I object to the current plans for the project, in particular the demolition of the heritage properties, as well as the design of the museum. Please see attached file.

I wish to strongly state that I believe the Powerhouse Museum should remain in its current location in Sydney's Darling Harbour precinct. If an alternate museum is proposed for Parramatta I believe it should not be located in any area where any of the unique and valuable historical buildings/features are destroyed in the process. In particular, Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace should be protected and their future ensured for generations to come. Their loss, and the loss of any similar buildings for development purposes, would be unforgivable and would impact on the community's connection with our unique heritage...and I am talking about the Greater Community as many people outside the Parramatta region visit especially to enjoy the wonderful heritage architecture found in the area. Thank you.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because..
We've already seen so much of Sydney's character has been ripped apart so roads and other high rise developments can be built. It's such a shame that the government will demolish two more historic places and their surroundings such as gardens and ambience.
The government's own reports states : Willow Grove and St Georges Terrace are one of a kind in the Parramatta CBD and their lose would have a significant impact on the community's connection with heritage"
I have always supported the Powerhouse remaining at Ultimo. There never was a need to move it and the reasons the government has given do not seem reasonable or transparent at the very least.
The government can and should do better for the whole of the city and NSW particularly for community and start listening to the community for a change.

I wish my name to be withheld from being published with this submission. I have not made any reportable political donations.

Dear Marcus, I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because we need to preserve our heritage!

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because our Sydney heritage is fast disappearing. The Parramatta area is a major part of our settlement history. Please appreciate the value of heritage and spare the little we have left. My personal family traces back to the first white people to live in Parramatta. There are alternatives therefore it just doesn’t make sense. Regards,

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta Project for the following reasons

Moving the Powerhouse Museum to the City of Parramatta should never have been considered. The site selected to "build" the new museum is Willow Grove, a historical and beautiful home that should be protected for future generations of Australians. We need to have a sense of history and durability in this City.

The Citizens of Parramatta need to retain a sense of place and belonging, therefore, they need Willow Grove and Georges Terraces to be retained and to stop their destruction. They do not need more overbuilding, ugly and badly designed edificies, huge concrete blocks that create wind tunnels and shadows in the streets making the place ghostly and inhospitable.

Willow Grove and Georges Terraces are places that should be retained and preserved for Australians in the future, they are beautiful examples of architecture that unfortunately does not exist in the area anymore. It is my opinion that preserving beautiful architecture should be a smart decision for caring and loving Australians. Giving into the wishful want of developers does not always benefit humanity.


I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because we, the PEOPLE OF SYDNEY AND THE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF SYDNEY need to have a sense of History and Belonging to Culture and Heritage!!! Places like Willow Grove and St George's Terrace!!!!
Not All of us want our beautiful CITY OF SYDNEY to be what is being done to it now by greedy developers and crook politicians: a place full of BORING AND UGLY GLASS AND CONCRETE BLOCKS!!! Where is the esthetic and "difference" if all of Sydney will look like the centre of the City and Parramatta now?
Wouldn't it be nicer and Smart to keep those beautiful buildings and USE THEM!!!! Use them for a Museum that the Parramatta residents want or for a conventions centre or lots of other projects if people want!!! Why destroy History when it can be used to present days advantage?
I hope you are an intelligent person and think about the heaps of possibilities for those two places without flatening them and putting idiotic designs on it.

It has come to pass that the NSW State Govt doesnt listen to the majority of its citizens. The State has unfettered planning power, random and inconsistent

I know, I suffered the same fate with a development application for a SEPP55 next door to me. I live in a Heritage Sensitive zone and have been refused by the local council to build a 2nd floor as have 2 of my neighbors. Yet an outside developer can come in and build 11 units in a concrete office box like structure on a very busy corner (where it is a known hot spot for accidents by the local Council). (LEC Proceedings No. 2019/103437)

I did a petition had had 99.9% of the locals within .5km radius say they disapprove of this development.

We lost.

As we will probably lose this Willow Grove because the Government doesnt listen.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because..

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project because we need to preserve our historic buildings. So many have been destroyed. They are part of our history.

I was born in Parramatta in what was then a Private Women’s Hospital, perhaps this very building. It would be wonderful if Parramatta led the way in protecting, maintaining, and preserving the beautiful historic building, both private dwellings and public structures. Not follow the wasteful lack of foresight shown in other areas of Sydney and Australia in general.
Please take a stand and stop this trend of destruction.
Think creatively about where other new structures can be placed.