. That is comparable to suburbs like Strathfield and Blacktown with major rail and dedicated rapid transit solutions. We are asked to carry that load with just two roads in and out. Our roads are routinely gridlocked.
- Our Kid’s Health is at risk: Our wastewater system has a dirty secret. On occasions poorly treated sewage is being released onto our coastline. The State government is putting the health of our kids and anyone who comes here to enjoy our beaches at risk to achieve an arbitrary number.
The SOS Principle
We are fighting for the beating heart and soul of our suburb against a government that has lost its way and is not listening
"The State Government counts roofs; the developers count money; and the community counts the cost."
Sometimes our leaders forget who they work for...
The Challenge
We hereby make a simple request to Paul Scully, the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces and the Premier Chris Minns: Visit us.
"Don't look at a map; look at our streets. Don’t look at demographics; look at our faces."
"With the stroke of a planning pen, you signed away the unique nature of this place for the vision of a “Gold Coast” styled suburb that nobody asked for and which will do nothing for your “affordability” goals".
There is still time to do something about it.
"You owe it to the people who live here to look us in the eye and explain why and maybe even listen too."
Our Demands
- Immediate Halt: Stop all LMR rezoning until infrastructure is independently audited and upgraded.
- Restore Local Voice: Return planning powers to the community and the Northern Beaches Council.
- Genuine Affordability: Close the loopholes that allow "luxury" to masquerade as "affordable."