hhag newsletter 8b
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Since our last newsletter three additional members have joined the HHAG committee elected at the public meeting we held on 26th September. The three new members are Pauline Worthington, Duncan Wass and Trish Ryan, all residents of the orange corridor or thereabouts. One member, Col Mc Donald, has resigned from the committee since our last newsletter. We have expressed our sincere thanks to Col particularly for his work with the RTA geologists regarding the Hartley Vale trough fault and the under valley workings. Since the public meeting the committee has met on two occasions (at the Comet Inn generously facilitated by Kathy and Greg).
Our public meeting on 26th September was called to enable the community to comment on the go forward strategy that the committee had promulgated in newsletters No 6 and No 7. That strategy, essentially to seek a minimum safety upgrade of the road through the valley and redirect the balance of funds earmarked for the project to enhance rail freight capacity or more appropriate road freight routes was considered by the meeting and confirmed.
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hhag newsletter 8a: Call to action
Viaduct 110 metres high and 1.9km long!!! The road on the Sydney Harbour Bridge is 50 metres above the water
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We need your help and we need it now please. The strategy confirmed at our 26th September public meeting was to seek a minimal safety upgrade of the road through the valley and redirect the balance of funds earmarked for the project to enhance rail freight capacity or more appropriate road freight routes like the Bells Line of Road.
Facilitated by the Member for the Blue Mountains Phil Koperberg our colleagues from Blackheath and Mt Victoria met with Minister Campbell on 19th October. In that meeting Minister Campbell acknowledged that the government will be watching carefully the current consultation process being undertaken by the RTA, will strongly respect community views, and are not irredeemably committed to the Mt Vic to Lithgow upgrade. This is our last chance to have our views prevail.
Our immediate need is for residents to respond to the RTA using the letter attached (in addition to any route specific response you have already given). (more…)
