These documents were collated by the groups involved in the campaign. We are indebted to the NSW Greens for their assistance in allowing several of these documents to see the light of day!
RTA Proposes Road Plans Affecting Both Sides of Edgeware Road
12.05.05 RTA Email re County Road 5028
Describes secret plans for a tunnel from the M4 to the Mascot/Botany area connecting to Campbell Road south of the Princes Highway, and investigations into another an interchange with Parramatta Road near Pyrmont Bridge Road affecting the Johnstons Creek reservation from Parramatta Road adjacent to Cardigan Street south to Salisbury Road. These options are not public knowledge and the schemes should not be discussed with external parties.
30.06.05 Campbell St Corridor Briefing Paper
The RTA recommends that the corridor be narrowed to 26 metres but be retained to accommodate a 4 lane road with widening at intersections. A map of the proposed route was prepared and would require acquisition of properties outside the existing reservation. A total of 380 properties are directly affected by this proposal.
30.06.05 Map of the proposed 4 lane road through Johnstons Creek Corridor
Map showing the RTA's preferred 4-6 lane road in 26 metre corridor, including deviation from current road zoning and additional houses to be demolished. 380 homes would be affected by this option. The route could be further narrowed to 21 metres, thus affecting only 230 homes. Alternately parts of the corridor could be abandoned altogether with widening retained at major intersections. This map does not show the potential motorway interchanges and portals at either end.
15.08.05 RTA Email re Rezoning of 83-91D Church Street St Peters
Internal RTA email explaining that rezoning in the Campbell St corridor, is like the F6, dependent upon finalisation of the concept for the M4 to Ports motorway and a consequent decisions regarding the corridor lands the RTA wishes to maintain.
August to September 2005 - Carmel Tebbut Election Material
This material was handed out during the Marrickville By-Election by the Labor Candidate, Carmel Tebbut. Note that the material has not been authorised - a contravention of electoral rules.
14.11.05 RTA Email re Campbell St Corridor Heritage Listed Properties
The corridor and possible motorway connections are still under consideration as per the briefing of 30.06.05. The reduced corridor, among others, avoids the heritage listed properties in the corridor. Road Network Infrastructure (RNI) section has deferred any decision on narrowing the corridor until investigations by Motorways Directorate relating to a road link between the M4 and Sydney Airport and Port Botany are completed.
24.11.05 Letter from Carmel Tebbutt MP, Member for Marrickville
The local member reassuring residents that the claim that houses within the Johnstons Creek corridor could be forcibly acquired and bulldozed for road works is "nothing more than a deliberate attempt to frighten local residents. There is absolutely no basis to this claim."