The proposed location for a replacement Powerhouse Museum in Parramatta is inappropriate.

Heritage structures Willow Grove and St George's Terrace must be destroyed to construct this building, which is located on a known floodplain.

The proposed museum is insufficient to house the Powerhouse Museum collection. It has only 25% of the display area available in the Ultimo Powerhouse Museum. It will not have space for the large exhibits nor any facilities for conservation of the exhibits.

The proposed $1.5billion cost is untenable. The State of NSW has much more pressing priorities such as unfulfilled promises for aid to NSW residents affected by the 2019-2020 bushfires.

The Powerhouse Museum would not loan exhibits to a museum with the limited facilities proposed for Parramatta.

If a museum is to be built in Parramatta, there is state owned land available in North Parramatta which does not require the demolition of heritage buildings.

This is an ill-considered plan and must be abandoned.

Regards

Brian Stokes

It’s a waste of public money moving the powerhouse. The loss of heritage at parramatta is also unacceptable.

I object To the Powerhouse Parramatta Project.

I am writing in relation to this project to formerly raise my objections. I have not made any reportable political donations and I do not have an objection to having my name published with my submission.

I was extremely distressed to hear the beautiful buildings Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces may be demolished to make way for a new development. REGARDLESS of the proposed use of the new building, it is completely UNACCEPTABLE that we should allow Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces to be destroyed.

I have wonderful memories of visiting Parramatta as a child and was amazed at Willow Grove and other historic buildings my family and I visited, many of which are no longer standing. I was fortunate to grow up in a family where my parents encouraged exploration and showing respect for history. There were a lot of historical buildings in the Parramatta area when I was growing up and many of them are no longer there. I find it very sad to visit Parramatta these days.

It is UNREASONABLE to destroy these historic buildings and add to the chaos of modern buildings and traffic that is Parramatta today. It should remain to provide an oasis of character and a symbol of respect to the significant history that Parramatta contributed to the overall development of Sydney and its suburbs.

I am strongly of the view that the loss of character and these buildings as a sense of place, has NOT been adequately studied and reported on in the Environmental Impact Statement. Willow Grove had an important function as a maternity hospital for over 30 years, and would have significance to many people. This should not be ignored or trivialised.

Parramatta has suffered significant heritage destruction and it is just WRONG to continue. Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces are vital and rare examples of architecture that no longer exist and MUST be retained for communities’ sense of place and to show that we not only respect, but can learn from the past.

Please DO NOT let this history be destroyed.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project!

I have been following the development of the Powerhouse at Parramatta closely. I am very concerned that we are losing another chunk of our past with the demolition of Willow Grove and St Georges Terraces. These buildings are an important link to what Parramatta is.

I grew up in Parramatta and went to the local schools, shopped in our beautiful Church st precinct and always feel part of the city. A lot has changed since the 80's / 90's when I was young but I feel we must preserve these buildings so future generations can enjoy them as much as I did. There just isn't enough of our heritage buildings left and we must keep what we still have. The new development is just that. Another new building that lacks a heart surrounded by other bland developments.

I may not live in Parramatta anymore but my family and my roots are firmly based there.

Please consider my objection when making the decision.

I object to the plan for the Powerhouse at Parramatta for the folowing reasons.
. The destruction of heritage properties including Willowgrove. Parramatta as the second earliest British settlement in Australia has an opportunity to present its historical sites as a complete group for visitors and researchers. Provided it does not continue to destroy them for this development.

. The proposal for a museum in Parramatta is a good one and could be included in the above mentioned heritage group. However the present plan in a flood prone area will not provide a home for the precious objects being moved from Sydney. It appears not to have sufficient space to house such items as the Watt steam engine which is unique in the world.

. The removal of one museum in the city to create a less suitable one in Parramatta is a reprehensible destruction for little gain.

.The cost could be used in a more appropriate way.

Please think again and stop this destruction.

I am not a member or contributor to a political party. I am merely a concerned citizen who loves this city.

I wish to object to the Powerhouse Parramatta Project. It is a waste of money and a destruction of historical and significant artefacts and buildings simply to gratify the NSW Government’s need to supply developers with more and more city land to build on. There are enough items within the Powerhouse archives to create more museums of significance to NSW without destroying the Ultimo Powerhouse. If the NSW Government has 1.5 billion dollars to undertake a hugely unpopular and destructive project when they are complaining about lack of funds and a hole in the budget, then I hope they have the same sort of funds to spend on other projects that would actually benefit the state. Unfortunately the current NSW government has no respect for the State’s history. It is simply intent on the destruction of anything and everything that will fill its coffers with money. Where is the foresight for future generations? Shame on Gladys Berejiklian and her government. Who the hell is going to go to Parramatta? Certainly not tourists when they only have two or three days in Sydney. And the extra costs and time for school groups to get to Parramatta will stop any excursions. This is a disgrace and a misuse of power. You were elected to serve the people of NSW not bow down before developers and the high end of town. Let’s hope this isn’t a pocket liner for the Premier and her cohorts and the promise of the Ultimo site was not part of any back room deal.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta project

As a Sydneysider for many years, I cannot accept the fact that the State Government has decided to relocate such an important Sydney landmark...and at the expense of some existing heritage.... The Powerhouse Museum is part of Sydney culture from it's early days as the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences....Surely this move is fed by greed due to it's very valuable location... Surely the museum has so many artifacts in archive that this city could host two such museums... why not build the Parramatta project to house and display all the things that can only be brought out for special exhibitions...

I know this will fall on deaf ears, but I feel so incensed by this whole project that I have to voice my opinion...

I wish to lodge an objection to the Parramatta Powerhouse Project in its current form.

Specifically the demolition of the existing house Willow Grove to make way for the proposed museum.

I have no objection to the proposal of Parramatta acquiring the Powerhouse Museum and I live very close to the current Powerhouse.

My main objection is the requirement that a heritage house has to be demolished to take in the proposed design.

Parramatta ( the second European settlement in Australia) has over time lost much of its early European heritage and to lose another fine example is extraordinarily short sighted.

After all the Powerhouse Museum is about our history but industrial and social.

I think many objections would fade away if Willow Grove was included in the final design.

Please consider the retaining of heritage items for a Museum in the business of showcasing our heritage.

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta Project.

The historic Willow Grove and St George’s terraces must be retained for future generations. Willow Grove is a much loved and important heritage building.

To propose destroying these heritage buildings is a disgrace. This proposed demolition makes a mockery of the planning controls around heritage listed buildings in the Parramatta precinct. People go to Parramatta in droves to see these splendid heritage buildings!

I object to the Powerhouse Parramatta Project on several grounds.

It does not seem logical nor good use of Government funds to spend $1.5 billion to move a museum, when half of these costs are going into relocation of exhibits, storage for years while Parramatta is built and flood mitigation of the unsuitable site, when for less than half this budget Parramatta could have a purpose built museum.

It is possible to build a new museum for Parramatta and keep the Powerhouse at Ultimo which could be art, history and technical. It could utilise many of the exhibits housed at CastleHill and those in storage at the Art Gallery and other museums as well as new purchases or donations. .

The Smithsonian Museum in Washington USA, one of the world's greatest, has 19 separate locations. There is no reason why we cannot aspire to something similar without dismantling what we have.

Please note that I have not made any reportable political donations.