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29 September 2017
Residents of the Elara Estate in Marsden Park, and those living in Schofields, Riverstone and Rouse Hill emerge as the big winners in Blacktown City Council’s suburb naming decision.
“As a result of extensive consultation and having received around 6,000 submissions, the final decision is vastly different from the first proposal,” the Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Stephen Bali said.
“The Elara Estate residents got their wish to stay in Marsden Park, so we expect huge celebrations in that part of the city,” he said.
“Residents and ratepayers expressed their opinion and Council not only listened, but changed its proposal in response.
“This is true democracy and community consultation in action.
“The proposed suburbs of Schofields and Riverstone were expanded following strong responses – as was the suburb of Rouse Hill.”
Mayor Bali said the consultation was the most extensive ever carried out by Blacktown City Council, and got the largest response.
“People told us they wanted more time to express their opinion – and they got that, too,” he said.
“We considered all the comments and suggestions and sought to incorporate as many of the community’s concerns as practicable.
Instead of the 11 new suburbs as originally proposed, there will now be eight (see attached map).
The originally proposed boundaries for Shanes Park, Marsden Park, Vineyard, Schofields, Colebee, Riverstone and Rouse Hill were significantly expanded, in line with the opinions received in the consultation process, the Mayor said.
“The exception was Colebee – which was reduced back to its original boundaries – again in line with community opinion.
New suburb names (Melonba, Lynch, Angus, Richards, Kwigan, Wran and Grevillea Grove) and the proposed boundaries will now be sent to the Geographical Names Board which is responsible for making the final decision.
The proposal to create the suburb of Daringa is to be reconsidered at a later council meeting, the Mayor said.
“Council is pursuing this project because the existing suburbs in the north-west growth are too large for their expected populations, with the area predicted to grow to over 150,000 new residents by 2036.
“Our revised proposal will create suburbs of a manageable size and will make navigating these new areas much easier, which is particularly important for emergency services like fire and ambulance. “
Council adopted the revised names and boundaries for the suburbs on Wednesday night, and they will now be sent to the Geographical Names Board for approval.
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