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Tuesday August 18, 2026 
18 August 2026
Residents of Kirribilli have appealed directly to NSW Housing and Homelessness Minister Rose Jackson over what they say is an unresolved sewage leak from the Greenway social housing complex that has been flowing into lower Broughton Street for four weeks.
Kirribilli Precinct chair Michael Bracka said raw sewage, including toilet paper and incontinence materials, had been discharged from infrastructure at the Greenway complex and was running along the gutter, across the road and into stormwater drains leading to Sydney Harbour.
In an open letter to Jackson dated August 18, Bracka said residents had repeatedly contacted Sydney Water and St George Community Housing, which manages the Greenway complex, without obtaining a resolution.
“I write to in desperation on behalf of residents in lower Broughton Street, Kirribilli,” he wrote.
“For the last 4 weeks, raw sewerage has been flowing onto lower Broughton Street, Kirribilli – discharged from sewerage infrastructure from Greenway Social Housing Complex.”
Bracka said the material was being carried along the street by passing traffic and posed a potential risk to residents and children using a nearby convenience store.
“To say this is an extremely high-risk public health, and environmental issue is an understatement,” he wrote.
Photographs accompanying the letter show water and debris along the kerb and roadway in lower Broughton Street, including near a stormwater drain.
The letter says Sydney Water told residents the problem was a “private matter and not Sydney Water’s responsibility”. Bracka said residents had also contacted SGCH, the facilities manager appointed for Greenway, but had received no response.
He accused the agencies involved of failing to take responsibility.
“The community is completely let down by the Departments responsible for Housing and Water infrastructure which sit within your portfolio,” Bracka wrote. “It is clear case of bureaucracy pointing at each other and doing nothing.”
Bracka urged Jackson to bring Sydney Water and housing officials together and have the problem repaired urgently.
“We have over 500 residents in Greenway Complex – many of which are vulnerable and deal with health issues daily,” he said. “They, together with residents in Kirribilli cannot be exposed to this major health issue.”
The letter was copied to North Sydney Mayor Zoë Baker.
St George Community Housing has been contacted for reaction.