Good Morning Fellow Residents, Commuters and Petition Supporters
Thank You to everyone who has signed the online Petition so far we now have over 1000 Supporters.
Please remember to keep sharing the online Petition www.tinyurl.com/15thAE
Great News that Journalist Elizabeth Bryan covered the Story which was aired on #9News on Wednesday the 31st March 2021. Thank You to Eugenio Campisi who did a great job with the interview.
You can watch the full video clip using the link below , sorry about the quality I recorded it on my phone, unfortunately #9News usually upload the stories to their Facebook page but didn’t due to current technical difficulties.
Video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPYbawPCSP4&t=14s
Hopefully with the media coverage we might get the necessary attention to help resolve this issue.
In the meantime I also emailed a number of Members of Parliament and other Ministers that might be able to assist with this issue.
They included Paul Lynch Member for Liverpool, Tania Davies Member for Mulgoa and Peter Sidgreaves Member for Camden.
In addition to Stuart Ayres Minister for Western Sydney, Greg Warren Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Rob Stokes Minister for Planning, Adam Searle Shadow Minister for Planning and Graham John Shadow Minister for Roads.
Plus I have sent an email to theDirector at Liverpool City Council.
THIS IS THE EMAIL THAT I SENT TO THE ABOVE POLITICIANS
Good Morning Mrs Davies, Mr Sidgreaves and Mr Lynch
I am writing to you to request support for the call to Upgrade Fifteenth Ave from Cowpasture Road to the new Western Sydney Airport.
I would like to meet with you to discuss this issue further at a mutually convenient time in April 2021.
I am aware that Fifteenth Ave is the border between the current electorates of Mulgoa and Camden at present and that for the 2023 election it will then be part of the newly created Leppington electorate and is also at the intersection of the Liverpool Electorate with Camden and Mulgoa.
I recently started an online petition via Change.org after being approached by local residents who are frustrated with the current situation which you can view view the link www.tinyurl.com/15thAE
This Online Petition is in Addition to my existing Petition about Hoxton Park Road which has been active since May 2020. www.change.org/SupportHoxtonParkShops
There seems to be a bit of an impasse between Liverpool Council and Transport for NSW about the position of Bus lanes for over a year now.
Perhaps someone should have checked the position of the Pillars holding up the M7 near the intersection of Wilson road first.
There has been some media coverage of the issue by ABC and 9News which are provided in the Petition Updates.
You can watch the 9 News video clip here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPYbawPCSP4&lc=Ugz9fkLG33l_FRXXohZ4AaABAg
It was encouraging to hear Stuart Ayres MP comment that the State Government would work with Liverpool Council however over $2 million dollars has been spent on "Investigations" over the last 18 months or so and we are yet to see any progress. If fact it seems that it will be another 4 or 5 months of waiting before any progress is made based on the letter received from Liverpool Council. (I will post about this in the next update).
I have attached a copy of the letter sent to Andrew Constance - Minister for Transport and Roads together with a Letter received from Liverpool Council and comments from local residents regarding the issue made on the current Petition and an ongoing petition regarding Hoxton Park road (which also affects this project).
I have also sent this information to Stuart Ayres Minister for Western Sydney, Greg Warren Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Rob Stokes Minister for Planning, Adam Searle Shadow Minister for Planning and Graham John Shadow Minister for Roads.
It's frustrating for residents that nothing is being done about this issue for years perhaps because it is at the crossroads of the three current state electorates and hasn't really had the attention required or that Fifteenth Ave is considered a council road and the State Government hasn't been concerned with it.
It seems that the State Government is hell bent on denying residents of Liverpool and South Western Sydney access to the new Western Sydney Airport even via a new planned road let alone via a new rail link as the extension of the South West rail link is still over 30 years away and I also have an ongoing online Petition for that cause www.change.org/ExtendTheSWrailLink
It's disappointing that South Western Sydney appears to always be the poor second cousin when it comes to infrastructure spending yet the population and development keep happening out here.
I have asked Minister Ayres if he is able to coordinate some cooperation between all the parties involved, Liverpool city Council, Transport for NSW and the Department of Planning.
Certainly with all the development in South western Sydney and the requirement for the East West corridor some of the State Infrastructure Levies that you collect from developers could actually be used in our area.
I wish you a Happy Easter and look forward to your replies.
Yours Sincerely
I will keep you updated of any developments as they occur. The Updates will slow down now as I will be waiting for replies from MP’s which can take 3 to 4 weeks to arrive.
Please remember to keep sharing the online Petition www.tinyurl.com/15thAE
Yours Sincerely
Michael Andjelkovic JP
Independent Community Campaigner for Liverpool
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