It is evening time and Anika and Neil are walking home with their youngest daughter accompanied by the neighbourhood dog. Like the majority of people in the area, Anika has lived here whole life. But life looks very different now, and Anika and her family are bearing the brunt of a rapidly changing climate and poor water infrastructure.
Yet, as residents increasingly struggle to live, the surrounding area’s response seems to be at odds with what our community needs: businesses are now taking water away from families like Anika's.
The plight of our community's residents reveals a need for more regulation surrounding the establishment of new businesses in the community. Finding balance between the aspirations of high-end ventures, and the basic needs of our family-centred neighbourhood will be crucial to the future of families like mine, who have cherished and built this community for decades.
