Austral resident Frank Petulla said several streets in his area have been partially closed, including Sixteenth and Seventeenth avenues in the past year.

``They weren't well used roads, but they were still used by some people to cut through to other roads and to get to Thomas Hassall Anglican College and now this won't be possible and the other roads will

be even busier,'' Mr Petulla said.

``Our roads out here are neglected as it is. The council doesn't do much to fix them up very often, so now that there will be even less roads, we'll have more congestion.

``It's also given people the perfect opportunity to dump huge piles of rubbish in those areas because they're pretty much deserted now.

``They come along in huge trucks and dump big loads of it it's disgusting. The council comes by, they mark the rubbish and clean it up every once in a while, but it's back almost the next day.''

A Liverpool Council spokeswoman said part of Seventeenth Avenue, which she said was now known at Southern Cross Avenue, was partially closed last November.

``The decision to close this section of the road was made because of the future plans to incorporate this area into the Western Sydney Parklands,'' she said.

She said other reasons for the decision were that the area had become a dumping ground, and the substantial funds required to improve pavements and drainage could be better used elsewhere.

``This was further justified by the very little traffic this section of the road carries and the availability

of alternative accesses to the properties,'' she said.

``Parts of Flynn Avenue (formerly Sixteenth Avenue) will be progressively closed as the new Middleton Grange subdivision road construction progresses and alternate access is made available.''

She said parts of Twenty-second Avenue, Thom Avenue and Twenty-third Avenue will all be incorporated into the Western Sydney Parklands.

``Liverpool Council carries out advertising and community consultation prior to the closure of, or restrictions of traffic on any of its roads,'' she said.

The spokeswoman said council staff regularly check the area for dumped waste and clean it up as soon as possible, usually within seven days.

She said that the council had recently successfully prosecuted two habitual offenders in Liverpool Local Court, with a penalties imposed including costs exceeding $67,000.