Moorebank residents have turned to our new Prime Minister for help to stop the proposed intermodal.
In a lengthy letter to the PM, they plead with Malcolm Turnbull to take a “fresh, more balanced review of the proposals, taking into account both sides of the coin without bias and prejudice’’.
“Most of the residents purchased land and built houses in these suburbs in good faith, seeking a quite amenity – and not to have to contend with the anticipated increase in traffic which brings issues of noise, pollution and traffic jams,’’ they write in the letter, which was emailed to the Prime Minister on Thursday.
“Mr Turnbull there are far better options for the location of a new container intermodal … the obvious choices would be either at Eastern Creek or within the area proposed and set aside for the new airport. Your response and comments will be eagerly anticipated. Should you wish to set up a meeting with the executive committee of Residents Against the Intermodals Development (RAID) we are more than willing to meet and provide you with our traffic models and evidence to support our stance.’’
♦ Youth Solutions, another great local organisation, is hosting a Trivia Night in Narellan on Friday, November 6 to raise funds to help pay for youth drug and alcohol prevention and health promotion programs in Macarthur and Wingecarribee. Sponsorship opportunities, table bookings or individual tickets are available for this great cause, so we encourage local business houses to get behind it. If you would like any additional information or would like to book a table at the event, call Amanda Partridge on 4628 2319 or drop her an email at amanda@youthsolutions.com.au
♦ In news just to hand, Wests Tigers fullback James Tedesco has today been awarded the club’s 2015 Player’s Player award, which is no great surprise – he had an incredible year. The honour was announced at the annual Wests Tigers Grand Final luncheon at Doltone House – Darling Island Wharf. Tedesco was also awarded the Members’ Player of the Year award for what was a brilliant season from the Camden Rams junior, scoring 17 tries in 24 appearances. Wests fans will have fingers crossed he can repeat the performance next year and help us make the top eight.
♦ Just before this week’s “feisty’’ Liverpool Council meeting we bumped into Cr Tony Hadchiti, who was outside enjoying a ciggie. After exchanging pleasantries, Tony asked if I had a daughter who worked at Liverpool Hospital. Yes, I do. Thought so, she was looking after my sister, replied, Tony. Small world, Mr Deputy Mayor – he was elected to the position during the meeting several hours later.
♦ Some heavy hitters from the political and business worlds attended solicitor Jim Marsden’s wonderful birthday bash at the Campbelltown arts centre last Sunday, from John Coates, the former powerful Olympics chief to Michael Knight, former Premier John Fahey, MP Chris Hayes, new mayor Paul Hawker and many others. Tony Perich, the billionaire dairy farmer from Leppington, was given the microphone to tell plenty of good yarns about Jim, who was turning 65, the first male in his family to reach that figure – the reason for the shindig. We were disappointed however that Perich didn’t tell the story of him being in the witness stand during the defamation trial against Channel 7 by the late John Marsden. Asked if his friend was promiscuous, Tony Perich pleaded ignorance of the meaning of the word: Your Honour,’’ he pleaded, “I’m just a humble dairy farmer.’’
♦ Campbelltown Labor MP Greg Warren has called on Mike Baird and the NSW Government to guarantee that all developer contributions collected from the 7,700 hectare land release south of Campbelltown will be re-invested into local services and infrastructure. As part of the release, any property developer that builds in the area must make a Special Infrastructure Contribution to the NSW Government, to cover the cost of providing infrastructure and services to the newly created communities.
“Based on developer contributions for similar green space developments in the Macarthur region, the NSW Government can expect to receive upwards of $400 million in Special Infrastructure Contributions from this land release,” Mr Warren said.
