I strongly object to the proposed demolition works. The slow removal of Parramatta’s built heritage will be detrimental to its establishment as Sydney’s second city. It will only function as a commercial core, and lack it’s own culture of place.

Additionally, the works will surely compromise the museum‘s credibility in educating people about Australia’s heritage.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

I OBJECT to the demolishing of WILLOW GROVE PARRAMATTA, as this should be Heritage listed or own by the National Trust.

I used to pass this building on my way to work in AGC and when I was a child and on my way to the Roxy Theatre or later in my teens on my way to the AGL for cooking lessons in the Civic Centre.

WE THE PEOPLE do not need all our heritage destroyed by people we entrusted in power, to look after our history.

The WEST can have a museum but not the PowerHouse Museum removed to Parramatta and not where these building are, to be building another.

Multicultural people in power have no roots in New South Wales it seems, so our heritage means nothing to them.

I OBJECT! DO NOT DESTROY THIS BUILDING!!!

My History..

I grew up in Williams Street and Clyde Street Granville and travelled to Parramatta, my High School was Rosehill Girls Junior High, I worked at Legal Aide Parramatta and Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Limited Ferndell Street South Granville. My dad went to Parramatta High School and lived in Lidcombe.

My father was a returned serviceman and my grandfather who was gassed in France in WWI, I never met, as he died before I was born.

I was there when the Lidcombe RSL Club was built, my father was President of the club for over ten years and Grandfather a founding member of the Sub Branch and then it went to be a community centre for multicultural people, before being knocked down.

Dr Friedman's Surgery (a Jewish Doctor back then) in Mary Street Auburn, has now been changed into a Muslim Book shop.

I grew up with Multicultural people but what about Australians as well.

When does this ever end.

I OBJECT TO WILLOW GROVE BEING DEMOLISHED!!!!


TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Objection to Demolition of Willow Grove
and St George Terrace and moving PowerHouse to Parramatta.

I object to the demolishing of the Willow Grove and St George Terrace houses at Parramatta, Powerhouse Ultimo moving to Parramatta.

The better plan is to listen to the people of the west and to,

1. Keep the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo.

2. Create a Museum at historic Cumberland Hospital Precinct in North Parramatta?

3. Save historic willow Grove and St Georges Terrace as they are a one of a kind in Parramatta.

Realise the existing Parramatta council vision for a public square along side the river.

I have not subscribed to any political party and if the State Government
under Gladys, destroys these building I will not vote for her.

I also know how much land is at Cumberland Hospital so this would be an ideal
site for a Museum as the history is already there for the west.

Please stop the destruction of our state.

I object to the Powerhouse Museum at Parramatta for the following reasons.

1. There appears to be no rationale or transparency of the process in the acceptance of a design that requires the demolition of Willow Grove and St George’s Terrace, especially as I understand that one of the rejected designs incorporated these buildings
2. Across Australia so many original buildings have been lost to development in the quest for modernisation, such as the beautiful theatres such as Her Majesty’s, and the Regent which was “accidentally”demolished by a wayward bulldozer.
3. It is impossible to imagine Sydney without the historic buildings of The Rocks, Woolloomoolo, the remains of the original Government House (magnificent Museum of Sydney) and many more.
4. The retention and promotion of Willow Grove and St George’s Terrace would serve as a drawcard for visitors, especially if they were integrated into a new museum precinct.

Parramatta was an area of early settlement, and any buildings of the era deserve to be preserved for future generations. My connection with Parramatta is through my grandfather, James Leigh, who was a proud member of the Lancers.

I have never, ever, donated funds to any political party.

As a proud Sydneysider, and in the interests of future generations, I implore you to reconsider the proposal to demolish Willow Grove and St George’s Terrace. Parramatta deserves to have a museum it not at the expense of its history.

Dear Sir,

I object to the current plans for the Parramatta Powerhouse due to the destruction of historic places of significance especially Willow Grow and St Georges Terrace. As someone who grew up in the Parramatta area it is heartbreaking to see the continued demolition of our heritage and wonderful buildings and parks continue unabated.We are losing the whole sense of place and character of Parramatta. The social history of this area has not been adequately studied and reported on in the Environmental Impact Statement.


Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces are examples of rare architecture that no longer exist in Parramatta CBD and should be retained. They should be incorporated into any plans for a new Parramatta Powerhouse. We should keep our history and promote it as a tourist attraction. Many people in Parramatta want to keep our heritage and historic buildings and feel that the NSW Government and Premier are not listening to them. The Premiere has relented to keep the Ultimo Powerhouse and I would hope that the same could happen to Willow Grove, St Georges Terrace and the whole area where they stand. The people of Parramatta need to keep their social history not tear it down.


I wish to declare that I have made no reportable political donations.


Please save our heritage!

To Whom It May Concern,
I grew up in the Parramatta area & loved the old buildings in the area. These buildings are important to show future generations how things were built in the past.
The Powerhouse Museum already has a site in the Western Suburbs albeit being the extra storage of items. Maybe expanding that area would be better.
Considering how often the Parramatta River floods at the area the Powerhouse Museum is to be built I would be worried about items being damaged or destroyed by water.
Please find another place to build the Museum or someway to protect the Historical Buildings.
Thank you for your time and understanding.

I am writing to object to the destruction of Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace, Parramatta. I’m absolutely disheartened that this is being considered as an option and that no other way can be found to preserve a beautiful piece of history.

This email is to state an objection to the destruction of Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace at Parramatta.
Why would the state government want to tear down state heritage listed buildings for a museum seemingly no one wants in an attempt to sell off a museum everyone wants to keep.
A baffling affront to the citizens of the state of nsw.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because..

We have lost so much history in the Parramatta. Once these building go there is no replacing them. What do you people think ??

Do you think that a picture will show the history of our once beautiful country.

Actually Parramatta is a horrible place to navigate in and around with all the development.

In my opinion, leave the powerhouse in Ultimo.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because I believe that
there is a much better way.

My mother worked, during the war years, as a young nurse at the
Parramatta Mental Hospital. Though her time there was hard work and at
time quite gruelling, she always spoke of the wonderful grounds and
colonial architecture.I think she felt that being outside in those
grounds helped her patients.

Her own great grandmother had been a convict inmate in the same area, at
the Parramatta Female Factory. Mum hadn't known this during her lifetime.

Isn't it time that we celebrate our founding mothers from our colonial
past? After all, without them, our country wouldn't have grown to become
the wonderful nation it is today.We can create a legacy of the area's
history, both of indigenous,colonial and subsequent arrivals.

Please:

Keep the Powerhouse museum at Ultimo.

Create a new museum in the Cumberland Hospital Precinct.

Leave Willow Grove and St George Terraces intact for public use.There's
more than enough private development in Parramatta already.

I am proud to stand with the people of Parramatta and tell Premier Gladys Brerejiklian to save Willow Grove and St George's Terraces.
The destruction of these beautiful heritage buildings is strongly opposed by the people of Parramatta.

It is important to preserve our cultural heritage because it keeps our integrity as a people. The importance of intangible cultural hetitage is not the cultural manifestation itself but rather the wealth of knowledge and skills that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next.

[Redacted], from a more personal point my Mother grew up in Parramatta my Grandparents owned a beautiful home in Trott Street, North Parramatta which sadly is now a block of home units, I have so very many wonderful memories of my families home and my years growing up in the area, my family their friends and neighbours were all proud Australians and most certainly proud to call Parramatta their home, indeed Willow Grove (Aloha Private Hospital) holds a very special place in my heart as it was my place of birth.