March and help save historic Leamington Ave - 14 August 2010

Join the March to Save Leamington Ave

Help save Newtown’s history and the Pines Estate Heritage Conservation Area

The residents of Newtown invite you to join their peaceful protest against the potential resumption and demolition of their homes!

Saturday 14 August 12pm

Meet at the North End of Eveleigh Markets

Without your support, many local families face possible eviction from their homes. Please help us STOP this proposal.

What and where:

A peaceful protest, marching from Eveleigh Farmers Markets, via King Street and Hollis Park to a rally in Leamington Avenue

Saturday 14 August - 12pm - Eveleigh Markets North End

Speakers Programme:

1.05          Louise Alley  President, SLA Inc

1.10          Carmel Tebbutt (MP) Deputy Premier, Minister for Health & Member for Marrickville

1.15          Gladys Berejiklian (MP) Opposition Spokesperson on Transport & Member for Willoughby

1.20          Cllr John McInerney (on behalf of Clover Moore, Mayor City of Sydney)      

1.25          Fiona Byrne  Deputy Mayor, Marrickville Council & Greens Candidate for the State seat of Marrickville

1.30          Peter Mills Ecotransit

1.35         Sylivio Offria and Donald ‘Three Proud People’ Mural

1.40          Jack Mundey Legendary environmental activist: responsible for the green bans that saved much of Sydney’s heritage & built environment.  Former Chair, Historic Houses Trust & life member of the Australian Conservation Foundation.

1.50          Entertainment Bernie Hayes 

Transport NSW is currently considering options for the alignment of the Western Express project which might result in the demolition of all houses on Leamington Avenue, Newtown, and more on Holdsworth and Pine Streets, to build the entrance to a railway tunnel. This tunnel is widely regarded as a poor quality proposal for addressing Sydney's transport problems.

Transport NSW will decide on its 'preferred rail alignment' in the coming months and we have a narrow window of opportunity to defeat this proposal. Save Leamington Avenue is a not-for-profit association founded to save our homes, save our community history and save Sydney from another poor transport policy by the State Government in the months before an election.

March and help save historic Leamington Ave

Local identities and musicians will also be attending, so please join us. For further information visit saveleamingtonavenue.org

They are very keen to have as many people as possible attend the event as they are hopeful there will be considerable media coverage.  Please advise people of this important event and rally people to attend on the day.