One local resident took the South Coast NSW Sandon Point development all the way to the High Court, arguing that it was ecologically unsustainable because planners had not considered increased flood risks resulting from climate change meaning climate change will cause the seas will rise. The project had stalled four years. ARV wishes to build an aged care facility while Stockland will build residential dwellings.
ATO plans to charge GST on manufactured home parks scrapped
A concerted effort by the Residents Association of manufactured home parks has headed off the ATO which had planned to impose GST in mobile homes. This would have added 10% to the cost of the purchase of a home