Seems like Glen Eira Council are experts when it comes to Clayton announcements. We are ‘told’ about something, but all the relevant and vital detail is somehow missing. The latest example of this comes via the August issue of The Glen Eira News. Listed rather innocuously on Page 3 there is this little gem:
High density
Council urged the State Department of Planning to consult the community on proposals for high density accommodation at the Caulfield Campus of Monash University. The Department replied that tight funding timeframes required expedited assessment with minimal consultation on those proposals, but there would be broader consultation concerning other proposed buildings on the Campus.
Questions:
Is this about the 28 storey building application that is allegedly sitting on Minister Madden’s desk at the moment?
What exactly does Council know and why isn’t the community being fully informed?
Exactly how much do councillors know?
When will the community be let in fully on this ‘higher density’ arrangement?
Glen Eira Debates 
August 5, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Rather than Caulfield East perhaps Council could just rename it Caulfield Shadows. has a certain ring to it and it will be factually correct.
August 5, 2010 at 10:58 PM
This is about a helluva lot more than Caulfield East. This will, if it hasn’t already, become the standard for all of Glen Eira. Why are residents not being told the truth about what is really going on. If I wanted to live in high rise I would have gone to docklands
August 5, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Some more food for thought! According to the latest ABS stats for Caulfield the population density is 3370.1 persons per square km (in 2009). Brighton is 2831.2; Kingston south is 2813 and malvern 3034. Given another couple of thousand units at Monash, and the Racecourse development, this should bring Caulfield into Shanghai standards. Is this really what people want?