Friday, 7 January 2011

Better business mix in Kingsway

Posted to Your News, Waverley Leader (4/1/2011) on 7/1/2011 at 12:01 AM
Title: "Better business mix in Kingsway"

http://waverley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/no-support-for-glen-waverley-karaoke/

There are more concerning issues regarding this proposed development:
  • Over concentration of restaurants / food premises will cannibalise existing businesses
  • A lot more late-night alcohol-fuelled violence will be in the precinct
  • More demand on Police and Council resources to ensure Monash residents peace and quiet enjoyment of their properties at night
  • Possible organised gangs will be attracted and infiltrated to this area with early morning licence
  • Non-existing by-laws to ensure balanced mix of business
Although I’m a Chinese by descent, I definitely do not like to see the Kingsway turned into a Chinatown like Box Hill, Springvale, Richmond in Melbourne, or Eastwood, Chatswood and Cabramatta in Sydney - almost filled with Asian restaurants or businesses. Only a balanced mix of businesses and ethnicity in the City of Monash will ensure racial harmony in the near and long-term future.