Leave Leamington Alone: Hands off our Homes say Newtown locals
Leamington Ave, Newtown, residents won’t give up their heritage homes to RailCorp without a fight reports Aimee Scott in Central on 13 July 2010. Read More…
North Eveleigh Precinct
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
Learning from our mistakes
Has the NSW Government learnt anything from the Metro debacle? If you ask residents in Leamington Avenue, Pine and Holdsworth streets at Newtown in Sydney’s inner west, their answer would be “no” reports Kylie Simmonds on ABC News on 16 July 2010.
Save Leamington Ave Booklet – 5 July 2010
This is the booklet produced by residents and supporters of Leamington Avenue for the community meeting on 5th July 2010. The booklet provides details of what is known about the possible impact of the City Relief line on Leamington Ave as of the community meeting. File is PDF 1MB. Download: BOOKLET SaveLeamington FINAL LR.pdf »
Houses on the line – The Castle rerun?
MACDONALDTOWN : Residents in Leamington Avenue near Macdonaldtown Station were reeling after a leaflet came through their letterboxes headed: “Your House may be Resumed, Help Stop It!” It was the first anyone knew that the houses they were buying, selling and renovating may soon be resumed. Leamingt Read More…
Leamington Ave locals left hanging
Newtown residents living in fear of losing their homes did not get the reassurance they were hoping for at Monday night’s meeting with Deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt and Transport NSW reports Aimee Scott in Central on 6 July 2010.
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Proposed railway brings home threat to Newtown residents
Residents of heritage-listed Leamington Ave in Newtown are reeling after an anonymous leaflet was dropped into their letter boxes declaring “Your house may be resumed, help stop it!” reports Aimee Scott in the Central of 30 June 1010. Read More…
Save Leamington Avenue Meeting – 5 July 2010
Residents of Leamington Ave have arranged a meeting at Darlington Public School from 5.15pm to 7.15 pm for local residents and supporters to inform people about the Transport NSW Plans and to discuss community action. The text of their leaflet can be found below: Read More…
Transport NSW – Community update June 2010 Western Express Rail Project
The following “Community Update” leaflet was distributed by Transport NSW on June 22, 2010 around Leamington Avenue to advise people about the Western Express Rail Project which potentially impacts on houses in the Pine’s estate. Read More…
Plans for Tunnel Options in North Eveleigh Concept Plan
The RWA’s North Eveleigh Concept Plan needed to ensure that no development on North Eveleigh impacted on the proposed dive and underground corridor planned for a new city line. This is the corridor being proposed to be used by the 2010 announced City Relief line. Appendix R to the original North Eve Read More…
Transport NSW Web Statement on Western Express/City Relief Line
The following statement has recently appeared on the Transport NSW Website concerning planning for the Western Express/City Relief line. The text below was taken from the page posted on 17 June 2010. Read More…