It seems that once again Connolly or at least a part of it, is under threat of inappropriate development.

Policies being promulgated could result in the loss of one of our scarce public open spaces (Carnaby Reserve) to high density residential development, and in turn prejudice children attending Connolly Primary School by introducing additional traffic flows along Fairway Circle. In addition, the Code proposed would be R80 +, which equates to high density and multi-level high-rise, which will significantly impact privacy of residents, as well as the school. It is important to note that the proposal is not in fitting with the character and/or amenity of the Connolly suburb, and should be opposed in its entirety.

We invite you to look at the City of Joondalup consultation document by clicking this link COJ infill development which also gives details of consultation sessions.

The wider “Infill Option Area” takes in the Winton Road precinct, the CBD and a corridor along the railway to Edgewater Station. It includes the whole of Carnaby Reserve from Shenton Avenue to the Freeway overbridge near the Primary School, and continues south to include the area west of the Freeway extending behind part of Huntingdale Crescent as marked yellow on the attached plan.

We must seek to have this area removed from the Infill Option Area and we encourage you to attend one of the consultation sessions referred to in the CoJ consultation document.

The most convenient for Connolly residents will be at Joondalup Library on:
Thursday 5th March between 4pm and 6:30pm, and
Saturday 14th March between 1pm and 4pm as noted in the above link.
Further sessions are planned for 7th March at Whitfords Library, 14th March at Duncraig Library.

If you are minded to complete the survey (and we encourage you to do so) you will find that its structure forces selection of an option in order to access the next section. We recommend you do NOT tick any boxes other than unobjectionable ones such as “I like things as they are” and “Access to parks, trees and green space” in order to get you to the end where you can freely express your views about the inclusion of any part of Connolly in the infill project.

Apart from the loss of amenity and feeding habitat for the Carnaby Cockatoos and other species, the Reserve is high on the list of the best in the City of Joondalup with 17 different species of native orchids. This strip of “Infill Option” is within metres of the Freeway and seems a totally unsuitable location for housing given the noise levels and pollution from the Freeway.

This is Round 2 of the public consultation process and now is the time to oppose. The next Round will be too late.

We urge you to participate in the survey expressing your opposition to this proposal,
and to attend one of the sessions to state your case in person.

In addition to the infill area map attached is the CoJ publication “Building Sustainable Neighbourhoods” and an opinion piece published on Facebook by former Joondalup Councillor Suzanne Thompson which you will find interesting.

Thank you for your support