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By Ross Elliott, published 29/3/2012New suburbs provide higher design codes and feature more energy and water efficient homes.
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In the 60s, I courted a young lady who lived in Sutherland, [down Cronulla way]. The houses were cheap little fibro boxes, but so what? It was a great place. Yards were large, open, & had nice gardens. The footpaths were full of kids playing, as were the yards.
I went through there last year. What a mess. Infill everywhere, everything so jammed up it was depressing. Every bit of land was full of housing of the very worst type, infill & six packs. No room left for parking, so the streets were so full of parked cars, as were the foot paths that it was hard to even drive through. If we could force the planners who push this rubbish to live in these developing slums, there would never be another built.
I met my wife at Mooloolaba yacht club. We were both on yachts in there for a few days. A walk from the yacht club up to town for a hamburger a loaf of bread, or a beer was a real pleasure. It was a beautiful place in the mid 70s.
We had not been back, so recently when nearby, we took a sentimental trip to have a look at the place. What a mess.
Without a sat nav we had to park the car, & go walk around just to find how to get down to the harbor, so "infilled" is the area. Again infill & hi-rise had destroyed a beautiful place.
Fellers, you can keep it.