“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”
Thorny – “Interesting puff piece in the OZ today about political donations to political parties by the same entity who was in the gun to develop the contaminated landfill site on the Southern side of Bankstown. Wonder how much he donated to get approval for that?”
There is an excellent ‘in-a-nutshell’ sketch, with pictures on the UP which, IMO explains the primary motivation for development of our airfields, most worthy of the time taken to read it through, be sure to take a look at the photographs - interesting:-
Flopzone – “It was pretty much paddocks until the mid 1970s when the land was rezoned to residential from then until this day. Aspendale, Mentone and Epsom Race Tracks became housing estates. The “green wedge” of farming land has been eroded away by greedy property developers who are hell bent on having Moorabin closed one way or another. Local and State Gov’ts have rezoned the land not the Commonwealth. The commitment of the current operators to maintain the site as an airport lasts only as long as the Federal Gov’t wants an airport there. When Canberra sells it off to the current operators, its all over.”
A parcel of land about 5k to the n/e of Moorabin about half the size of the airport was sold by the farmer a few years ago for 4 mil. It then sold for 14 mil. It was rezoned to housing and sold again for 40 mil. It was then cleared by the developer, carved up into lots and roads instated and sold to the Superannuation Trust of Australia for 400 million and a house hasn’t been built yet. So the land at Moorabin, what’s left of it would be worth a couple of billion once its sold as housing lots. Probably more as they would fill it with 10 story towers to get sea views not 3 bedroom brick veneers.
The best view of the current airport minus the new factories to the south but in anyone’s eyes, it’s a bloody joke.
Thorny – “Interesting puff piece in the OZ today about political donations to political parties by the same entity who was in the gun to develop the contaminated landfill site on the Southern side of Bankstown. Wonder how much he donated to get approval for that?”
Its illegal now in NSW for political parties to accept donations from property sharks because of all the corruption that went on. Same doesn't apply to Federal politicians and Bankstown is allegedly Commonwealth land and therefore not subject to State approvals, scrutiny or laws. A somewhat debatable hypothesis since it carries a State portfolio and lot number. I would suggest its state land, owned by the commonwealth therefore it comes under NSW law.
There’s more than 'just a few' wondering about ‘influence’ being brought to bear on some of those responsible for management of our aerodromes and the determined push from developers to build within their borders. This is all becoming part of developing notion that the ‘Greens’ push for hush over Melbourne is part of some grand scheme allowing unfettered development on airfields which are no longer ‘in use’. Not that contributions to any political party could influence thinking, nah. But when it is a symbiotic cocktail of two groups wanting the same outcome, for different reasons – then you have to begin wondering about mutual back scratching and grease on wheels. Don’t you? I mean if it ain’t a cock-up -
Toot - toot.
Thorny – “Interesting puff piece in the OZ today about political donations to political parties by the same entity who was in the gun to develop the contaminated landfill site on the Southern side of Bankstown. Wonder how much he donated to get approval for that?”
There is an excellent ‘in-a-nutshell’ sketch, with pictures on the UP which, IMO explains the primary motivation for development of our airfields, most worthy of the time taken to read it through, be sure to take a look at the photographs - interesting:-
Flopzone – “It was pretty much paddocks until the mid 1970s when the land was rezoned to residential from then until this day. Aspendale, Mentone and Epsom Race Tracks became housing estates. The “green wedge” of farming land has been eroded away by greedy property developers who are hell bent on having Moorabin closed one way or another. Local and State Gov’ts have rezoned the land not the Commonwealth. The commitment of the current operators to maintain the site as an airport lasts only as long as the Federal Gov’t wants an airport there. When Canberra sells it off to the current operators, its all over.”
A parcel of land about 5k to the n/e of Moorabin about half the size of the airport was sold by the farmer a few years ago for 4 mil. It then sold for 14 mil. It was rezoned to housing and sold again for 40 mil. It was then cleared by the developer, carved up into lots and roads instated and sold to the Superannuation Trust of Australia for 400 million and a house hasn’t been built yet. So the land at Moorabin, what’s left of it would be worth a couple of billion once its sold as housing lots. Probably more as they would fill it with 10 story towers to get sea views not 3 bedroom brick veneers.
The best view of the current airport minus the new factories to the south but in anyone’s eyes, it’s a bloody joke.
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Thorny – “Interesting puff piece in the OZ today about political donations to political parties by the same entity who was in the gun to develop the contaminated landfill site on the Southern side of Bankstown. Wonder how much he donated to get approval for that?”
Its illegal now in NSW for political parties to accept donations from property sharks because of all the corruption that went on. Same doesn't apply to Federal politicians and Bankstown is allegedly Commonwealth land and therefore not subject to State approvals, scrutiny or laws. A somewhat debatable hypothesis since it carries a State portfolio and lot number. I would suggest its state land, owned by the commonwealth therefore it comes under NSW law.
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There’s more than 'just a few' wondering about ‘influence’ being brought to bear on some of those responsible for management of our aerodromes and the determined push from developers to build within their borders. This is all becoming part of developing notion that the ‘Greens’ push for hush over Melbourne is part of some grand scheme allowing unfettered development on airfields which are no longer ‘in use’. Not that contributions to any political party could influence thinking, nah. But when it is a symbiotic cocktail of two groups wanting the same outcome, for different reasons – then you have to begin wondering about mutual back scratching and grease on wheels. Don’t you? I mean if it ain’t a cock-up -
Toot - toot.