Please sign our online petition to stop the redevelopment. Although the Development Application for the two-storey concrete driving range is currently going through the process with City of Swan, the overall redevelopment plan for The Vines Golf Course is a lot bigger.
The overall plan includes the concrete two-storey driving range, high density over-55s housing, a short golf course, (commonly known as “pitch and putt” course), plus a large amount of additional housing. All of these are proposed to be built on land which is currently part of the golf course facility.
The impact to The Vines and this region of Perth from the above is significant and multi-faceted:
- Loss of sporting amenity, impacting both residents and tourism
- Impact on our fragile and complex ecosystem which is home to huge range of wildlife, including Federally protected and critically endangered Carnaby’s Cockatoos, some 90 species of birds, Quendas (Southern Brown Bandicoots), possums, kangaroos and many other creatures
- Local climate change through the loss of green open space
- Increased bushfire risk, particularly if golf course lakes are in-filled in the later stage of the development. These lakes are used by DFES fire-fighting helicopters for major fires in the Swan Valley and Perth Hills area
- Impact on local residents’ quality of life, including mental health
- Pressure on infrastructure
Please sign our petition and then share it with your family and friends. You do not need to live in The Vines to sign.g/StopTheVinesRedevelopment