Locals want action on "sorry state" of former Burwood Colliery Dam

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00:00This is an area that has got so much potential. It's been neglected. It used to be a mine,

00:15but now it's a habitat for birds. It's picturesque. It's tranquil. It could be a wonderful community

00:24asset that's just been forgotten. It's right in the centre of Whitebridge. It's in this

00:29crucial area between a major high school and the family track. It could serve as a

00:36wonderful link between this for all the community at Whitebridge High and also it could be a

00:43highlight of the family track. It could be the jewel in the crown for the family track.

00:48It's enormously frustrating. Crownlands, I think in good faith, did this public consultation,

00:54but then there was no interest from council. There was no plan or coordination between

01:02the public bodies. It just seemed like they were living in separate silos. The plan has

01:07stopped this. There's no way forward that we can see. It's time that the council, Crownlands

01:15and Transport NSW, got in the same space and made some long-term decisions because this

01:21is an opportunity that will be lost if this land is sold off for housing before consideration

01:27of value of it as a transport.