Is the AHC planning to replace the houses with a commercial development?
A. Absolutely not. The AHC is unwaveringly committed to rebuilding 62 new, culturally appropriate houses for Aboriginal families. The housing project is a major component of the Pemulwuy Project redevelopment master plan, and the last five years of planning has focused on reinstating a healthy and prosperous Aboriginal community to the Block. From a social planning perspective 62 families will generate a critical mass and the desired level of activity to facilitate the planned crime prevention strategies. The idea is that eyes on the street, where strangers police the street and residence police the strangers, will ensure the area remains safe and that local crime is manageable. The relevant social planning research has shown that more than 62 residences could result in the community becoming disconnected and fragmented; fewer than 62 families would make the community more vulnerable to infiltration by drugs and crime again. Fewer than 62 houses on the Block will seriously compromise t
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