By Cimara Pearce
A SYDENHAM widow will have to pay more than $5 million in tax if proposed changes to the Urban Growth Boundary and a Growth Area Infrastructure Contribution are passed in Parliament later this year.
The woman’s son, Slavko Mamic, who lives in St Albans, said his father would be turning in his grave over the proposed tax which would see Mrs Mamic forced to pay $95,000 per hectare in tax on her 150 acre property if the land was sold or subdivided.
“It’s less money for the grandchildren,” Mr Mamic said.
“My mother and father worked hard for their property and it’s not fair for them to come and take away all their hard-earned dollars.
“We lost my father about 15 years ago and he would be devastated by this.”
Mr Mamic, his mother and his other brother were just some of the frustrated protesters at last week’s rally in Melton pleading with Planning Minister Justin Madden to charge the GAIC at the point of development instead of on landowners.
