‘Australia’s most expensive lawn’: Melville council faces push for special electors’ meeting over Leeming cricket pitch

Meotti claimed Leeming residents had “no idea” the proposal would involve clearing native bushland to accommodate the new cricket pitch. “We’ve had door knockers go to people, and they had no idea this was even happening. They know about John Connell, and they know there’s an old tip in there, but they have no idea about this proposal,” he said. “And then we explain that it’s going to destroy remnant bushland. It’s going to cost at least $4.7 million, and $1.3 million of that is for the offset planting.” In 2025, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation approved a permit that would allow the cricket club to clear up to 0.68ha of native vegetation.