From the (20-21/12/14) article: Residents at Badgerys Creek in Sydneys west have been given a deadline of June 15 to move so construction can start on the citys proposed second airport. After the deadline, utilities such as water and power will be turned off and local roads will be closed. Many people living in the predominately low-income area were worried they would not find a new home in time, and many said they simply could not afford to move. Joan Peever, 76, is a pensioner and has lived at Badgerys Creek for almost 20 years. She and her daughter, Cindy, have been looking as far as Goulbourn for a new home but have not been able to find anything in their price range. Im too old for all this packing and its heartbreaking, Ms Peever said. The retired horse trainer has two horses, three ponies and four dogs, as well as cats, chickens and birds on the 10 acres she rents for $300 a week. She said she was terrified she would not be able to take her animals with her. What do you do? she said. Say well, Ill take those four, Ill kill three and Ill keep one? How do you do that? Roy Davies is a single father of two and lives pay packet to pay packet. He said he literally could not afford to move and did not have the capacity to save up for a rental bond. I know Im going to lose, theres no win-win situation here for me, he said. Mr Davies said he had had little help from the property manager contracted by the Federal Government to manage the tenancies at Badgerys Creek, other than a suggestion that he sign up for public housing. Public housing in New South Wales has a 10-year waiting list. ... abc.net.au/news/2014-12-20/badgerys-creek-airport-residents-given-deadline-second-airport/5981350
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 19:29:29 +0000
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