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Nobody wants to talk about Canberra's population growth except the Community Alliance Party, according to Norvan Vogt, Community Alliance candidate for Molonglo. Mr Vogt spoke at the Pre-Election Forum on the Molonglo Urban Development organised by the Conservation Council and ACT Collaboration held at the Australian Academy of Science last night.
Mr Vogt identified Labor’s one-eyed view of revenue growth, which is completely dependent upon unsustainable population growth in Canberra. This will have the effect of destroying the qualities that Canberrans love about their city. The only winner will be ACT Treasury. "We need to take an honest look at what the maximum sustainable population actually is for the ACT. We need to have some long-term thinking, and some creativity about how to maintain or improve the quality of life for current and future ACT residents," he said. "Revenue is generated by increased population (quantity), or increased productivity (quality). In a 'quantity vs quality' debate, I know which side I want Canberra to be on," he said. The Community Alliance Party will plan for quality into the future. Quality lifestyle, quality amenities, quality jobs and housing. It's what our city was founded on, let's take this idea into the 21st Century and use the best ideas to work out how to make Canberra's population stable and sustainable, said Mr Vogt. Mr Vogt said, "Without the necessary strategic planning, the Molonglo development could become like the worst of the western Sydney developments, with no facilities, no transport and no quality of life for the residents." Contact: Norvan Vogt |
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