A link to the Advertiser's article last week, ``Minto Mall cops another bucketing'' was posted on the site.

Angry locals disgusted at the state of the mall have a genuine fear that serious injuries could result due to the lack of maintenance.

Images of overgrown grass and the complex's damaged roof have also been posted on the site.

One member said she was at the mall last weekend and the middle of the building was blocked off because of a downpour of rain.

``The roof is getting worse,'' she wrote. ``Very soon you will need to take an umbrella in there with you I had water drip on me yesterday.''

The administrator of the group, Adrian McHarg, said he had lived in Minto for 31 years and it was ``upsetting'' to see local workers and residents treated poorly.

``We must get the council to act on it I think that all it will take is a stupid thing like what was recently reported on the electrical cord in water issue and the whole shopping complex should be closed down by the health department and WorkCover for safety issues,'' he said.

``They could been responsible for the loss of a life. Just imagine if a child was sitting on that motorised ride toy while the buckets around were filling up.

``I couldn't live with myself if I was a shop owner and it would be a terrible place to work.''

Mr McHarg wrote to one member, who sarcastically suggested to burn down the mall, that this was not the answer. ``We are having the whole area redeveloped with a new estate so much is going on out our way,'' he said.

``It's just the stupid mall that has been left as something from the Dark Ages.

``It's not fair all these other suburbs like Narellan are getting a beautiful new upgrade to their shopping complex.

``We need these owners to help us.''

The owners Michael Kwok and Helen James, of Kapb Management, also own Fairmont Resort in the Blue Mountains, which has been criticised as neglected.

The pair have not returned any of the Advertiser's phone calls since the controversy began early last year.

Savills Australia real estate agency was given the job of selling the rundown complex last August but the mall has not been sold yet.