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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

'We are not going to give up': Minmi residents' renewed push to stop housing developments

Residents Kathy White, Mary Pianka and Ray Jolliffe hand over a petition calling for the government to rescind the approval for Minmi Estate housing development to electorate officer Anthea Heusz. Picture by Simone De Peak

Minmi residents have called on the state government to overturn the planning approval for a massive 858-lot housing estate on Newcastle's western fringe.

The Hunter Central Coast Regional Planning Panel approved Winten Property Group's residential subdivision at Woodford Street in March. The approval came despite community and City of Newcastle planning staff and councillors raising concerns about the project's social, environmental and infrastructure impacts.

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