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Wallacia locals fight against plans for two cemeteries as Sydney runs out of burial space
There’s a blueprint to combat Sydney’s future shortage of graves, but many residents around two proposed cemeteries aren’t keen on sharing their suburb with more than 800,000 spirits.
Key points:
- The State Government says Sydney will run out of burial plots by 2036
- Wallacia locals say the value of their homes will plummet if the cemeteries are approved
- Penrith and Liverpool Councils are taking submissions on the applications
Wallacia, a semi-rural suburb about 70 kilometres west of the CBD, is the subject of two separate cemetery plans — one by the Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (CMCT) and another by an undisclosed applicant.
Combined, they could become the final resting place of 802,000 people and offer a much-needed solution to…
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