It is incredulous that council had no knowledge of the possibility that Preston Market would be fast-tracked when it appeared on the State Government list long before the announcement. If as they claim below, they have been ‘working alongside the Stage Government agency for two years’ what have they been doing? Remember it was this council that handed the decision making to the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne. It was a great failing of the community and they should have been more prepared to fight for the market on behalf of us.