The residents of Wallacia, Bringelly, Greendale, Camden, Narellan & Mulgoa are submitting a Petition to the NSW Government to halt Cemeteries & Crematorium developments in the Rural Farming areas of Western Sydney.
Copies of the Petition are available:
by contacting,
nogreendalecemetery@hotmail.com
YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
JRPP Defers Decision
THANK YOU! TO ALL TO ATTENDED LAST NIGHT!
At the JRPP Meeting last night the residents of Greendale, Wallacia & Bringelly
presented clear, concise and well thought out submissions to the JRPP.
The applicant presented his case and generally it would be described as being unconvincing
and lacked important details, particularly in how the cemetery would be managed.
After a long evening it appeared that the JRPP was going to refuse the application. We were hopeful!
Nadia Napolitano & Tony Hadchiti attempted to have the matter resolved by refusing the application.
However, this was not to be. The Chairperson and the government representatives used their numbers to:
DEFER THE APPLICATION, REQUESTING MORE DETAILS from the applicant.
They also suggested design changes and more specific groundwater studies.
This means that we are in limbo again, but we HAVE SURVIVED to continue the fight.
The morning news reported that Brad Hazzard is removing the JRPP from deciding these types of applications and referring them to the local council.
At the JRPP Meeting last night the residents of Greendale, Wallacia & Bringelly
presented clear, concise and well thought out submissions to the JRPP.
The applicant presented his case and generally it would be described as being unconvincing
and lacked important details, particularly in how the cemetery would be managed.
After a long evening it appeared that the JRPP was going to refuse the application. We were hopeful!
Nadia Napolitano & Tony Hadchiti attempted to have the matter resolved by refusing the application.
However, this was not to be. The Chairperson and the government representatives used their numbers to:
DEFER THE APPLICATION, REQUESTING MORE DETAILS from the applicant.
They also suggested design changes and more specific groundwater studies.
This means that we are in limbo again, but we HAVE SURVIVED to continue the fight.
The morning news reported that Brad Hazzard is removing the JRPP from deciding these types of applications and referring them to the local council.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Greendale Cemetery Decision by Council
CEMETERY at 321 Greendale Rd due to go to JRPP 16 June 2011
Liverpool Council called an extraordinary meeting on 15 June 2011.
On being put to the meeting the motion was declared CARRIED.
Results of JRPP in tommorow's post
Liverpool Council called an extraordinary meeting on 15 June 2011.
The Result is below for your information.
This is a great result to have the council behind us now.
SUBJECT:
MULTI DENOMINATIONAL CEMETERY AND ASSOCIATED
WORKS - 321 GREENDALE ROAD BRINGELLY
RECOMMENDATION
That Council receives and notes this report.COUNCIL DECISION
Motion: Moved: Clr Lucas Seconded: Clr McGoldrick
That Council:
1. Objects to DA1133/2010.
2. Calls upon the State Government to have a moratorium on all current and future
applications for cemeteries and/or crematoriums in the South West Growth area
and the Greendale Road area.
3. Conducts a study of the cumulative impact of the operation of all currently
proposed cemeteries and/or crematoriums on:
a. The performance and condition of the local road network and the ability of
the network to accommodate the impact.
b. The attainment of the objectives of the RU1 primary zone.
That the recommendation be adopted.
On being put to the meeting the motion was declared CARRIED.
Results of JRPP in tommorow's post
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Greendale Crematorium Approved by JRPP 28 April 2011
The decision was made last Thursday 28 April in a manner which could only be decribed as a sham.
The Panel failed to consider submissions from residents and in an arrogant way dismissed attempts by the Council panel members (2 Councillors) to defer the decision until additional information was provided.
The three Goverment appointed members on the panel displayed an attitude arrogance before a large gathering of community members.
All residents were limited to 3 minutes each to make presentations. A resident who was critically affected by the proposal asked for extra time and was refused. The Town Planner representing the community was cut of after 3 minutes and was unable to complete his presentation.
Many residents have made official complaints to the JRPP. The Premier has been contacted by numerous members of the community.
The performance of the JRPP was described by many as unacceptable.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
No Luddenham Cemetery & No Greendale & Bringelly Cemeteries
Please keep gathering submissions and petitioning.
Councils will keep accepting all submissions right until the date that they make their decision. Especially if you raise important issues and points.
Thank you to those who have signed the petitions, submitted individual submissions and have helped in so many ways in terms of signage and gathering signatures for petitions
There have been approximately 1,300 submissions and petitions that have been handed in to council. This is a huge effort considering that residents in the area are far apart with farms separating everyone. Farmers are also very busy working hard, last thing farmers and local residents need is a problem such as cemeteries, crematoria and the potential threat of pollution in the soil, waterways and in the air. Residents are being subjected to an onslaught of proposals which require submission writing, fact gathering and create a general disruption to their everyday lifestyle.
Bullying, threats, trespassing and thefts towards Luddenham Cemetery & Crematorium Objectors
Some residents in Luddenham have been threatened because of their opposition to the developers DA (Development Application). Just as we should respect that developers have a right to lodge their DA with council, the developers should respect residents' rights to oppose their DA. Who is responsible for the thefts of protest signs and the threats and bullying? Whatever is happening, it's bullying and unacceptable. Police have been notified of the matter.
So who are the developers?
Combeda Pty Ltd (a property development company), possibly also related to Combeda Constructions Pty Ltd has requested Luddenham Property Group to handle this matter for them, Luddenham Property Group has employed ADC Lucas Consultants and the representative figure Paul Bernasconi to represent them in this matter. Search results for all of the parties involved yields minimal information. So if that didn't confuse you, we'll line them up for you:
1) Combeda Pty Ltd (the applicant, a property developer)
2) Combeda Construction Company (related company? a shelf company?)
3) Luddenham Property Group (some type of shelf company?)
4) A.D.C Lucas (manager Paul Berlusconi)
Research shows that Comeda Pty Ltd has made several thousands of dollars towards the Liberal Party in recent years. And if they're the ones that sold a shopping centre in Gosford, then they've got a lot of money and the battle for Luddenham residents could be a long battle. Most companies inundate the web with their presence so that they can get more business from people googling. Because search results yielded minimal information, we can roughly surmise that their intention is not to be found.
The battle for Greendale residents is similarly just as difficult, because they are going up in opposition against wealthy doctors and wealthy developers, in the business of maximising their profits regardless of how aggrieved the local residents are.
On the topic of cemeteries, Sydney's GMA (Greater Metropolitan Area) is in need of cemeteries in the future around the year 2050 according to the Government Paper. However, this doesn't mean that private cemetary/crematorium operators be approved to develop across Australia's beautiful farm lands in a haphazard manner, around every corner.
New York and Melbourne (Aust.) for example, has been beautifully planned because someone had long-term vision and planned for this vision. If developers can develop cemeteries around every corner and random sections, we could end up with hazardous health issues, dangerous traffic load on our country roads that cannot sustain the level of visitors to the cemeteries/chapels and crematoriums. Contaminated soils, dams, water tanks and air pollution (particulate particles and fumes from the crematorium).
Will this be the end of our beautiful rural areas? Random cemeteries and crematoria every 5 kilometres or so? Because private interests are trying to get their random piece of land approved for random cemeteries and crematoria? These developments are motivated by self interest and are not the result of a credible planning process.
So where are the current DAs on Cemeteries and Crematoria located?
Due to lack of information on the web consolidating all this information, we thought we would help anyone who's interested in giving them a simple summary. This clearly shows how adhoc this whole thing is. Will our future generation criticise our current council and Government for allowing adhoc planning to ruin our rural countryside, farmlands and mountains? Will there be future problems resulting from contamination as a result of these developments because they will be surrounded by poultry, cattle, fruit and vegetable farms?
These DA sites do not have reticulated water nor sewerage. This means that they are using tank water and onsite sewerage. The diseases and health issues that may arise is an important issue that is overlooked. Also, the lack of public transport and lack of infrastructure is problemmatical. Several of the applications are on Waterways and land that floods (31 Greendale Rd). The waste water and storm water from the Greendale Cemeteries flows into the Nepean River.
Country roads are zoned 80km/hr speed areas and by having traffic slow down in the middle of the roads frequently can translate to a rise in vehicle accidents and fatilities. In particular Greendale Road is a poorly maintained, narrow, winding road. This not ony endangers potential visitors to the cemeteries and crematoriums but also endangers the lives of local residents with poorly planned traffic flow.
Listed are the summarised DAs for Cemeteries and Crematoria in Sydney:
1) 41 Greendale Road, Bringelly
Applicant: Robert Itaoui from Merrylands
For:DA for Bringelly Memorial Garden
Size: 25,000 plots, 10.12 hectares, Lot 5 DP 252040
For info: DA-394/2010 Cheryl Keane cheryljarrettkeane@yahoo.com
2) 31 Greendale Road, Bringelly
Applicant: NSW United Turkish Islamic Centre
For: Muslim Denominational Cemetery
Size: 6,000 plots, 10 hectares
For info: DA-957/2010 Dianne Newell didaveontheroad@yahoo.com.au
3) 321 Greendale Road Greendale
Applicant: Peter Georges, Peter Georgopoulos, Peter & Farah George (One of them?)
For: DA for Multidenominational Cemetery/Crematorium/Houses of Worship/ Flower Shop
Coffee Shop and Administration Office.
Size: 70,000 plots, 40 hectares, Lot DP599308
For info: DA-1133/2010 Duncan McDonald nogreendalecemetery@hotmail.com
4) 992 Greendale Road Greendale
Applicant: Nirmal Taluja
For: Cemetery, Crematorium & Meditation Centre
Size: 19.5 Hectares 2 Creamatoria, 10,000 ash storage spaces. Dormitory accommodation, Meditation hall and Dining facilities
6) 2207 Elizabeth Drive, Luddenham
Applicant: ADC Lucas for Combeda Pty Ltd
For: Luddenham Memorial Park, Cemetery & Crematorium
Size: 36.6 Hectares, 62,000 plots, 1 crematorium, 3 chapels, cafe/admin and florist
For info: DA-10/1208 Sascha Vukmirica 0404 659 043
7) La Perouse Heritage Chinese Gardens (A 150 year old heritage listed market garden, established from back in 1788, which is part of our city's history. The shame in trying to destroy our history).
Applicant: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park Botany Cemetery (Botany Cemetery and Eastern Suburbs Crematorium Trusts)
For: Extension of ESMP cemetery and crematorium
Size: 7 hectares
For info: http://chineseaustralia.org/?p=924 and Daphne Lowe Kelley 0417 655 233 lowekelley@bigpond.com
8) 435-437 Great Western Highway, Blue Mountains Crematorium at Faulconbridge
Applicant: Blue Mountains Funeral (Carrick Group Pty Ltd)
For: DA X/216/2010
Status: Rejected by council, currently at Land & Environment Court
For info: They have a website which you can click on nocrematoriuminfaulco.blogspot.com which is maintained by the No Crematorium Strategy Group
It is our future, and we must prevent this from happening again & again.
We need to join and assist each other in forming one huge protest group. Contact your respective group leaders (listed above), join up and help. Provide them with your email address. One day soon, we can all join up as one HUGE group to petition our MPs to bring this matter into Parliament and officially legislate for controls and safety standards. We cannot keep going up against these developers individually. Firstly, they have more time and secondly, they have more money.
Currently, all of these individual DAs are wasting everyone's time and money. Particularly when they have major flaws. Examples of this are:
* Faulconbridge crematorium- does not meet recommended 200m buffer criteria
* Greendale Cemeteries & Crematoria - are surrounded by Farms & Dwellings, there is no sewerage, residents rely on rain water for drinking, there is no public transport and they are sited on a narrow rural road which is poorly maintained.
Waste water from these proposed developments will end up in the Nepean river.
The nearby farms are involved in: Chicken production, Market Gardens, Cattle & Sheep production & Hay making. These are all primary production industries.This is an area where the food for Sydney is produced.
* Bringelly, the proposed cemetery at 31 Greendale Rd Bringelly is located in a natural watercourse which is prone to flooding. Down stream residents use the water from the creek. Burials are planned to be without coffins. Groundwater contamination is likely.
The site is located on 5 Acres not far from Bringelly school and a few hundred metres from another proposed Cemetery at 41 Greendale Rd Bringelly.
* Luddenham cemetery & crematorium - is surrounded by farms, no council sewerage and still using tank water in the area, shallow groundwater and shallow standing water levels
* La Perouse Heritage Chinese Garden - shallow groundwater, will cost $40 million for trying to fix up 7 hectares or so of land in order to enable burial and a crematorium, the oldest example of farming in Australia. History will be destroyed.
What is the Government doing to solve this problem?
* 2008 Department of Lands 'Sustainable Burials Discussion Paper'
* Regional Consultative Council & Crown Cemeteries Committee formed to solve issue, last meeting was in 2010
* Berkshire is Crown land that has been set as for a Crown Cemetery site
* The NSW's Government Land and Property Management Authority has established a CCAC committee to sort out a practical and logical solution to this issue which you can read by clicking here
* Lee Rhiannon will try and raise the issue with Parliament for a statewide and nationwide set of standards to govern the establishment and siting of crematoriums. This will help cut down the cowboys out there from submitting their DAs without having to first meet strict pollution and control standards.
Councils will keep accepting all submissions right until the date that they make their decision. Especially if you raise important issues and points.
Thank you to those who have signed the petitions, submitted individual submissions and have helped in so many ways in terms of signage and gathering signatures for petitions
There have been approximately 1,300 submissions and petitions that have been handed in to council. This is a huge effort considering that residents in the area are far apart with farms separating everyone. Farmers are also very busy working hard, last thing farmers and local residents need is a problem such as cemeteries, crematoria and the potential threat of pollution in the soil, waterways and in the air. Residents are being subjected to an onslaught of proposals which require submission writing, fact gathering and create a general disruption to their everyday lifestyle.
Bullying, threats, trespassing and thefts towards Luddenham Cemetery & Crematorium Objectors
Some residents in Luddenham have been threatened because of their opposition to the developers DA (Development Application). Just as we should respect that developers have a right to lodge their DA with council, the developers should respect residents' rights to oppose their DA. Who is responsible for the thefts of protest signs and the threats and bullying? Whatever is happening, it's bullying and unacceptable. Police have been notified of the matter.
So who are the developers?
Combeda Pty Ltd (a property development company), possibly also related to Combeda Constructions Pty Ltd has requested Luddenham Property Group to handle this matter for them, Luddenham Property Group has employed ADC Lucas Consultants and the representative figure Paul Bernasconi to represent them in this matter. Search results for all of the parties involved yields minimal information. So if that didn't confuse you, we'll line them up for you:
1) Combeda Pty Ltd (the applicant, a property developer)
2) Combeda Construction Company (related company? a shelf company?)
3) Luddenham Property Group (some type of shelf company?)
4) A.D.C Lucas (manager Paul Berlusconi)
Research shows that Comeda Pty Ltd has made several thousands of dollars towards the Liberal Party in recent years. And if they're the ones that sold a shopping centre in Gosford, then they've got a lot of money and the battle for Luddenham residents could be a long battle. Most companies inundate the web with their presence so that they can get more business from people googling. Because search results yielded minimal information, we can roughly surmise that their intention is not to be found.
The battle for Greendale residents is similarly just as difficult, because they are going up in opposition against wealthy doctors and wealthy developers, in the business of maximising their profits regardless of how aggrieved the local residents are.
On the topic of cemeteries, Sydney's GMA (Greater Metropolitan Area) is in need of cemeteries in the future around the year 2050 according to the Government Paper. However, this doesn't mean that private cemetary/crematorium operators be approved to develop across Australia's beautiful farm lands in a haphazard manner, around every corner.
New York and Melbourne (Aust.) for example, has been beautifully planned because someone had long-term vision and planned for this vision. If developers can develop cemeteries around every corner and random sections, we could end up with hazardous health issues, dangerous traffic load on our country roads that cannot sustain the level of visitors to the cemeteries/chapels and crematoriums. Contaminated soils, dams, water tanks and air pollution (particulate particles and fumes from the crematorium).
Will this be the end of our beautiful rural areas? Random cemeteries and crematoria every 5 kilometres or so? Because private interests are trying to get their random piece of land approved for random cemeteries and crematoria? These developments are motivated by self interest and are not the result of a credible planning process.
So where are the current DAs on Cemeteries and Crematoria located?
Due to lack of information on the web consolidating all this information, we thought we would help anyone who's interested in giving them a simple summary. This clearly shows how adhoc this whole thing is. Will our future generation criticise our current council and Government for allowing adhoc planning to ruin our rural countryside, farmlands and mountains? Will there be future problems resulting from contamination as a result of these developments because they will be surrounded by poultry, cattle, fruit and vegetable farms?
These DA sites do not have reticulated water nor sewerage. This means that they are using tank water and onsite sewerage. The diseases and health issues that may arise is an important issue that is overlooked. Also, the lack of public transport and lack of infrastructure is problemmatical. Several of the applications are on Waterways and land that floods (31 Greendale Rd). The waste water and storm water from the Greendale Cemeteries flows into the Nepean River.
Country roads are zoned 80km/hr speed areas and by having traffic slow down in the middle of the roads frequently can translate to a rise in vehicle accidents and fatilities. In particular Greendale Road is a poorly maintained, narrow, winding road. This not ony endangers potential visitors to the cemeteries and crematoriums but also endangers the lives of local residents with poorly planned traffic flow.
Listed are the summarised DAs for Cemeteries and Crematoria in Sydney:
1) 41 Greendale Road, Bringelly
Applicant: Robert Itaoui from Merrylands
For:DA for Bringelly Memorial Garden
Size: 25,000 plots, 10.12 hectares, Lot 5 DP 252040
For info: DA-394/2010 Cheryl Keane cheryljarrettkeane@yahoo.com
2) 31 Greendale Road, Bringelly
Applicant: NSW United Turkish Islamic Centre
For: Muslim Denominational Cemetery
Size: 6,000 plots, 10 hectares
For info: DA-957/2010 Dianne Newell didaveontheroad@yahoo.com.au
3) 321 Greendale Road Greendale
Applicant: Peter Georges, Peter Georgopoulos, Peter & Farah George (One of them?)
For: DA for Multidenominational Cemetery/Crematorium/Houses of Worship/ Flower Shop
Coffee Shop and Administration Office.
Size: 70,000 plots, 40 hectares, Lot DP599308
For info: DA-1133/2010 Duncan McDonald nogreendalecemetery@hotmail.com
4) 992 Greendale Road Greendale
Applicant: Nirmal Taluja
For: Cemetery, Crematorium & Meditation Centre
Size: 19.5 Hectares 2 Creamatoria, 10,000 ash storage spaces. Dormitory accommodation, Meditation hall and Dining facilities
DA -1291/2010 For info: Duncan McDonald or Ron Sullivan nogreendalecemetery@hotmail.com
5) Twelth Avenue, Rossmore - rejected
5) Twelth Avenue, Rossmore - rejected
6) 2207 Elizabeth Drive, Luddenham
Applicant: ADC Lucas for Combeda Pty Ltd
For: Luddenham Memorial Park, Cemetery & Crematorium
Size: 36.6 Hectares, 62,000 plots, 1 crematorium, 3 chapels, cafe/admin and florist
For info: DA-10/1208 Sascha Vukmirica 0404 659 043
7) La Perouse Heritage Chinese Gardens (A 150 year old heritage listed market garden, established from back in 1788, which is part of our city's history. The shame in trying to destroy our history).
Applicant: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park Botany Cemetery (Botany Cemetery and Eastern Suburbs Crematorium Trusts)
For: Extension of ESMP cemetery and crematorium
Size: 7 hectares
For info: http://chineseaustralia.org/?p=924 and Daphne Lowe Kelley 0417 655 233 lowekelley@bigpond.com
8) 435-437 Great Western Highway, Blue Mountains Crematorium at Faulconbridge
Applicant: Blue Mountains Funeral (Carrick Group Pty Ltd)
For: DA X/216/2010
Status: Rejected by council, currently at Land & Environment Court
For info: They have a website which you can click on nocrematoriuminfaulco.blogspot.com which is maintained by the No Crematorium Strategy Group
It is our future, and we must prevent this from happening again & again.
We need to join and assist each other in forming one huge protest group. Contact your respective group leaders (listed above), join up and help. Provide them with your email address. One day soon, we can all join up as one HUGE group to petition our MPs to bring this matter into Parliament and officially legislate for controls and safety standards. We cannot keep going up against these developers individually. Firstly, they have more time and secondly, they have more money.
Currently, all of these individual DAs are wasting everyone's time and money. Particularly when they have major flaws. Examples of this are:
* Faulconbridge crematorium- does not meet recommended 200m buffer criteria
* Greendale Cemeteries & Crematoria - are surrounded by Farms & Dwellings, there is no sewerage, residents rely on rain water for drinking, there is no public transport and they are sited on a narrow rural road which is poorly maintained.
Waste water from these proposed developments will end up in the Nepean river.
The nearby farms are involved in: Chicken production, Market Gardens, Cattle & Sheep production & Hay making. These are all primary production industries.This is an area where the food for Sydney is produced.
* Bringelly, the proposed cemetery at 31 Greendale Rd Bringelly is located in a natural watercourse which is prone to flooding. Down stream residents use the water from the creek. Burials are planned to be without coffins. Groundwater contamination is likely.
The site is located on 5 Acres not far from Bringelly school and a few hundred metres from another proposed Cemetery at 41 Greendale Rd Bringelly.
* Luddenham cemetery & crematorium - is surrounded by farms, no council sewerage and still using tank water in the area, shallow groundwater and shallow standing water levels
* La Perouse Heritage Chinese Garden - shallow groundwater, will cost $40 million for trying to fix up 7 hectares or so of land in order to enable burial and a crematorium, the oldest example of farming in Australia. History will be destroyed.
What is the Government doing to solve this problem?
* 2008 Department of Lands 'Sustainable Burials Discussion Paper'
* Regional Consultative Council & Crown Cemeteries Committee formed to solve issue, last meeting was in 2010
* Berkshire is Crown land that has been set as for a Crown Cemetery site
* The NSW's Government Land and Property Management Authority has established a CCAC committee to sort out a practical and logical solution to this issue which you can read by clicking here
* Lee Rhiannon will try and raise the issue with Parliament for a statewide and nationwide set of standards to govern the establishment and siting of crematoriums. This will help cut down the cowboys out there from submitting their DAs without having to first meet strict pollution and control standards.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Residents of Luddenham, Wallacia, Bringelly and Greendale oppose the cemeteries and crematorium proposals!
Below are a list of reasons as to why we do not feel the site will be appropriate for the Luddenham area:
• Tourism to the area will be negatively affected
Luddenham is a growing rural attraction for families to visit on the weekends with one of the major draw sites to the area being the Model Park Association on Luddenham Rd, but the proposed site has the potential to force the Association to close, as a large majority of the Park’s members are hobby plane enthusiasts who use the back paddock and surrounding airspace to fly their planes, but will be unable to continue to do so if the site goes ahead, as the site will make it unsafe for them to fly their planes overhead. The Association would not be able to continue if it cannot maintain its members as it will be to expensive to operate with insufficient numbers
• Potential OH&S Issues
If filters are insufficient on the crematorium, ashes emitted from it have the potential of being spread across Luddenham as the area is know for strong winds, and especially because there is little shelter from the winds due to the hilly location. If filters should fail the effects upon surrounding farms with livestock could be devastating in regards to lawsuits, as livestock could graze upon ashes and become sick and could potentially transmit diseases to unsuspecting consumers who purchase infected meat and animal by-products and consume it.
Not only will farming be impacted should the ashes spread, but diseases have the potential of being transmitted into residents drinking water, as the majority of residents rely upon water tanks to store and collect water for drinking etc, and should ashes be spread across roofs that collect water and enter tanks, residents have the possibility of becoming ill very quickly.
Also all cultures have different customs for marking death, for example it is a Chinese custom to set off fire crackers at funerals, what if loud noises spook bulls in adjoining paddocks and they charge people?
• A precedent will be set for other farms to become cemeteries
Owners of adjoining properties will have no choice but to in turn submit their own applications to allow their properties to become cemeteries. If they are unable to operate their farm because of their proximity to the pollution and cemetery water seepage, they may have to sell and the only propspective buyer may be the cemetery/crematorium.
• Western Sydney Employment Lands Investigation Area will be affected
The proposed site as well as neighbouring sites is currently under investigation, approval of such a site will impact the investigation negatively and council should not consider any applications that could impact the investigation until the investigation is concluded.
• Scenic and Rural Views will be destroyed
The hilly location of the proposed site means that site will be completely visible for miles around all sides, no amount of landscaping will be able to conceal the fact that the site is covered in gravesites and at the very least it will take years for any plants in to take root and start to provide some coverage
• Reasonable use and enjoyment of the land will be affected
Neighbours to the site will have to modify their behaviour to ensure that they do not disrupt funeral services and people visiting graves. It is a common past time of neighbourhood children to ride their motorbikes in their free time which is quite noisy will they be prevented from enjoying themselves so that a graveyard is not disrupted?
• Properties will be devalued
Properties surrounding the proposed development will be devalued as instead of scenic rural views, they will have sweeping views of an ill concealed gravesite and crematorium.
• Traffic will be increased
At present the surrounding roads will not be able to cope with the type of traffic that will accompany the site, it will be very unsafe as the road is already known to have had accidents and fatalities for drivers not only along the road, but also drivers turning into properties along the road, due to blind spots and no adequate turning lane into properties along the road
• Farming will be affected
How can you graze livestock safely and tend to your crops, as you need to if you have to constantly consider that your normal behaviour may be interrupting a funeral service etc? The operation of loud machinery will be discouraged when funeral services are on, but how can the average farmer prevent this as they are required to utilise their machinery when it is necessary and they cannot wait until a funeral is over, because their crops need to be maintained when conditions are optimum and not when they are told they can.
• Misrepresentation on the Development Application
The Signed Development Application submitted to Penrith City Council to build a crematorium, cemetery, memorial gardens (landscaping) with associated buildings and car parking claims that it will cost $90,000 to build which is totally inadequate! Appropriate fencing to the area will alone total over $100,000. Council cannot let a fraudulent document be submitted for consideration.
• Potential for vandalism to increase
Cemeteries are known to attract vandals who desecrate headstones etc, and on days such as Halloween “ghoul parties” can be hosted in cemeteries which can lead to sites being desecrated. Not only would this mean that adequate security would be needed at all times to protect the proposed site, but also adequate security would be needed to protect adjoining properties to ensure that they are inturn not vandalised.
• Potential for the site to become an eyesore
The proposed site will be run by private investors, should they run out of money to maintain the site, who will step up to ensure that the area is properly maintained? The investors will only be receiving one-off payments when people purchase plots etc, yet maintenance of the site will be required long after the current investors are present.
• Tourism to the area will be negatively affected
Luddenham is a growing rural attraction for families to visit on the weekends with one of the major draw sites to the area being the Model Park Association on Luddenham Rd, but the proposed site has the potential to force the Association to close, as a large majority of the Park’s members are hobby plane enthusiasts who use the back paddock and surrounding airspace to fly their planes, but will be unable to continue to do so if the site goes ahead, as the site will make it unsafe for them to fly their planes overhead. The Association would not be able to continue if it cannot maintain its members as it will be to expensive to operate with insufficient numbers
• Potential OH&S Issues
If filters are insufficient on the crematorium, ashes emitted from it have the potential of being spread across Luddenham as the area is know for strong winds, and especially because there is little shelter from the winds due to the hilly location. If filters should fail the effects upon surrounding farms with livestock could be devastating in regards to lawsuits, as livestock could graze upon ashes and become sick and could potentially transmit diseases to unsuspecting consumers who purchase infected meat and animal by-products and consume it.
Not only will farming be impacted should the ashes spread, but diseases have the potential of being transmitted into residents drinking water, as the majority of residents rely upon water tanks to store and collect water for drinking etc, and should ashes be spread across roofs that collect water and enter tanks, residents have the possibility of becoming ill very quickly.
Also all cultures have different customs for marking death, for example it is a Chinese custom to set off fire crackers at funerals, what if loud noises spook bulls in adjoining paddocks and they charge people?
• A precedent will be set for other farms to become cemeteries
Owners of adjoining properties will have no choice but to in turn submit their own applications to allow their properties to become cemeteries. If they are unable to operate their farm because of their proximity to the pollution and cemetery water seepage, they may have to sell and the only propspective buyer may be the cemetery/crematorium.
• Western Sydney Employment Lands Investigation Area will be affected
The proposed site as well as neighbouring sites is currently under investigation, approval of such a site will impact the investigation negatively and council should not consider any applications that could impact the investigation until the investigation is concluded.
• Scenic and Rural Views will be destroyed
The hilly location of the proposed site means that site will be completely visible for miles around all sides, no amount of landscaping will be able to conceal the fact that the site is covered in gravesites and at the very least it will take years for any plants in to take root and start to provide some coverage
• Reasonable use and enjoyment of the land will be affected
Neighbours to the site will have to modify their behaviour to ensure that they do not disrupt funeral services and people visiting graves. It is a common past time of neighbourhood children to ride their motorbikes in their free time which is quite noisy will they be prevented from enjoying themselves so that a graveyard is not disrupted?
• Properties will be devalued
Properties surrounding the proposed development will be devalued as instead of scenic rural views, they will have sweeping views of an ill concealed gravesite and crematorium.
• Traffic will be increased
At present the surrounding roads will not be able to cope with the type of traffic that will accompany the site, it will be very unsafe as the road is already known to have had accidents and fatalities for drivers not only along the road, but also drivers turning into properties along the road, due to blind spots and no adequate turning lane into properties along the road
• Farming will be affected
How can you graze livestock safely and tend to your crops, as you need to if you have to constantly consider that your normal behaviour may be interrupting a funeral service etc? The operation of loud machinery will be discouraged when funeral services are on, but how can the average farmer prevent this as they are required to utilise their machinery when it is necessary and they cannot wait until a funeral is over, because their crops need to be maintained when conditions are optimum and not when they are told they can.
• Misrepresentation on the Development Application
The Signed Development Application submitted to Penrith City Council to build a crematorium, cemetery, memorial gardens (landscaping) with associated buildings and car parking claims that it will cost $90,000 to build which is totally inadequate! Appropriate fencing to the area will alone total over $100,000. Council cannot let a fraudulent document be submitted for consideration.
• Potential for vandalism to increase
Cemeteries are known to attract vandals who desecrate headstones etc, and on days such as Halloween “ghoul parties” can be hosted in cemeteries which can lead to sites being desecrated. Not only would this mean that adequate security would be needed at all times to protect the proposed site, but also adequate security would be needed to protect adjoining properties to ensure that they are inturn not vandalised.
• Potential for the site to become an eyesore
The proposed site will be run by private investors, should they run out of money to maintain the site, who will step up to ensure that the area is properly maintained? The investors will only be receiving one-off payments when people purchase plots etc, yet maintenance of the site will be required long after the current investors are present.
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