Redfern, Eveleigh, Darlington, Waterloo Watch
Currently disused railway land between Wilson St and the railway line with the old Carriage Workshop being renovated as a Contemporary Performing Arts facility in the middle of the site. On the wester
The Independent Public Inquiry Long-Term Public Transport Plan for Sydney Final Report pages 205-206 of 26 May 2010 made comments on the NSW Governments proposed Western Express & City Releif line. This extract is below – the full report can be found at www.transportpublicinquiry.com.au Download: Christie Report Comment on Relief Line.pdf »
Small businesses which claim to have been crippled financially by the aborted CBD Metro have had their claims for compensation rejected, despite the state government confirming it had paid $93 million in compensation to construction firms which tendered for the project reports Josephine Tovey and Aa Read More…
This week, the State Government issued critical infrastructure declarations to start implementation of some of the projects in the $50.2 billion Metropolitan Transport Plan reports this media release from NSW Premier Kristina Keneally on 11 March 2010. Read More…
Premier Kristina Keneally today (21 February 2010) announced the $4.53 billion Western Express CityRail Service – a dedicated rail track to slash travelling times from western Sydney to the CBD reports this Media Release from Premier Keneally.
Download this petition to help the Save Leamington Avenue Campaign. Download: Petition SLA 1.pdf »
This is the a PDF of the Power Point presentation made by Transport NSW on 5 July 2010 about the rationale for the Western Express Rail Project which is threatening houses in Leamington Ave Newtown. PDF 592KB. Download: 100705 Western Express presentation.pdf »
This document on Compulsory Acquisition was prepared by the Environmental Defenders Office Ltd and handed out at the Save Leamington Avenue meeting on 5 July 2010. PDF 212KB. Download: Compulsory acquisition.pdf »
Map 3 of the “Metropolitan Rail Expansion Program: Metro Pitt and Metro West indicative protection corridors in October 2005” shows where future rail infrastructure may be placed in relation to Redfern Waterloo. A SEPP was introduced in February 2006 to preserve two possible future underground routes within the City of Sydney from being effected by … Read more
This is the listing on the Heritage Branch website showing the details of the Pines Estate Heritage Conservation Area which covers Leamington Ave Newtown. http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/07_subnav_01_2.cfm?itemid=2421494
Following is the text of the Transport NSW Community Update of July 2010 distributed at the Save Leamington Avenue Meeting in early July 2010. Read More…