Mike Nahan and Mark McGowan will be invited to address. A petition of close to 8000 asking for Roe 8 to be built will also be presented. Immediate action is required with projections supplied to the Federal Government showing Perth’s south-eastern suburbs will become the city’s driving force of growth, with almost 250,000 people likely to swell areas such as Byford, Southern River and Whitby. Compiled by respected modeller NATSEM, the forecasts suggest WA will add 953,000 people to reach 3.6 million residents by 2036. More than 2.6 million of those will be living in Perth. The city’s south-eastern suburbs will house more than 756,000, eclipsing the 735,000 in the city’s north-west.