hhag newsletter 4
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Notice of Community Meeting
Hartley School Hall
Saturday 2nd May
7.30 to 9.30 pm
Invitation to the Hartley Community to hear the most up-to-date information on the government proposal for a super highway through the valley, to discuss how the community should defend the valley from massive damage, and to agree on actions to be taken by the Hartley Highway Action Group.
Everyone welcome
The Federal Member Bob Debus and the NSW State Government are promoting a massive, half-billion-dollar road construction project through the Hartley Valley, with the objective of enabling heavy road freight to avoid the Victoria Pass and River Lett Hill.
The Hartley Highway Action Group Committee believes that this specific objective could be achieved most effectively, and in the most sustainable way, by connecting the Darling Causeway to the Great Western Highway at Marrangaroo via a new route across the Newnes Plateau.
The Hartley Highway Action Group Committee believes that the current proposal is short-term and short-sighted. Wheat, coal and other commodities should be carried by rail rather than road. Building bigger roads for larger trucks adversely affects communities in Hartley and the Blue Mountains, damages the environment and fails to deliver the only sustainable long-term solution for heavy freight.
Since our last newsletter in January, the Hartley Highway Action Group Committee (HHAG) has met on four occasions. In that time a founding member of the committee John Trehy has resigned due to other commitments. On behalf of the community we thank John for his contribution. Maintaining our strength Jeremy Dawkins who has a wide experience as a leader in state planning, has joined us.
