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9.30am today & the crowd had gathered to hear Federal Labor Grayndler MP & Transport Minister Anthony Albanese speak about the M5 4-lane highway that will now not happen. About 130 people listened to local residents sing 4 songs about roads that no-one wants. They were great & it was a terrific start to the meeting.
Bernie Hobbs of ABC TV & local resident was MC. A local Aboriginal elder & Tempe resident opened the meeting & welcomed us to Cadigal Country. Pat McInerney of community group Tempe 2020 spoke about the campaign’s history, the strong community support & the overwhelming opposition to the planned highway. Marrickville Mayor Sam Iskandar spoke saying Marrickville Council had supported the community against this highway from
Left - Marrickville Mayor Sam Iskandar, middle - Federal MP Anthony Albanese, right - Bernie Hobbs, local resident & ABC TV presenter
the beginning.
Then Anthony Albanese MP addressed the crowd saying how it really was a road to nowhere & said something like – the more active the community was in opposing something the more they are likely to achieve their goals. In essence, if the community comes together in a campaign, politicians listen. This is important to remember.
Everyone was happy, including the Mayor & the Minister. Clrs Olive & O’Sullivan also attended as did Sam Byrne Greens Candidate for Grayndler & Pip Hinman, Socialist Alliance Candidate for Grayndler. There may have been other political representatives, but I missed them.
Then people stuffed themselves on hot bbq sausages donated by a Tempe pub. Thanks to Tempe 2020 & everyone else who sent in submissions, wrote letters & attended Tempe 2020 protest events to stop this highway. Apart from the obvious horrendous impact this highway would have had on the community, the Wetlands, Tempe Reserve & a lot of mature trees both sides of the Cooks River have been saved. We are all richer for this.
I wrote about this issue & the impact to the environment in February 2010 – http://savingourtrees.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/community-protest-in-tempe/
local resident who wants more than just roads
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