Respect Rural
Background
Hornsby Shire Council is progressing its proposal to rezone 1 & 3 Johnson Road Galston - the Old Pony Club site - proposing up to 28 Industrial Units and 68 parking spaces. This location is directly opposite homes. It is surrounded by Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest, ‘critically endangered ecological community’ and is valuable Open Space.
The community has made it known to Council that they want this site to remain a park for the community and that rezoning for industry here is entirely inappropriate. The impacts on the traffic in this quiet residential area will be immense, let alone the impacts the noise will have on the nearby homes. Where will the extra cars be parking? It’s not good planning – industrial zoning is not needed or appropriate here.
The community feels let down by our Councillors. They are just not listening - they seem to have their own agenda which completely disregards the Galston residents. The community is joining forces to protect this site.
The Old Pony Club in Johnson Road is a place where for 16 years locals have come to socialise with kids playing safely not too far from home. There is a dog walking group who often gather early morning or late afternoon who chat and exchange local information and ensure their community is safe and doing well. The thought of losing this area has many locals devastated.
Now is the time to make a difference. We hope that Hornsby Council will see sense that this area is NOT suitable for industrial units.
We propose a compromise. That 1 Johnson Road should be the only area rezoned for General Industrial and that 3 Johnson Road is retained as a park for the local community of Galston and for future generations in perpetuity. We hope that Council actually listens this time. We are really fed up by being ignored!
