IT'S TIME FOR ACTION! 

With less community consultation than promised in 2023, the Inner West Council has put up their “Fairer Futures” plan for the new Local Environment Plan (LEP), targeting Marrickville and only 3 other suburbs – out of 25 – for massive redevelopment. Where the State Government required 6 storeys, Council wants up to 15!

Once approved, the new LEP will dictate planning and development across the Inner West for years to come. We need to get it right!

WHAT'S AT RISK?

✘ Marrickville’s famous, iconic mix of small businesses, including shops, cafes, music venues, bars and restaurants including all of the Marrickville Rd and Illawarra Rd town centres – even if front sections are retained, buildings will be gutted for redevelopment

✘ Existing low-rise affordable housing, e.g. apartment buildings, boarding houses and shop-tops

✘ Parking in your street and near local shops

✘ Access to a local doctor, childcare or aged care

✘ Period buildings housing popular local venues, e.g. Lazybones 

✘ Green space and tree canopy

✘ Privacy and natural light in your home and garden

✘ The chance to build truly affordable, well-designed, future-proof housing for people to buy or rent long-term, not just for developer profit

Is your home or business affected? Find out at: www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/develop/a-fairer-future-for-the-inner-west

The Wolli Creek Valley might have been an 8-lane freeway, but it was saved by Sydney's longest conservation fight.

The valley is inner south-west Sydney's environmental gem – a tranquil haven in a busy city, preserving an irreplaceable remnant of the pre-European landscape.

For 40 years a struggle over Sydney's future has been fought out here, a struggle that isn't yet over. It's been a battle between freeways and public transport; between open space and over-development; between urban sprawl and consolidation; between high-carbon and sustainable futures.

View EcoTransit's amazing documentary [1 hr 15 mins] which includes lots of Wolli footage and a history of the freeway paradigm going back to Mussolini and Le Corbusier.

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