WHILE the Napthine Government was been throwing money at Geelong, Labor went local on the Surf Coast with a pledge to save Jan Juc’s Bob Pettit Reserve.
Shadow planning minister Brian Tee and South Barwon candidate Andy Richards said the the community would retain the park if Labor won government.
“The Napthine Government is proposing Surf Coast Council buy the land for millions of dollars or pay much higher residential rates instead. Council would struggle to afford either,” Mr Tee said.
“An Andrews government will solve the impasse by rezoning the land from residential to public park and sell it to council for $500,000.
“A Labor Government will keep this park where it belongs – in the hands of the community.”
Mr Tee accused South Barwon MP Andrew Katos of threatening the homes of other local sporting reserves.
“If Mr Katos gets his way, the cricket and tennis club, the kinder, the junior footy club and the playgroup will all be homeless.”
Mr Richards said Premier Denis Napthine and Mr Katos “were effectively blackmailing council – demanding a price they couldn’t afford or forcing them to pay exorbitant rent”.
“This park belongs to the community, not to developers.”
