250 voices and counting — here is what to do next

Update:

We have hit 250 signatures. Thank you to everyone who has signed and shared so far. That is 250 people on the record saying this intersection needs to change.

Now we need to turn that into pressure the decision makers can feel. Signing is step one. Here is step two.

Contact the people who can actually make this happen.

You do not need to write an essay. A short, direct message goes a long way. Pick one or more of these:

 • Hornsby Shire Council — council.hornsby@hornsby.nsw.gov.au or call 9847 6666. Ask your councillor to formally nominate this intersection under the Australian Government Black Spot Program.

 • Member for Hornsby, NSW Legislative Assembly — find their contact at parliament.nsw.gov.au. One sentence is enough: “I support the petition to signalise the New Line Road / Shepherds Drive roundabout and ask you to take this to the Minister for Roads.”

 • Federal Member for Berowra (Julian Leeser) — berowra.electorate@aph.gov.au. Ask him to raise this with the Australian Government’s Black Spot Program panel for NSW.

Share the petition with people who use this intersection.

Parents at Cherrybrook Technology High School and John Purchase Public School. Residents near the metro. Anyone who shops at Cherrybrook Village or catches a bus on New Line Road. If they drive, walk, or cycle through that roundabout, they have a reason to sign. Forward the link, share it in your street WhatsApp group, post it to your local Facebook group. Word of mouth built those first 250 signatures faster than anything else.

One ask: keep it constructive.

If you encounter someone who disagrees with this approach, or who thinks the roundabout is fine as it is, there is no need to argue. Our job is not to win every conversation. Our job is to build a record of community support that decision makers cannot ignore. Keep the energy focused there.

We are aiming for 500. Let us get there.

— Jaggi Singh, petition starter .