Protecting the character, amenity and liveability of our community

SOS Waverley has been formed to represent residents who are concerned about the scale and speed of development being pushed into our area. We stand for proper planning, community consultation, and the protection of our local environment and neighbourhood character.

We are holding a community meeting on Sunday 31 May 2026  for residents who want to be involved in shaping the future of Waverley.

Your voice matters.
If you would like to attend, please contact us at andrewg@waverleyfirst.com.au

The State Government is fast tracking large-scale development across Waverley without proper planning or infrastructure upgrades. Instead of careful, coordinated planning, controls have been weakened or removed, leaving our community exposed to inappropriate development.

Woollahra Councillors have opposed the Low to Medium Rise Housing Policy. Waverley Councillors have not. As a result, both areas are now being targeted for State Significant Developments, with high rise towers appearing without any clear plan or assessment of local capacity.

Waverley is the second most densely populated municipality in Australia.
Our infrastructure is ageing and already under pressure. Yet approved towers are being pushed even higher under the claim of providing “affordable housing,” despite no commitments to improve:

public transport

schools

sewage and stormwater systems

local roads

community facilities

Proper, orderly planning has been abandoned.

SOS Waverley is a member of Doing Density Better, the peak organisation representing community groups across the state who are facing similar concerns about overdevelopment and weakened planning controls.