Sometimes the NIMBYS don't win
April 3, 2025 3:38 AM Subscribe
Sometimes the NIMBYS don't win: Brisbane home owners fail to stop church building affordable houses.
A bid to build affordable units on church land in Brisbane's east has been approved despite protests from home owners who claimed it was inappropriate. Most of the 44 units in the New Cleveland Road, Wakerley project will be capped at 74.9 per cent of market rent. The home owners can't challenge the approval because the project is a high priority State Facilitated Development.
Religious types in 'hypocrites' shock - film at ten.
The religious types are building the low cost housing. The opposition to building the low cost homes are local homeowners. Its difficult to see how the religious types are being hypocritical in this instance. Perhaps you can explain what you meant? Maybe after reading TFA and getting treatment for your itchy trigger finger?
posted by biffa at 4:23 AM on April 3 [10 favorites]
The religious types are building the low cost housing. The opposition to building the low cost homes are local homeowners. Its difficult to see how the religious types are being hypocritical in this instance. Perhaps you can explain what you meant? Maybe after reading TFA and getting treatment for your itchy trigger finger?
posted by biffa at 4:23 AM on April 3 [10 favorites]
You know, I hope when I have cinnamon toast hair and wear ugly shorts in front of my retirement bungalow, that I'm never featured in anything close to an article like this.
posted by Captaintripps at 6:00 AM on April 3 [1 favorite]
posted by Captaintripps at 6:00 AM on April 3 [1 favorite]
the development will make Wakerley less liveable.No, more units means more liveable by 44 families worth.
posted by Mitheral at 6:03 AM on April 3 [1 favorite]
@biffa You're right, I read it wrongly somehow. Pre-coffee, I dunno. I have asked the mods to delete the post.
posted by GallonOfAlan at 6:14 AM on April 3 [1 favorite]
posted by GallonOfAlan at 6:14 AM on April 3 [1 favorite]
The religious types are building the low cost housing. The opposition to building the low cost homes are local homeowners. Its difficult to see how the religious types are being hypocritical in this instance. Perhaps you can explain what you meant?
I would surmise that some percentage of the people objecting to the housing also go to the church. It's very common in the US for members to object to their church building housing.
posted by The_Vegetables at 7:32 AM on April 3
Ah, so when the NIMBYS are blocking high end condos? Is that okay?
posted by Galvanic at 3:18 PM on April 3
posted by Galvanic at 3:18 PM on April 3
You have cut to the depths of my housing hypocrisy and I lie bleeding. Yes I believe it is OK to block more rich people housing as there seems to be plenty.
posted by evilDoug at 10:02 PM on April 3 [1 favorite]
posted by evilDoug at 10:02 PM on April 3 [1 favorite]
I know this area well - it's had a LOT of development over the last few years, going from large (2.5 to 5 acre) bush blocks to regular suburban housing blocks. It's no excuse for trying to block affordable housing, especially when this has already happened and this housing isn't contributing to it, but the character of the area has changed substantially and I can understand why old timers might be resistant to even more change. But hey - the suburban development has brought public transport to the area! When I lived nearby there was literally nothing.
posted by goo at 2:09 PM on April 4
posted by goo at 2:09 PM on April 4
One of my enduring memories of house-sitting in Brisbane for a month, 5-6 years ago, was reading an article in the local newspaper that said they'd found as many as 100-150 people living on the streets. The article conveyed a deep sense of shock at this number.
Me, coming from a major U.S. city with something like 15,000+ homeless people... suddenly realized there was a lot more to our cultural differences than just accents and driving on the left. Brisbane seemed alive and thriving in a way I've not seen in my "major U.S. city". I dearly hope they can keep this culture. This article suggests they will. (Yaaaay!)
Another enduring and probably related memory: there's a big water park, free and open to the public, right on some of the best riverfront property in the city. Well-maintained, well-equipped, well-staffed, and *free* to the public??? I'm sure some of my U.S. friends think I'm pulling their leg when I tell them about Brisbane.
Bonus: I needed some emergency dental care. It ended up costing less than $300. Something I'm certain would've cost at least $1000 in the U.S.
posted by ButteryMales at 12:31 PM on April 5
Me, coming from a major U.S. city with something like 15,000+ homeless people... suddenly realized there was a lot more to our cultural differences than just accents and driving on the left. Brisbane seemed alive and thriving in a way I've not seen in my "major U.S. city". I dearly hope they can keep this culture. This article suggests they will. (Yaaaay!)
Another enduring and probably related memory: there's a big water park, free and open to the public, right on some of the best riverfront property in the city. Well-maintained, well-equipped, well-staffed, and *free* to the public??? I'm sure some of my U.S. friends think I'm pulling their leg when I tell them about Brisbane.
Bonus: I needed some emergency dental care. It ended up costing less than $300. Something I'm certain would've cost at least $1000 in the U.S.
posted by ButteryMales at 12:31 PM on April 5
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