Fed-up locals get their revenge on Sonny Bill Williams-backed ‘dream mosque’ – after plans revealed their quiet suburban street would serve up to 20,000 worshippers from 5.30am to 10pm, seven days a week [Video]

08:48 EST 10 Nov 2024, updated 09:02 EST 10 Nov 2024

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The development of a controversial mosque backed by Sonny Bill Williams has been stalled for almost a year after builders allegedly demolished a protected wall, as local residents continue to insist it should never have been approved in the first place.

The Hurstville Masjid and community hub is set to be built on a residential street in Carlton, southern Sydney, following a lengthy battle with the Georges River Council that ended up in the Land and Environment Court in 2022.

The project, which benefited from star power backing from the likes of dual code sensation Williams, boxer Anthony Mundine and Canterbury Bulldogs legend Hazem El Masri, has long infuriated locals.

It will see an abandoned nursing home and a neighbouring property transformed into a mosque capable of holding 120 people for prayers between 5am and 10.30pm, seven days a week, serving up to 20,000 Muslims in the …