Thanks to The Echo for reporting (15 February) about a development application (DA) in Myocum described by the architect as being for affordable housing, as the application is not required to be advertised under Council rules.
The article, which seemed to draw heavily on comments from the architect involved, reported the DA had been submitted by ‘local philanthropists’. In fact, the DA was not submitted by those individuals but by a superannuation fund – a structure better known for tax effectiveness than it is for philanthropy. If that’s not enough to raise a question about the claim of affordable housing, perhaps the statement in the DA that the application does not include affordable housing is.
The article also included a claim that the land, opposite the golf course, does not flood; however, the DA says the land is below the 1-in-100-year flood level. That is, the DA acknowledges the land is impacted by flooding. This concurs with my recollection from 12 months ago, when I recall the land being significantly impacted by flooding.
Everyone acknowledges that our region has a significant problem with housing availability and affordability but misrepresenting developments like this is not the way to fix it.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
