RESIDENTS protesting the first meeting of the amalgamated Inner West Council in Petersham tonight forced the meeting to close before it began after refusing to let the unelected Administrator speak.

Up to 200 people are expected to attend a public meeting organised by the Edgeware/Enmore branch of the WestCONnex Action Group (WAG) at the Newtown Neighbourhood Centre tomorrow night.

You may have seen the story in the Sydney Morning Herald last week about WestCONnex, and the dangerous and possibly illegal work it’s doing to remove asbestos from the planned St Peters Interchange site ahead of the EIS.

WESTCONNEX Action Group (WAG) welcomes the commitment Marrickville Council made at its meeting tonight to seek an immediate stop work order on the Alexandria Landfill site, which the WestCONnex Delivery Authority (WDA) is now preparing for the St Peters Interchange.