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Dear Premier,
I am writing to strongly protest against the sale of the Powerhouse building in Ultimo to property developers. This building is an integral part of Sydney’s unique landscape and should be kept for the public to enjoy.
The Powerhouse Museum is an important part of the city’s cultural life, and to see the building converted into apartments and taken away from the community is a disaster for all Australians.
Nationally significant buildings should be kept in public hands to ensure their preservation and long-term public use, rather than sold off to the highest bidder.
Yours sincerely,
4,786 SIGNATURES
GOAL: 3,000 signatures
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It has hosted some of the most interesting exhibitions in the field of art and design, photography, fashion, science and cultural history. We can not afford to lose Powerhouse Museum from the heart of Australia’s most populated city. It is a museum that I see as a landmark in so many different ways.
I agree Western Sydney would need a similar museum of their own, but it is not a reason to relocate this important and purpose built museum that has served so many exactly where it is. I see it would be a great and irreversible loss for culture, not only for the people living in Sydney but also for all us who travel a fair distance from regional NSW. Powerhouse Museum is easily accessible with public transport of all kind and is easily incorporated for a great inner city outing with everything else that Sydney has to offer.
Our country has a vast and diverse history, every artefact, every photograph is a piece of the tapestry that displays what is to be Australian. People from all over the world come to the Powerhouse to emerse themselves and discover how our country evolved. I also cannot understand why the Powerhouse would be closed after the re-development of the Goods Line has made the Powerhouse so accessible.
Keep the Powerhouse where it is, keep it as it is. Our nations story continues and we need the Powerhouse to be the custodian of this story. We need a place where we the public can come, bring our families and pass on our history.
Don’t touch the Powerhouse, leave it where it is. Add to it by building another museum in Sydney’s west, but please don’t sell the Powerhouse!