Well over 11,000 people signed a petition objecting to the sale and relocation of the Powerhouse Museum while supporting a new museum in Parramatta.
This prompted a request for a review in a NSW parliamentary debate on the 25th of February 2016, led by MPs Alex Greenwich and Jamie Parker, following a preliminary meeting which they organised at Parliament House on February 15 (see News Chronology, 16 Feb).
Read here the speeches for and against, in the Hansard record.