Stop the destruction of Aboriginal heritage by the development of light rail at Randwick

An immediate stop work order is needed to protect a priceless Aboriginal heritage site from destruction for the South East Light Rail project,The Aboriginal heritage site in Randwick, adjacent to the Royal Randwick racecourse, has already yielded more than 21,000 artefacts from a series of small excavation pits. The entire site faces imminent destruction from machine excavators under the construction timetable for the light rail’s public private partnership. The site contains items from the Lower Hunter Valley never before seen. It seems this was the site of a large gathering around the time of the first white invasion of the land. It is even possible that this was one of the first sites of resistance and information sharing by Aboriginal people in response to this invasion. The entire site faces destruction in the coming weeks unless a stop work order is issued and alternative construction plans put on the table. Stop the destruction of this priceless Aboriginal Heritage. As the Local Land council stands silent