Campaign Update

CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Report on Public Meeting

Residents of Forest Lodge gathered on Saturday 1st April for urgent discussion of the proposed sale of the Crown land behind 77 Hereford Street.

A representative of the Owners’ Corporation gave a presentation outlining the history of the small triangle of land and an update on the campaign to preserve the land as public open space in the form of a park.

Following a discussion of key issues, Councillor Kemmis who attended the meeting reviewed Sydney City Council’s actions to date, recognised the value of the green space and stressed the importance of the community making its feelings known to the Council and the Minister for Lands. A representative of the environmental group FRROGS also spoke, as well as other residents.

To date, over 150 signatures have been collected on a petition soon to be presented to Council, and this will continue.

WHAT’S NEXT?

Please continue to send emails, faxes, letters, to the Lord Mayor of Sydney and the Minister for Lands.

If you share our concerns about the loss forever of this green open space, and about yet more dense residential development in our neighbourhood with associated environmental impact, please:

Write, fax, email or phone:

Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney,
Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney 2000.
email: cmoore@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
tel: 9265 9229 Fax: 9265 9328
Ask her to consult with the local community about this issue and to acquire the land for public open space.

Tony Kelly, Minister for Lands,
Level 34, Governor Macquarie Tower,
1 Farrer Place, Sydney 2000
email: tony.kelly@lands.nsw.gov.au
tel: 9228 3999 fax: 9228 3988
Ask him not to sell the land for development.

Please cc correspondence to:

Verity Firth, Deputy Lord Mayor, Sydney Town Hall,

483 George Street, Sydney 2000.
email:vfirth@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
tel: 9265 9427 fax: 9265 9003

Sandra Nori MP,
225 Parramatta Road Broadway 2007
email:sandra.nori@parliament.nsw.gov.au
tel: 9660 7586 fax: 9660 6112

Robyn Kemmis, Councillor,
Sydney Town Hall, 483 George Street, Sydney 2000
email:rkemmis@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
tel: 9265 9706 fax: 9265 9416

The Secretary
The Owners Corporation
77-85 Hereford Street, Forest Lodge 2037
email:forestlodgetrees@yahoo.com.au
(The Owners Corporation has organised the public meeting)