Moorebank Intermodal Precinct West - Stage 2

I firmly object to this. Proper planning would ensure that this does not go through and that families health and lives be saved.

I object to this for the sake of families health, lives as well as the environment and traffic conditions which are already horrible in the area. But above all else, think of the families who will be negatively impacted.

I object to stage 2 proposal of Moorebank Precinct West.
I object to increased traffic on local roads.
I object to the destruction of local flora and fauna.
I object to an intermodal in close proximity to residential properties.

A proposed container terminal at Moorebank, confined to the loop of the Georges River, is the wrong place for many reasons.
Huge expense to provide the infrastructure of roads, rail, warehousing and terminal buildings. Impossibly long delay times for traffic in the already busiest network in Australia. Pollution of smog, noise and visual with resulting erosion of property values.
It is unlikely that any investors in the project will profit even in the long term.
An already severely degraded environment will become non-existent killing thousands of flora and fauna.

The planned intermodal research is flawed. Road systems around the area are already overloaded, this will not reduce traffic just move it. The operating hours will have serious effects on neighbouring houses. There is delicate native bush nearby that will seriously be compromised and you are putting at risk native animals. All to put an intermodal in the wrong position. There is no current infrastructure to support this intermodal. This would be better held off until it can be delayed until Badery Creek airport is built.

We object to the intermodal being built. the area is already congested with so much traffic and trucks in this area without adding the intermodal. The last thing this area needs is more trucks.

I am very concerned about the lack of details in relation to information contained in the EIS in a number of areas and talk of mitigation is empty rhetoric.In their table in their biodiversity report it states that Koala numbers if they can withstand further loss and they say Yes which is alarming considering they have only 50000 -100000 left in Australia and I have read in the Holsworthy Army base and reserve they have the biggest numbers left in Sydney which raises great concern.Also I am aware of contamination on the Holsworthy army base and land off the base which has never been properly considered and should be addressed before any further progress on any matter.The matter of the PDFS chemical used for fire fighting is just starting its investigation and I have been informed of contamination by residents off the base which should be properly investigated.I read the biodiversity reprt and found a number of threatened plants and species that would be killed and the matter of ecosystem credits is a great concern.All in all it will be impossible to have their vehicles on our roads which are at full capacity.They couldn't have found a more congested area and the planning in this project is abysmal

I have read a article from Dr Robert from La trobe university which states that light pollution in urban fringe areas is significantly affecting the breeding pattern of native Australian mammals.Light pollution is growing at a faster rate than any other human made disturbance and is having an increasing impact on wildlife.They say wallabies and other animals use it as a seasonal indicator.So if the Moorebank Intermodal proceeds it will have a big impact on our very precious wildlife..Also I have been aware of the health of the area for many years and have heard it has the 3rd highest number of residents with disabilities.This is borne out by the area having the highest number of people with disabetes and as Dr Andrew McDonald said in 9th March 2010 in parliament it has a 5% mortality rate and a very high number of cardiovascular problems.This always denied but I am convinced of my facts.Also I have been told that a MIC report says that by2031 if the Moorebank Intermodal proceeds the area from the intermodal to orange grove rd will have 75% of road with queques

With the wholesale deforestation of NSW and the removal of flora, the fauna, particularly the koala population will be bereft of trees and there ranges will be obliterated with so few left in the wild the probability of extinction in the wild cannot be overestimated.

The increase pollution incurred by the increase of road vehicles and trains, 15800 on the roads which will increase the probability of road strikes of fauna.

The chemicals used in the fumigation is inherently unsafe and will remain in the soil, air and water. Further endangering our wildlife.

People in the region will also be at risk of increased pollution, from the increase in traffic. With the flora obliterated there will be an increase in breathing problems and other ailments contracted by the residents.

the pollution will remain in the Moorebank basin and increase breathing and, as yet unestablished health issues caused by the carcinogens in exhaust. There is also the factor of increased noise in the area which will impact on the lives of people.

The infrastructure will not be able to additional vehicles on our road. There will be 10,000 additional trucks and 5800 support vehicles every day, This is 7 Days a Week 24 hours a day

5,800 support vehicles. Per day (small trucks and vans)

The train traffic will increase by 39 diesel trains per day.

I implore you not to destroy the homes of our wildlife and disrupt the lives of the people around the area. They bought their homes to raise families in a safe environment and our fauna were there first.



No Moorebank Intermodal

To go ahead with the locating of this Intermodal in Liverpool is a disgrace and all the traffic problems and pollution will never be forgiven , I hope the people who are responsible for the planning and development have their names and pictures installed on the structure so the public in the future can hurl and abuse and take our their anger on them for the damage they have loaded upon the residents of our City. shame ,shame.

I am against an intermodal in Moorebank because of the obvious environmental impacts and health risks. Even though the operators have committed to remedies, I still don't think these mitigations will be enough. Plus, Badgerys Creek is a better site for a true intermodal...linking road, rail and air.

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because:

NO FREIGHT TERMINAL FOR MOOREBANK

We oppose the building and operation of a freight terminal at Moorebank because of the adverse effect it would have on the health, lifestyle, environment of local and surrounding residents. Should the intermodal be wrongly built in Moorebank instead of the most obvious suitable location at Badgerys Creek. Affected residents must be provided with double glazing and roll down shutters to protect from excessive noise and impact from light filter. Environment In other Sydney suburbs, riverfront land is valued and often used to create recreational areas for the residents of the surrounding areas, that is how the Georges River should be utilised at Moorebank. Population Growth in Moorebank and Surrounding Areas

Thousands of homes are being built in new residential estates between the M5 and Camden Valley Way, from the crossroads at Casula, out as far as Camden. At least 20 new high rise 12 storey housing apartment blocks have been built in Liverpool over the previous 2 years. The zoning in areas of Moorebank has been changed to allow 5 storey apartment blocks. Georges Fair is still a developing estate. This increase in population to the area is only the tip of the iceberg as to what is currently occurring in surrounding areas. Many of these people will pass through Moorebank every day as they go to work, many will be trapped on the M5 parking lot or do a rat run through local streets to avoid the M5 altogether.

Traffic Congestion Traffic in the Moorebank, Chipping Norton, Casula, Liverpool, Prestons areas is already at gridlock. The M5 is at bumper to bumper speed until at least 10am each morning, narrow residential streets were never intended for the traffic that they are currently experiencing , let alone the additional traffic that will transit through the area if the freight terminal is ever built. These are just some of the issues that need to be addressed by the PAC. It is not right that our health be jeopardised by our own government.

Yours sincerely, Tony Thompson Mount Pritchard, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because:

OBJECTION TO MOOREBANK INTERMODALS

We oppose the Moorebank Intermodal proposal and Environment Impact Statement for the following reasons: THE PLANNING IS DEEPLY FLAWED The original data on which the computer modelling was done should be re evaluated by a truly independent company. If you always add 2and 2 you will always get 4, but if the correct data was 1 and 2 the computer modelling would produce an entirely different result. The full effects of the two intermodals on the area has never been satisfactorily explained by the proposals. Badgerys Creek has cheaper land and is not immediately surrounded by long established medium density residential areas. The cost of the upgrade required to roads, intersections and noise mitigation would be better spent on the infrastructure for Badgerys Creek. This would be more a more feasible cost effective alternative to Moorebank. The Airport was not approved for Badgerys Creek when the intermodals were first proposed for Moorebank. Noise from the intermodal will not affect the use of the airport as it will effect residents of Moorebank and surrounding suburbs The part of the Georges river where the intermodal would be located is above the weir at Liverpool. Any accidental spillage, overflow or excess runoff from the site could pollute this vulnerable part of the river. There are known existing issues with Port Botany being in a residential area, noise has been an ongoing problem, along with traffic congestion and pollution. PLEASE DO NOT CREATE THE SAME MISTAKES AT MOOREBANK The proposed site is:

* surrounded by residential areas that have been established for many years
* prime riverfront land, that with the projected growth for Western Sydney over the next 20 years, would be of better use as recreational parkland, residential and creating employment. All other areas of Sydney use their waterways for leisure activities, WHY NOT MOOREBANK?

HEALTH An intermodal should NOT be built in an existing residential area, to do so will be exposing thousands of people to respiratory and other health issues. There are at least 5 schools and numerous pre schools in the area. The emissions created by the projected extra 8100 diesel trucks and freight trains EVERY DAY would have a detrimental impact on so many young lives. TRAFFIC Moorebank is virtually an island surrounded on three sides by the Georges river, one of five bridges must be used to enter or leave Moorebank unless Heathcote road is used. These five bridges are already heavily used, with a traffic accident at any one causing a major flow on and long traffic delays to all of the others. The increase in population growth in the south western region e.g. new estates along Camden Valley way from Prestons to Camden and the projected 8100 extra trucks a day passing through the Moorebank will create gridlock. Delays caused by trucks stopping and starting at intersections will further slow down traffic. Many intersections will need to be upgraded to accommodate the enormous volume of trucks per hour: i.e. These intersections to mention a few will require major works.

* Newbridge road into Nuwarra road
* Nuwarra road onto M5
* Newbridge road into Moorebank avenue
* Milperra bridge intersection
* At the intersection of Newbridge Rd and Governor Macquarie Drive there are accidents with trucks almost every week. This intersection is already dangerous.
* The weave from Trucks at Moorebank Ave onto the M5 and traffic to the Hume Hwy
* The weave from Trucks from the M5 and traffic from Hume Hwy coming over the bridge to Moorebank Ave
* Rat runs will be created through what is now quiet suburban streets and local residents/ ratepayers will be paying for the upkeep of these roads.
* The traffic in the area is already at saturation point

POLLUTION
* Decline in air quality due to the proposed 8100 more trucks a day predicted for the area
* Emissions from diesel trucks and freight trains
* Emissions from traffic at a standstill and waiting for slower moving trucks to navigate intersections and traffic lights

NOISE Thousands of people would be living within 3 kms of the proposed intermodal at Moorebank , Casula, Wattle Grove and North Glenfield.

* Everyday noise associated with the intermodal i.e.:
- the banging of containers being loaded and unloaded 24/7
- forklifts and trucks backing up 24/7
- wheel screech from 1.8 kilometre long trains navigating in and out of the intermodal 24/7 This would be more prevalent due to the limited area available
for turning
- trucks starting ( engine rev) and stopping (break screech) in congested traffic
- Trains shunting
- noise from additional traffic in the area, breaks, screeches, excelleration

People living within 3kms of Port Botany are kept awake at night by noise from the site, this same mistake should not be recreated at future intermodals. It is easier to address a problem before it is created. There has been no suggestion as to how noise pollution will be policed or any timeframe given for mitigation of noise.

EMPLOYMENT A vacant area of land of this magnitude should be focused on providing employment opportunities for thousands of people in the surrounding suburbs. While this would be an increase in traffic, the impact on local roads would be greatly reduced. Instead of 8100 trucks a day, 8100 cars owned by locally employed people would be a benefit to the area. This would help to reduce the impact of traffic congestion further along the M5.

The Moorebank area really requires a focus on providing more work opportunities at various levels instead of limiting employment opportunities to warehousing operations.

The Broader Liverpool area is greatly lacking work opportunities A business/industrial park would create 100s of employment opportunities for a larger range of skills and levels. An industrial park could coexist with one end of the site being residential and the other a business/ industrial park

EQUITY In other areas of Sydney riverfront land is highly valued for recreational use by the public. Why are people in the south west denied the same privilege. This is especially important as the south west of Sydney i.e. Liverpool area is already identified as a major residential growth area. The riverfront should be available for the use of the public, not bordered by an intermodal where the risk of contamination of the river would be increased

Yours sincerely, Tony Thompson

I object to the entire project at this location because:
SUBMISSION IN OBJECTION TO MOOREBANK INTERMODALS
[email protected] We oppose the Moorebank Intermodal proposal and Environment Impact Statement for the following reasons: THE PLANNING IS DEEPLY FLAWED The original data on which the computer modelling was done should be re evaluated by a truly independent company. If you always add 2and 2 you will always get 4, but if the correct data was 1 and 2 the computer modelling would produce an entirely different result. The full effects of the two intermodals on the area has never been satisfactorily explained by the proposals. Badgerys Creek has cheaper land and is not immediately surrounded by long established medium density residential areas. The cost of the upgrade required to roads, intersections and noise mitigation would be better spent on the infrastructure for Badgerys Creek. This would be more a more feasible cost effective alternative to Moorebank. The Airport was not approved for Badgerys Creek when the intermodals were first proposed for Moorebank. Noise from the intermodal will not affect the use of the airport as it will effect residents of Moorebank and surrounding suburbs The part of the Georges river where the intermodal would be located is above the weir at Liverpool. Any accidental spillage, overflow or excess runoff from the site could pollute this vulnerable part of the river. There are known existing issues with Port Botany being in a residential area, noise has been an ongoing problem, along with traffic congestion and pollution. PLEASE DO NOT CREATE THE SAME MISTAKES AT MOOREBANK The proposed site is:

* surrounded by residential areas that have been established for many years
* prime riverfront land, that with the projected growth for Western Sydney over the next 20 years, would be of better use as recreational parkland, residential and creating employment. All other areas of Sydney use their waterways for leisure activities, WHY NOT MOOREBANK?

HEALTH An intermodal should NOT be built in an existing residential area, to do so will be exposing thousands of people to respiratory and other health issues. There are at least 5 schools and numerous pre schools in the area. The emissions created by the projected extra 8100 diesel trucks and freight trains EVERY DAY would have a detrimental impact on so many young lives. TRAFFIC Moorebank is virtually an island surrounded on three sides by the Georges river, one of five bridges must be used to enter or leave Moorebank unless Heathcote road is used. These five bridges are already heavily used, with a traffic accident at any one causing a major flow on and long traffic delays to all of the others. The increase in population growth in the south western region e.g. new estates along Camden Valley way from Prestons to Camden and the projected 8100 extra trucks a day passing through the Moorebank will create gridlock. Delays caused by trucks stopping and starting at intersections will further slow down traffic. Many intersections will need to be upgraded to accommodate the enormous volume of trucks per hour: i.e. These intersections to mention a few will require major works.

* Newbridge road into Nuwarra road
* Nuwarra road onto M5
* Newbridge road into Moorebank avenue
* Milperra bridge intersection
* At the intersection of Newbridge Rd and Governor Macquarie Drive there are accidents with trucks almost every week. This intersection is already dangerous.
* The weave from Trucks at Moorebank Ave onto the M5 and traffic to the Hume Hwy
* The weave from Trucks from the M5 and traffic from Hume Hwy coming over the bridge to Moorebank Ave
* Rat runs will be created through what is now quiet suburban streets and local residents/ ratepayers will be paying for the upkeep of these roads.
* The traffic in the area is already at saturation point

POLLUTION
* Decline in air quality due to the proposed 8100 more trucks a day predicted for the area
* Emissions from diesel trucks and freight trains
* Emissions from traffic at a standstill and waiting for slower moving trucks to navigate intersections and traffic lights

NOISE Thousands of people would be living within 3 kms of the proposed intermodal at Moorebank , Casula, Wattle Grove and North Glenfield.
* Everyday noise associated with the intermodal i.e.:
- the banging of containers being loaded and unloaded 24/7
- forklifts and trucks backing up 24/7
- wheel screech from 1.8 kilometre long trains navigating in and out of the intermodal 24/7 This would be more prevalent due to the limited area available
for turning
- trucks starting ( engine rev) and stopping (break screech) in congested traffic
- Trains shunting
- noise from additional traffic in the area, breaks, screeches, excelleration

People living within 3kms of Port Botany are kept awake at night by noise from the site, this same mistake should not be recreated at future intermodals. It is easier to address a problem before it is created. There has been no suggestion as to how noise pollution will be policed or any timeframe given for mitigation of noise.

EMPLOYMENT A vacant area of land of this magnitude should be focused on providing employment opportunities for thousands of people in the surrounding suburbs. While this would be an increase in traffic, the impact on local roads would be greatly reduced. Instead of 8100 trucks a day, 8100 cars owned by locally employed people would be a benefit to the area. This would help to reduce the impact of traffic congestion further along the M5.

The Moorebank area really requires a focus on providing more work opportunities at various levels instead of limiting employment opportunities to warehousing operations.

The Broader Liverpool area is greatly lacking work opportunities A business/industrial park would create 100s of employment opportunities for a larger range of skills and levels. An industrial park could coexist with one end of the site being residential and the other a business/ industrial park

EQUITY In other areas of Sydney riverfront land is highly valued for recreational use by the public. Why are people in the south west denied the same privilege. This is especially important as the south west of Sydney i.e. Liverpool area is already identified as a major residential growth area. The riverfront should be available for the use of the public, not bordered by an intermodal where the risk of contamination of the river would be increased

Yours sincerely, Dawn Thompson Mount Pritchard, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because: Pollution and land waste.

Yours sincerely, alex barquin Holsworthy, New South Wales, 2173, Australia

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because: of the lie that the terminal will reduce trucks on Sydney roads. What a lot of hogwash. It will increase truck movements on the roads radiating from Moorebank manyfold. It is dangerous enough now with at least one truck accident in the news each day. It will be horrendous with thousands more trucks on our local roads. And of course, with the increase in trucks will come an increase in diesel emissions to pollute the local environment. This terminal does NOT belong in a built up area. The State and Local Governments are promising to make Liverpool a true river city by developing the amenities and living conditions along the Georges River. WHERE DOES THE INTERMODAL FIT INTO THIS SCENARIO? It simply does not!

Yours sincerely, Lesley Reynolds Moorebank, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because

1. The close proximity to our homes with no plan to even minimize noise.
2. The noise which will be created by the large vehicles moving around the site for long hours until 11 p.m at night
3. These large trucks will enter and leave site on our local roads actually crossing over the M 5 to enter site.
4. The floodlighting for this site on until 11 p.m.
5. There is only a band of trees separating us from noise, pollution ( dust and diesel fumes).
6. Defence Force housing is already being moved to another suburb despite the area being called Anzac Village.
7. These trucks have already travelled a long way into Sydney.
8. The claim that 7,000 jobs will be created is wrong and no data has been released to support this claim.

Our house prices and way of life will be always be compromised forever.

Yours sincerely, Helen Easton
Wattle Grove. New South Wales, 2173, Australia.

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because:

Life is important to me. I have a young family. We deserve better than this. Traffic, noise, no sleep, pollution, lung cancer, stress, more car accidents, rushing, being stuck at more traffic lights for even longer while precious time with my kids ticks away when ive been at work all day and every minute counts, when every dollar counts after it closes for the day and im being charged extra time... I grew up here. It was once beautiful. A quiet suburb where people wouldnt have to clog the streets to get somewhere else. Alot of work has already happened much to my dismay. Not just mine, alot of residents. Chipping Norton/Moorebank is not the place for this. It is too residential. The traffic is already bad. Would you like this on your doorstep? Why should my life, lifestyle, health and that of my kids suffer? What about the life of our fauna and flora? We should all just move out for this? We were here first. We have rights. We have needs. We have wants. There are other options. Here is not the place.

Yours sincerely, Michelle Zieba Chipping Norton, New South Wales, 2170, Australia

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because:

I did not come to this leafy, family-friendly suburb only to be later surrounded by noise, traffic and air pollution.

WOULD YOU RAISE YOUR CHILDREN IN THIS SUBURB?

It is not right to allow thousands of families to build their homes in this area, only to dump this on us later. Please respect our right to live in the quiet, clean-aired suburb that we live in.

Yours sincerely, Cherine Kokic Holsworthy, New South Wales, 2173, Australia

I object to this stage and the entire project at this location because: the area is already congested with excessive traffic, there will be excessive noise and pollution both air and enviromental, the residents concerns have not been taken into consideration.

Yours sincerely, Phillip Dickerson Holsworthy, New South Wales, 2173, Australia