Open Spaces in Bonbeach

I live in the tiny bay-side suburb of Bonbeach. The area was settled early due to the presence of fresh water creeks but for most of its Commonwealth history has been a holiday or retirement suburb. Only with the rapid spread of the metropolitan area in the 1970 has it become a commuter suburb. Due to the ad hoc nature of earlier subdivision, irregular, large blocks extending across and between streets with access from both roadways or alleys were common. Random small areas of high density units and town houses now exist where those blocks have been developed but there are still a surprising number of the old double blocks - neighbours in my road use theirs as large vegetable and fruit gardens. Greek families at either end of the road have extended their olive orchards out on to the verge. They were out there with ladders and sheets harvesting last week-end.
Despite the odd housing mix and the apparent disinterest of the council in any form of town planning there remain large open areas surrounding and through the suburb. Until recently there were sheep grazing blocks in the next street and there are still farmlands in use on Wells road. There's a pony club and huge children's parks beside wetlands that extend from Mordialloc Creek to  the Patterson River. There are sports fields and facilities through Chelsea and Bonbeach, a golf club, the river and riverside parks and of course the beautiful beach and foreshore.
Is it possible that this random growth and change can continue to provide such a cosy feeling community or are we too headed for a greedy development boom that banishes old gardens, cricket fields, pony clubs and flower filled alleys?