24 July 2019 - Media Release
Cumberland Council is undertaking community consultation regarding proposed boundary changes for Granville and Mays Hill.
The change would reverse the 2016 decision by the State Government to divide both suburbs in half while drawing boundaries for the Cumberland Local Government Area.
“Cumberland Council wants to put Granville and Mays Hill back together again,” Mayor Greg Cummings said.
“Putting these suburbs back together would eliminate the existing fragmented approach to planning, which is critical to successfully manage the future growth in these areas and along the Parramatta Road corridor.
“Consolidating both suburbs under the Cumberland Local Government Area would also honour the region’s historical and cultural links, by bringing communities of interest back together.
“In many ways this is less about changing the map than it is about recognising the current reality.
“Residents in Granville and Mays Hill already use Cumberland’s local facilities but some, because of a quirk of map-making, are unable to have a say in how they are run or operated.
“By uniting these suburbs under Cumberland, it will provide residents of Granville and Mays Hill with a greater say in their local services and facilities.
“Cumberland Council is committed to putting rates back into localised services and projects that support a growing and connected community.”
The proposed boundary adjustment would extend Cumberland Council’s boundary at Granville out to either Parramatta Road or the M4 and at Mays Hill east along Steele and Pitt Street.
A postal survey has been sent to residents in Granville and Mays Hill that closes on 30 August 2019. Members of the community make a submission on the proposal online at:
