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Macquarie to Macquarie Street
On 14 November 2012 passionate Hawkesbury residents gathered to protest in front of the NSW Parliament at Macquarie Street, Sydney. The rally event, organised by CAWB, was to protest against the government's Option 1 Windsor bridge replacement plan and to deliver over 12,000 signatures on a petition objecting to "the Government's plan to bulldoze a major arterial road through Australia's oldest public square". |
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A lone Scottish piper led a procession to Parliament House, which included Governor Macquarie, colonial red coat soldiers and 'wild' Hawkesbury horsemen and women.
Deputy State Opposition Leader, Linda Burney, spoke at the event as did Greens MP, David Shoebridge, Shadow Minister for Heritage, Barbara Perry and the Shadow Minister for Roads, Ryan Park. The speakers called on the Government to protect Thompson Square and preserve our Australian Heritage and a roaring crowd agreed.
A big thank you from CAWB to all those who signed the petition and attended the event.
Jennifer Butler 14 November 2012
Deputy State Opposition Leader, Linda Burney, spoke at the event as did Greens MP, David Shoebridge, Shadow Minister for Heritage, Barbara Perry and the Shadow Minister for Roads, Ryan Park. The speakers called on the Government to protect Thompson Square and preserve our Australian Heritage and a roaring crowd agreed.
A big thank you from CAWB to all those who signed the petition and attended the event.
Jennifer Butler 14 November 2012