THE real reason why people are against redevelopment in areas such as Bayswater is that they are elitist and will not share their patch.
Heritage preservation, my goodness: Bayswater looks like a disused movie lot for a B-grade western.
It is high time that areas such as this were revamped with eco-friendly, multi-use buildings to provide a vibrant hub where there is adequate infrastructure.
While locals persist in keeping old, inefficient buildings in use developers will reap premium prices where they are allowed to build.
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READ NOWWhen there is inadequate new housing in built-up areas, the bulldozers will persist in destroying our remnant bushland on the city fringes for new housing developments.
Go ahead and keep Perth in the 19th century; deny your children access to everything you take for granted and do not care about the thousands of acres of bushland being destroyed.
DIANA NASON, Nollamara.