WestConnex protest brings 1500 Newtown locals out to voice their objections

By Hannah Paine and Matt Burgess
Updated February 1 2015 - 7:13pm, first published 6:46pm
Concerned residents take to the streets of Newtown, Sydney, on Sunday to protest the proposed development of the NSW government's WestConnex tunnel and road project. Photo: James Alcock
Concerned residents take to the streets of Newtown, Sydney, on Sunday to protest the proposed development of the NSW government's WestConnex tunnel and road project. Photo: James Alcock
Some concerned  residents wore fancy dress as they took  the streets of Newtown, Sydney, on Sunday to protest the proposed development of the NSW government's WestConnex tunnel and road project. Photo: James Alcock
Some concerned residents wore fancy dress as they took the streets of Newtown, Sydney, on Sunday to protest the proposed development of the NSW government's WestConnex tunnel and road project. Photo: James Alcock

King St was brought to a standstill on Sunday afternoon as 1500 locals made their way from Newtown station to Sydney Park in protest at the proposed WestConnex interchange at St Peters.

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