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As the deadline for submissions on the proposed Western Sydney Airport draws closer, Blue Mountains Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill, is making a direct appeal to the community via a video message to be informed and have their say.

Blue Mountains City Council’s submission to the Australian Government states that the potential impacts of the WSA at Badgery’s Creek on the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (GBMWHA) have been seriously overlooked with potentially disastrous consequences on its World Heritage values and the regional economy of the Blue Mountains.  

In a letter to federal Ministers Hunt, Truss and Fletcher, Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) President, Cllr Tony Hadchiti, points out that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Western Sydney Airport fails the Australian Government’s own guidelines for the project.

This statement is a comment by the Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill, on meeting with Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Warren Truss on Monday 30 November 2015, regarding draft EIS and Western Sydney Airport Plan.

An independent review of the Western Sydney Airport Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by 11 Western Sydney councils has found several shortcomings which need to be addressed.

Blue Mountains Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill, said, “While Blue Mountains City Council is opposed to a second Sydney airport generally, an independent review of the Western Sydney Airport Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released today confirms that the draft EIS is grossly inadequate and shows a complete disregard for the people of the Blue Mountains and Western Sydney as well as the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area”. 

Mayor, Cr Mark Greenhill, has expressed his concern at the Australian Government’s apparent refusal to consider an extension to the community consultation period for the Western Sydney Airport draft Airport Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).