Paper's stark new take on corporate philanthropy - Leon Gettler - Opinion

Paper's stark new take on corporate philanthropy - Leon Gettler - Opinion: "Paper's stark new take on corporate philanthropy


By Leon Gettler
April 6, 2006


CORPORATE philanthropy in Melbourne will face many more demands over the next 25 years, with increased population resulting in unaffordable housing, soaring rents, and a widening gap between rich and poor.

Emerging problems identified in a discussion paper include reduced access to services, unaffordable housing, loss of parkland, open space and green wedges, more bad health and an ageing population.

Places such as the Mornington Peninsula, and the municipalities of Casey, Monash, Whitehorse and Boroondara will be transformed into ghettos of the aged."