8 January 2020
Blacktown City Mayor Tony Bleasdale OAM is encouraging
residents to have their say on a new $27 million state-of-the-
art animal rehoming centre to be built in Glendenning.
The Western Sydney Animal Rehoming Centre will be
constructed in Owen Street, Glendenning, and will replace
Council’s 40-year old Animal Holding Facility in Flushcombe
Road, Blacktown.
Plans for the centre will be on public exhibition next year
from 13 January to 17 February.
“The Centre will be the first custom-built animal rehoming
centre of its kind in Australia and will offer a range of services
never previously available in old-fashioned ‘council dog
pounds,’” Mayor Bleasdale said.
“The Western Sydney Animal Rehoming Centre will be able
to house 135 dogs and 230 cats and is designed to provide
sufficient capacity for the requirements of Blacktown City
and a number of other councils well into the future.
“I encourage all residents to take a look and comment on this
exciting new project for the community.”
The new facility is highly accessible to visitors from across
Sydney, located very close to both the M7 and M4
Motorways.
Council’s new Animal Rehoming Centre will be a modern,
eco-friendly, welcoming and spacious facility based on best
practice for animal holding and rehoming.
The facility will service Blacktown, Liverpool, Willoughby,
Parramatta, Ryde, Canada Bay, Lane Cove and Hunters Hill
councils.
The Western Sydney Animal Rehoming Centre will provide a
number of associated services as well as animal care and
rehoming including:
- community volunteer programs
- community education areas
Mayor Bleasdale said: “The current Animal Holding Facility
(AHF) at Blacktown is over 40 years old and would require
significant upgrades if it were to continue into the future.
“The AHF is now often at capacity and would therefore be
incapable of dealing with the growing demand from a
community with a projected population of 522,000 by 2036.”
Construction of the new Animal Rehoming Centre is
expected to commence in early 2021.
The Western Sydney Animal Rehoming Centre is on public
exhibition from next week 13 January to 17 February 2020.
For more information visit: https://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.
For any inquiries contact:
(02) 9387 2600 or WSARC@elton.com.au
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