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Richie Benaud’s family home is proposed to be redeveloped for the construction of a 2 storey dual occupancy at
5 Sutherland Road, NorthParramatta. Parramatta City Council is urgently seeking an Interim Heritage Order from the NSW State Government.
“In addition to Richie Benaud’s success as an international cricketer, as a member of the Australian and ICC Cricket Halls of Fame, he is undoubtedly the most influential cricketer and cricket personality. His family home and backyard during his formative years is where Richie Benaud developed his googly, topspinner and flipper and other cricket skills, thereby making his family home a cultural heritage item,” said Deputy Lord Mayor Chiang Lim.
Shirley MacLaine has a wonderful saying. “It is useless to hold a person to anything s/he says while s/he is in love, drunk, or running for office.”
With today's Federal Labor’s announcement of $2.6bn for the Parramatta-Epping Rail Link, I am cautiously pleased yet sceptical, because when you have a letter from the NSW Transport Minister dated only 10 days ago stating that the NSW State Government’s 10 year horizon does not include the Parramatta-Epping Rail Link, is a promise to be taken seriously?
Since even before federation, it is usually assumed that the states are responsible for the building of key infrastructure. Now in the 21st century, could local government also be another primary driver of such infrastructure?
“In the lead up to the upcoming federal election, I would like to know from our federal parliamentary leaders if groups of larger local governments like
Parramatta, Ryde, Hornsby and The Hills can apply directly to the Federal Government for Federal Infrastructure funding,” asked Deputy Lord Mayor Chiang Lim at the Parramatta City Council meeting held on 9 August 2010.
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