Wolli Bluff

The NSW state Labor government has just sold off part of a green corridor that it said it supported. This is an embarrassing backflip for the Premier, Chris Minns, who less than a year ago made a public commitment to preserve inner urban green space.

Two blocks of publicly owned land at Wolli Bluff in Earlwood were sold at auction on 2 April 2025 for $2.93M. The blocks are part of our Unwin Green Street proposal, which itself forms part of a wider green link between the Cooks River and Wolli Creek valleys.

The auction was held off-site at 50 Margaret St Sydney. The Wolli Creek Preservation Society (WCPS) turned up with a banner and leaflets warning bidders that council could soon re-zone the blocks, and that the community will continue to oppose development at Wolli Bluff.

The President of WCPS, Chris Jordens, was escorted from the premises by a security officer who said he was acting on instructions from unnamed NSW government officials.  A member of the public was also denied entry to the auction and told that, on instructions from the NSW Government, only registered bidders would be admitted to the auction room.

This sell-off was no administrative error. It was intentional, and the government did its best to conceal its intentions from the community and keep the community away from the auction.  According to a Planning Certificate given to the bidders only a day before the auction, the blocks are on ecologically sensitive land.

WCPS is pursuing a freedom of information request (GIPA) and will inform our members and the wider community about what we learn, although this will take time.

The WCPS campaign to stop development on the blocks at Wolli Bluff has only just begun. We will continue to campaign for a green corridor linking the Wolli and Cooks River valleys and prevent any destruction at Wolli Bluff.