WestConnex Stage 3 Modification

Plans for Westconnex Stage 3 have been modified to remove the Darley Road civil and tunnel site which would have seen an operational water treatment plan and the removal of spoil in Leichhardt.

Spoil will now be removed from other tunneling sites and the plant relocated to St Peters.

Commenting on the news, Jamie Parker MP for Balmain says:

“It’s disappointing that the government hasn’t found a proper alternative and is instead extending the disruption to sites in St Peters and Haberfield.

“The community campaign that stopped the Darley Road site sent a clear message that residents don’t want the noise, pollution and traffic that these civil sites bring.

“Rather than listening to their corporate donors and lobbyists from the motorway industry, the government should be listening to the overwhelming majority of people who are saying they don’t want this polluting and destructive tollway at all.

“It is clear the community wants to see WestConnex scrapped and investment in world-class public transport system for Sydney.”

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FERRIES AT ANNANDALE AND WEST BALMAIN

Imagine hopping on a ferry at Annandale or West Balmain and being in the heart of the city within minutes.

In 2020, we won the campaign for a Glebe ferry. Now, we have the opportunity to connect more of our area to the ferry network. New ferries at Annandale and West Balmain will provide a faster, smarter route into the city without adding to the traffic on our roads.

Both Labor and the Liberals want to build more polluting and destructive tollways across Sydney. But we have costed a comprehensive plan for a world-class public transport system that makes getting around our city fast and easy.

Dear Transport Minister,

New inner west ferry services would provide efficient, fast and environmentally sound travel to and from the area for workers, tourists, students, pensioners and the general public.

I therefore ask that the Government build on the success of the Blackwattle Bay ferry and establish a ferry service at Rozelle Bay for the Annandale area and reinstate the ferry at West Balmain.

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