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Importantly, the kinds of development that don't need to be notified are ones that are within the existing planning controls. This is curtain-twitchers getting mad when somebody wants to do something entirely within the rules, and they can't try and work the refs to stop it

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 7h

Hard to square the assertion that people won’t complain about gentle density with how much mayors are whinging about removing their ability to reject such density. This one from Ryde.

Insta post from the mayor of Ryde whingeing about reduced consultation for developments within existing rules

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David M Levinson ⁂ @transportist.org · 11h

It replaces this. (Well at this point it replaces a hole in the ground). I don't mind if they demand decent architecture, but that's not really what this is about.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 12h

Not undertaking further consultation is the right call. Consulting on every tiny change (especially when it's in lone with demands of those already consulted) just makes society worse. It's part of how we got into the housing mess we're in!

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 12h

Residents get some of what they want, still aren't happy... What would even be the point of more consultation? They would continue to say that its too tall and they still hate it. Meanwhile, it would mean further delays www.smh.com.au/property/new...

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The Sydney suburb that fought 150 new units – and ended up with 130

Residents won their first battle in a fight to stop a new development but fear they might lose the war.

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YIMBY Melbourne @yimby.melbourne · 29/09/2026

It's a mystery how we got a housing shortage...

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 29/09/2026

Or as it's described here, "affordable" housing. Politicians love spruiking it as a solution to housing affordability, but it is anything but. What is needed is more housing across the board inflectionpoints.work/a/against-af...

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Against ‘Affordable’ Housing | Inflection Points

It’s not the same as social housing, and it doesn’t help those most in need. Australia is spending big on ‘affordable’ housing—but we shouldn’t.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 28/09/2026

Is this really bringing any value to society. Or does it just provide a shopping list of excuses for NIMBY councils to say no to more housing for people?

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 28/09/2026

If you ever wonder why housing construction costs have become so out of control in Sydney. One case in Parramatta where before approval is received for a duplex you're commissioning 30 different expert reports.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 27/09/2026

We would currently have a lot more art deco flats in Woollahra Council if not for 100 years of tradition of upholding bans explicitly initiated to keep the poors out. The street in Rose Bay mentioned at the end recently got declared a mid-rise zone by Minns under the LMR. 🎉

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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 27/09/2026

This is a shopping list of Australian housing myths, including my favourite, ‘there used to be housing commissions’. Yes, and the absence of public housing is a real factor in crisis. But the Cwth and State housing commissions built a tiny fraction of our cities, the vast majority was private built

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 27/09/2026

She’s talking about plans to build new apartments in the richest area in the country. Good on the Guardian giving a voice to the poor downtrodden residents of ... checks notes ... Woollahra.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 25/09/2026

Woollahra Council are holding a meeting next Wednesday about the state rezoning plan. We need you to register to speak. Details are in this email: mailchi.mp/yimby.au/we-...

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 25/09/2026

Mid-rise apartments in Drummoyne are now approved in Land & Environment Court. Interesting part of the Judgment: if the state has said your street is mid-rise under the LMR, that’s now the desired future character. Council whingers in a shambles.

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Peter Tulip @petertulip.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do NIMBYs have good faith objections to density that could be accommodated? Works in Progress has published several suggestions for minimising opposition. But @resnikoff.bsky.social argues that NIMBYs are unreasonable; so compromise won’t work. 1/2

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 23/09/2026

Guy who has never been to New York City or the San Francisco Bay Area: rich people would NEVER move into modest homes built for the middle class.

Strong Towns screenshot: The household purchasing a luxury condominium was never going to occupy a 500-square-foot starter home. Building that starter home does not require waiting for anything to filter down. It creates the missing product directly.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 21/09/2026

The absolute audacity of Woollahra council putting #housingcrisis on their facebook post trying to prevent rezoning in their LGA! A signal that they're actually fighting on the side of the housing crisis?

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 21/09/2026

Heritage listing entire suburbs, especially right next to the CBD is incompatible with the aim of housing affordability. The Woollahra plan is a start, but there's plenty of other areas where old buildings are prioritised over people who need housing. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

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Housing and heritage ‘can coexist’ as images reveal how towers would change Woollahra

Heritage items would be “generally” kept, and not directly demolished, to build 9400 homes – but there are two bigger risks in sight.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 19/09/2026

Absolutely loving this row of 4 terraces from the NSW pattern book in Cronulla shared by one of our members. What was a single house can soon be home to 4 households! And since it's pattern book, they're basically plug and play.

4 NSW pattern book terraces under construction in Cronulla

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 18/09/2026

Rozelle residents raising the dark possibility that surface car parks or storage facilities might be replace with… 👻 homes for people 👻

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 15/09/2026

Lavender Bay development opponents claim this apartment building is “out of character” for its position in the North Sydney CBD. Despite being surrounded by other tall buildings. What do you think? Link to make a submission in favour below ⤵️

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 12/09/2026

Unless the building is of truly extraordinary merit and/or the building itself is closely tied to important historic events, I am a strong believer in the “lay a plaque and keep it moving” method of marking historical places.

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 12/09/2026

“Landmarking just preserves pretty things. And it’s not like preserving the buildings keeps neighborhoods as they were. If that were the case the West Village would be full of artists and folk singers.” - @profschleich.bsky.social

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 10/09/2026

While some in the eastern suburbs scream bloody murder over 9800 homes in Woollahra, there’s 13,000 homes on exhibition in Westmead South and barely a peep. Rich areas think they should be able to opt out, we think everywhere should help out Submission guide for Westmead below

Highlights of the draft westmead rezoning proposal

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 10/09/2026

In short, we think this is a great plan, and it's clear from a wealth of research and experience that permitting more homes to be built -> more homes being built -> homes being more affordable across the board. Our submission guide is here www.sydney.yimby.au/blog/submiss...

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Submission Guide: 13,000 homes at Westmead South! — Sydney YIMBY

The NSW Government has announced a Draft Westmead South Precinct Rezoning Proposal, which is a big deal for housing in this part of Sydney. It will deliver:  Around 13,000 new homes south of W...

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

New report from the Aus Public Policy Institute finds that Heritage Conservation Areas constrain housing supply and says there needs to be more accountability for their impacts. We strongly agree! Full report linked below

Overview of recommendations from the report

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

Join Sydney YIMBY and join the fight against high housing costs and dislocation - in a way that benefits everyone

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

We might not pay for it directly, but we pay for it in higher housing costs, time wasted, and people forced to move away to cheaper housing. It's clear that plenty of people want to live in the inner areas of our amazing city. They should be able to - it'll be even better that way!

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

We don't think that heritage is worthless, or that there aren't things worth preserving. But it's well past time we had a serious conversation about how much heritage protection costs.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

Sydney YIMBY sees the impacts of excessive heritage protection on our city. It means people are forced to live hours away from friends and family. Hours wasted commuting every week. All because a few people have decided their vision of our city is the only one allowed!

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 09/09/2026

How delightful. An independent councillor in Randwick describes building more housing for people who need it as "cancer"

Local councillor describing social housing as cancer

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

On the site of their waterfront ancestral village, the Squamish Nation's - Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw - new residential development Sen̓áḵw is beautiful. Through it, they're also leading on their own story senakw.com

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 08/09/2026

Compared to the pathetic 3,600 homes proposed by the council, this 9,400 home proposal is the business. After years of avoiding doing their part, Woollahra is finally going to become a place where many more people get to live. You love to see it. We'll have a submission guide out soon!

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 08/09/2026

It's pretty hard not to be impressed with the NSW Government’s plan for Woollahra station. High density around both Woollahra and Edgecliff stations, new local centre leading down to Woollahra station, and a high quality public domain plan.

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Every Sydney Station @sydneystations.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Massive over station development 💪 43 storey apartment tower 29 storey office tower 24 storey student accom 8 storey hotel All atop a brand new metro station.

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Any given specific NIMBY argument—about infrastructure capacity, or home values, or aesthetics—is nearly always just a shell game masking generalized opposition to anything changing, and which is why it's a waste of time to engage with NIMBYs on details.

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xkcd Bot @xkcd-bot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Trade xkcd.com/3290 (alt-text too long for a BlueSky message, see image alt-text instead) Explain xkcd: www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/…

"You legs may have a comparative advantage at running, but we arms have a competitive advantage at swinging hammers, so unless you accept that we're the dominant limbs and stop hogging the oxygen, that running advantage won't be around for long."

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 27/08/2026

And it's not just economic opportunities. Our cities are great places to live, but are being held back by the insane cost of housing, especially here in Sydney. The solution to the high cost of housing is to build more housing, of all kinds.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 27/08/2026

People want to live in cities, because that's where the economic opportunities are. But our wealthy inner city councils are making life a lot harder than it should be. This is why Sydney YIMBY continues to advocate for more housing where people actually want to live www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 27/08/2026

There are 2 positions on housing. YIMBYs believe we should build enough housing for everyone. NIMBYs believe we should only build housing for people who *really deserve it* and that they should get to pick and choose who gets to live in their neighborhood.

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 25/08/2026

This is exactly why Sydney YIMBY has been pointing to Auckland as an example for years now. The supply denialists are wrong. The evidence is clear, permitting more housing results in more housing. It's not the only thing we should do, but it might be the most important thing we can do!

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Sydney YIMBY @sydney.yimby.au · 24/08/2026

“Stop the Towers, protect your home’s value” spotted in North Sydney. Seems these folks didn’t get the memo that they’re supposed to care about whether their kids can afford a home. Write a submission in favour here: www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projec...

Poster on a power pole campaigning against housing

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