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The ‘affordable’ housing policies that subsidised a rental unit listed for $925 a week
Australia’s multibillion-dollar investment in social and affordable housing is helping to pay for thousands of relatively high-priced new apartments that...
Alex Greenwich MP to Minister Paul Scully re The Chimes
29 April 2026 The Hon. Paul Scully, MP Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Sent via:...
“A city in a housing crisis needs keys in front doors not cocktails by the pool”! The State Significant Development (SSD) assessment process being used to destroy affordable housing in favour of luxury units.
An older unit block would be flattened to make way for penthouses with their own rooftop pools in Sydney’s east, under a $78 million proposal that has...
As well as the NSW government’s fast-tracked Housing Delivery Authority (HAD) pathway, there is the dangerous State Significant Development (SSD) assessment process for developments over $75M that include “fake affordable housing” to maximise height. In the 1 sq. km. of Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay such luxury developments are demolishing older buildings, the homes of low-income residents and tearing apart the area’s demographic diversity of its 16,000 resident
Developers are increasingly using the NSW government’s fast-tracked Housing Delivery Authority pathway to revive or expand projects previously refused or...
Woollahra Council loudly objects to the demolition of older apartments that already provide affordable housing.
Woollahra in Sydney’s east is the most feasible place to build new apartments in the city because profit on each unit is about $1.2 million, according to...
“Bulldozing older units to build fewer homes makes no sense for Sydney”
The residents of 80 small flats in a modest apartment block known as the Chimes, in the inner Sydney suburb of Potts Point, have long been as eclectic as the...
Department notifies PPPG re Chimes DA approval 2 days before Christmas
The Department of Planning and Environment emailed PPPG two days before Christmas informing us that the Deputy Secretary had approved the application for the...
A letter to the editor from Ross Duncan, one of our PPPG committee members published in the SMH 14/1/2026, highlighting the nonsensical destruction of real “affordable housing” in Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, and Rushcutters Bay, the home to a diverse community of over 15,000 residents who contribute to the rich heritage and spirit of this unique area.
“It is interesting to note that one day after the SMH runs a story about young people getting a foothold in the inner Sydney property market by purchasing...
NSW ministers advised to bring additional staff when meeting lobbyist after his firm placed on watchlist
Eamonn Fitzpatrick, a former media adviser to several Labor premiers and prime ministers, says he ‘self-reported two genuine errors’ and rectified the...
What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live
This may come as a surprise given the media narrative, but Australia is not in a generalised housing crisis. Two-thirds of the nation's householders own or...
Cassandra grew up in a large family home. Then she found something better
Cassandra Macdonald grew up in a large family home on Sydney’s northern beaches. Now she lives in a 28-square-metre inner-city apartment and wouldn’t swap it....
The lone holdout owner defying developer Time & Place to be forcibly removed from The Chimes after court ruling
A writ was issued earlier this month authorising entry by the Sheriff to take possession of the studio apartment of Anastasia Moesses in Sydney’s Potts Point...
Prohibiting the public interest
‘The new New South Wales Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025, which slid through parliament in November with bipartisan support and little press coverage, is “trust me” legislation of the worst kind.’
Luxury apartment development in Kings Cross pits Paul Keating against Morris Iemma
A development backed by media scion James Packer in Sydney’s Kings Cross is pitting the former prime minister Paul Keating against former New South...
How Former NSW Premier Morris Iemma Opens Doors for Sydney Property Developers
Former Labor premier turned lobbyist Morris Iemma had a “regular catch-up” scheduled with a senior adviser to Chris Minns, who he petitioned over a stalled...
Profits Set to Swell From Affordable Developments
Profits Set to Swell From Affordable Developments By Max Maddison — State Political Reporter Developers will recoup up to seven times the value of the...
Packer v Packer as Gretel and James on opposing sides in Potts Point stoush
SMH National – CBD Packer v Packer as Gretel and James on opposing sides in Potts Point stoush By Megan Gorrey September 29, 2025 — 5.00am Sibling rivalry has...
The Sydney street fighting to keep affordable homes – for 50 years
SMH - DOMAIN The Sydney street fighting to keep affordable homes – for 50 years By Sue Williams September 26, 2025 — 5.00am A former boarding house set to be...
National Trust Annual Heritage Lecture
Annual Heritage Lecture and Organ Recital 2025 About Recital: The Muffat Collective Matthew Greco and Rafael Font (Baroque violins) and Ruby Brallier (viola...
Metro/Minerva Theatre News Update
Metro/Minerva Theatre News Update Local philanthropist Gretel Packer has confirmed that the Metro/Minerva Theatre will be returned to a live theatre and...
New South Wales Government Policy Released
The State Government has released its LOW & MID-RISE HOUSING POLICY....
National Trust Article
Our Chairman, Dr Peter Sheridan, has an article in the latest edition of the National Trust publication. The reader is taken on a tour of the architectural...
Domain – Neighbourhoods
This past weekend Potts Point was featured in the The Sydney Morning Herald Neighbourhoods column of the DOMAIN magazine. One of our committee members Anne...
Community Survey Results
PPPG COMMUNITY SURVEY REPORT: 2024 Survey designed and evaluated by Mark Day Committee Member PPPG On behalf of the Potts Point Preservation Group 1....