NSW on right track as it attempts to climb housing Everest
The culture of NIMBYism – Not in My Back Yard – is slowly but surely changing in NSW, according to Premier Chris Minns. Addressing the NSW Property Council’s State of the State luncheon on Tuesday, Minns said more people are coming around to Yes In My Back Yard. A sea change driven by the realisation that, in NSW, homes are too few and too expensive, with young people being forced interstate. “We genuinely believe we’ve still got Everest to climb,” Minns said, “but we like to think we’re at Base Camp.” NSW has an annual housing target of 75,000 new d