Powerhouse Parramatta

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because the Powerhouse museum can remain insitu at Ultimo. Willow grove needs to remain as it’s central to the character of Parramatta, old buildings tell of our past. There are other areas which could provide spaces for activities. Keep the’rocks’ of Parramatta for future generations.
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We wish to object most strongly to the proposed demolition of the Willow Grove and St George's Terrace heritage buildings here in Parramatta.
These wonderful heritage buildings are part of our heritage, and not to be destroyed on the whim of a government that seems to care little for this heritage.
The people of Parramatta overwhelmingly want these buildings retained.
Parramatta is without doubt the heritage centre of Australia. Far too much of this heritage has been allowed to be destroyed over the years. It must stop now.
No-one is objecting to the development of an appropriate museum or cultural complex in Parramatta. The Cumberland Hospital/Fleet Street area would be very appropriate for such a development. The area just reeks with the history of Parramatta, and Sydney in general. The new tram line will run close to such a development, making public transport an easy way to get there.
If such a development were to be considered for this area, we would like to propose that it includes a museum dedicated to migration, and the role migrants have played throughout the last two hundred and thirty years.
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I object to the state government Powerhouse Parramatta development. To demolish two heritage listed buildings, Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace, is criminal to say the least.

Does heritage listing mean nothing to this government? So many buildings have been lost due to stupid decisions and here is the opportunity to stand up with the community and save these two buildings. The Powerhouse museum at Ultimo itself has so much history and should be preserved and maintained as the Powerhouse Museum in the CBD.

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Please save these two buildings, listen to the people and save these buildings from demolition.

I have been a Parramatta Council resident for 41 years.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because I am appalled at the destruction of Heritage buildings and sites in the Parramatta area. They have not only been demolished, but if retained, they are overshadowed and dwarfed by imposing skyscrapers all in the name of short term gains.

Other great cities of the world value their Heritage buildings and places of cultural significance and use them to entertain and educate their citizens and visitors alike. They use these places to generate more income. But not the NSW Government. They seem hell bent on selling out all our Heritage sites to developers who have no interest in any Australian history pre or post white settlement.

Yes Western Sydney does deserve a Museum and Arts precinct but not at the expense of our Historical Heritage. Put the Museum somewhere else. There are numerous alternative sites around the Parramatta area that could be used instead of a flood prone, already overdeveloped, river bank site.

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Please save the beautiful heritage building in Parramatta. This Government need to stop knocking down the characterful houses in our older suburbs and start preserving them for future generations. They are part of the genus loci and deserve to be preserved.
It is recommended that you:
*Keep the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo
*Create a brilliant Museum and cultural destination at historic Cumberland Hospital Precinct in North Parramatta.
Save historic Willow Grove & St Georges Terraces, and realise the existing Parramatta Council vision for a public square alongside the river.

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Please find this Submission to the Powerhouse Parramatta project.

We object to the EIS that has been exhibited after looking through the Plans and documents because the overall Site Design and impacts are unacceptable.

The fact that much 'effort' has been provided in the documentation is entirely opposed due to the flawed presumptions that:

1. Requires demolition instead of creative integration of the Heritage Buildings on site
2. Overcrowds the flood–zone on the public foreshore causing a very unpleasant undercroft, effectively the same as the existing Carpark
3. Under provides any permanent display, or sufficient Climate Control space of a standard required by the MAAS itself.
4. Does not provide adequate curatorial, workshops, or storage space onsite.
5. Removes all trees on–site, and does not even conserve or feature the old Swamp Oak beside the river.
6. Does not provide bus and car–parking for school student and visitor groups, 'demolishing' St.Georges Terrace merely for bus drop-off.
7. Sees the primary purpose to be large corporate functions and events without embracing the broader needs for Cultural Landscape Museum.

The Phillip St site is far better suited to be a location for a redeveloped Riverside Theatres, connecting with Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces, Green Openspace Gardens and a wider Riverbank foreshore precinct.

For these reasons and the failure of an expensive Design Competition briefing to respect Parramatta's heritage onsite the project is opposed. Instead, an alternative location is requested for a Network of Museum site that engage with the real heritage and cultural landscape.
Parramatta has a series of small 'community–run' museums that need to be energised and 'connected' to MAAS.4, Riverside Theatres, a CBD STEM Education Tourism Orientation centre.

The Alternative needs to include the Cumberland Hospital precinct on Fleet St, and utilise the suitable series of redevelopment footprints (from non-signficant building removals) near to the Light Rail line, include Botanic Gardens restorations and integrate functions with the Female Factory Heritage Core over several stages and years with restorations.

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Our Australian heritage is paramount. It is unique and irreplaceable.
It is your role to not only to help in its preservation, but to aid in interpreting it and to actually celebrate its significance.
Countries and culture's of of long standing world influence did not attain their influence by ripping down their old buildings, instead they cherish them.
Why should Australia be any different?
You have the ability to incorporate the heritage buildings of Parramatta into its future.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because..
To demolish these two beautiful old heritage buildings would basically be a step in the wrong direction. We have very little heritage sites in this area to start with and to destroy these two would be taking away part of the history of Parramatta. Please consider other options than tearing down the little history with have.

I’m writing to object to the proposed demolition of Willow Grove and St George’s Terrace at Parramatta. These beautiful, historic buildings are openly acknowledged as being of historical significance and therefore should be saved without question.

NSW is being heavily developed and we are losing more and more of our heritage and charm. These two buildings are being needlessly destroyed for a project that is unpopular and that is already being partially revoked.

I wholeheartedly object to the demolition of these buildings and ask that alternatives that don’t destroy history and nature are considered if the project goes ahead.

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I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because too much of our heritage and significant properties will be destroyed in doing this.


There is a simple solution. A three point plan .

Keep the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo
Create a brilliant Museum and cultural destination at historic Cumberland Hospital Precinct in North Parramatta.
Save historic Willow Grove & St Georges Terraces, and realise the existing Parramatta Council vision for a public square alongside the river

I appreciate your help in keeping the Powerhouse exactly where it is.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because it is not the right vision for Parramatta. I grew up in this area. went to Macarthur Girl's High between 1971 and 1976. I moved to the area again after I married in 1981 and bought our home in the area. I spent my childhood summers swimming in Parramatta Memorial Pool. spent Sunday morning at church at All Saints, Parramatta. Followed the Parramatta Eels my whole life. Ran around Parramatta Park and visited the Old Government House, and Elizabeth Farm House plenty of times. All of the local historic European sites where constant places of interest to the children of the Parramatta Schools. I always felt so blessed to be surrounded by so much living history as well as a vibrant little city. I now live in Greystanes, still within the Parramatta area but with the history of Prospect Hill and the warrior Pemuluy, whose story has only come to my notice in the past 10 years.

Parramatta has so much promise but it must be allowed to develop around it First Nation and early European history instead of bulldozing it to the ground and trampling everything that makes Parramatta special. I am 62 years old and spent my whole life in and around this area. I feel that I had the privilege of growing up in this rich and diverse area and I would hate for Parramatta to become another soulless city of ugly glass and steel.

There is a better plan for advancement for the Parramatta area, but we need the political will to backdown and realise that the milk crate will never be warmly received by the people of Parramatta. Listen to us before it is too late and save our heritage.

Create a brilliant Museum and cultural destination at historic Cumberland Hospital Precinct in North Parramatta.
Save historic Willow Grove & St Georges Terraces, and realise the existing Parramatta Council vision for a public square alongside the river

I wish my name to be withheld from publication and I have no financial or reportable political donations.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because I was born in Parramatta and would like for generations to come to be able to explore history by way of visiting buildings and structural facades that have retained the essence of the builders and designers who were the pioneers of Parramatta.
When I visit other countries around the world I always admire the places that have stood ground for hundreds of years. Just being in the presence of many of these buildings take my breath away. So to holding on to heritage and history is exceptionally important. These beautiful structures in Parramatta withhold so many stories and as tourist research spots would have people gather a perception of how people lived in Parramatta all those years ago.
I have a deep family history in Parramatta. My Great Great Grandparents were footman and maid for Governor Bligh's daughter Edith Bligh and my Great Grandparent's home still stands in 58 Thomas Street. My Grandfather helped lay the first cobble stones for Church St. To hold onto important buildings like Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace can only be a step in a positive direction...for history's sake.
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Kind regards and yours faithfully
Cat Soper

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because of the heritage importance of Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces to the city of Parramatta.

We are fortunate to live in a city that still has several heritage buildings that connect us to our past and that have shaped the city in which we live with Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace being amongst these .

While I can understand the need for development and for Parramatta to keep and continue to grow it shouldn’t be at the expense of our heritage. Now with plans to retain the original Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo there isn’t the need to proceed with the original plans

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I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because for a young country, Australia has some fantastic heritage. It has not survived for so long to become a sitting duck for a particular female politician who will fail to survive herself if this vandalism proceeds. An absolute damn disgrace, especially as the so-called Museum at Parramatta is nothing of the sort.
The lack of attention and understanding of the public sentiment on all our heritage issues, one after the other, is reprehensible.
There is also a log-jam of organisations all involved in the critical business of planning in this State, the endless system of referrals back and forth is ridiculous and nothing more than a ruse to deceive and divide the people of New South Wales.
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I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because:
I've been watching and listening.
I think that Ray Hadley put up the first piece of logic.
You want to knock down heritage to be able to display heritage!
Right!
You bowled over the oldest pub in Parramatta for a light rail.
You see why I'm skeptical!

Then I heard that the state Govt sold off the land whilst it was in administration.
When the state govt sacked the cancel, you then had the administrators do the bidding and miraculously they were able to sell the land to the state govt when all of the council opposed to sell.

You can't blame us for putting this up against the pub test.

I'm opposed to the demolition of Willow Grove, of the St George's Terraces.
They are historic. They should be lauded and not demolished.

I think you just follow the money. Because this is not about the people. The heritage. The history.
It's about factions. It's about someone trying to make a legacy for themselves.
It's about money. It's always about money.

Well the people are becoming more wise, and you can all just bugger off.

No.
You don't get to do this. Because we, the people, will stand in your way and oppose.

I am sending this email in an attempt to convince the NSW Govt NOT to demolish the heritage-listed 'Willowgrove'. There has already been way too many of our historical buildings demolished in the past, and if that pattern is allowed to continue, there will simply be nothing left for us and future generations to see just how beautiful some of these buildings really are. If I had the money, I'd buy the place myself!

All heritage-listed buildings form, in essence, part of our ARCHIVES. And it's only because we continue to maintain these Archives that future generations are able to learn about the history of their Countries. We cannot obliterate our past!

Personally, I would prefer the Museum stay where it is if it means the demolition of 'Willowgrove'. I believe this building deserves to be maintained simply because it is a part of our history, therefore it deserves to be maintained. We are losing more and more of our history because Gladys is too Jack Hammer happy, unfortunately.

If NSW Government have 'earmarked' the site of 'Willowgrove' simply from an economic viewpoint, then they are making a huge mistake. There are ways the government can raise funds for different projects. We have NSW Lotteries for just about everything else these days, so set up a Lottery...name it 'Save NSW History' - or whatever, that's not important, but New South Welshmen are renowned for their gambling.

I know it would make a beautiful Function Centre - people would 'line up' to have their Wedding Reception there! 'Willowgrove' can make its own money - just please, please don't destroy this beautiful building. The very idea of it is criminal!!

Dear Sir,
I wish to make a statement against the proposed demolition of heritage buildings in Parramatta to allow a new building to house museum pieces.
The site is not suitable due to tidal
Changes and another more suitable
site should be acquired by council.
Have your own museum enhancing Parramatta, keep your hands off the Powerhouse which belongs in Sydney.

Dear Sir


I wish to record my opposition to the destruction of Willow grove and St Georges Terrace in Parramatta to make way for a museum. As one who grew up in Parramatta, I know these buildings and have strong attachments to them. A museum is in a sense store house of dead things, while these buildings are functioning and also show our heritage. Once gone they can never be replaced. It is ironic that on one hand a building is being built to preserve heritage and at the same time even more significant heritage property is to be destroyed. Surely a museum, together with nearby aesthetically pleasing heritage buildings, would more attractive to visitors. If the museum structure is to be like the other building going up in Parramatta, I fear it will be soulless, an eyesore.


I hereby ask that plans be changed so that there will be a museum and Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace will remain.

Sir,
I strongly object to the demolition of WIllow Grove and St Georges Terrace t Parramatta.
100,000s of Voters agree with me. Retaining these buildings will provide a sense of past History, too many buildings all over Parramatta have been lost with this massive rebuilding of the City.
Look at places like The Rocks and Pyrmont the Heritage retained have turned them into fascinating places to live and visit.

I am strongly opposed to the demolition of heritage buildings in Parramatta for the land for the Powerhouse Museum. Our generation is supposed preserve heritage not destroy it.