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Review of Tourism in NSW - Some Submissions concerning Eveleigh

Mr John O’Neill AO undertook a Review of Tourism in NSW on behalf of the NSW Government in mid 2007. A number of submissions to the review argued the importance of maintaining the "Large" and Eveleigh as part of NSW's heritage rail infrastructure. Here you can read about some of the ideas presented to the Tourism review about the important role of Eveleigh and rail tourism.
Freinds of Eveleigh Submission to Review of Tourism in NSW July 2007
In their submission to the NSW Tourism Review Friends of Eveleigh have spelt out their vision for how the Large Errecting Shop could continue as a functional Heritage Railway Workshop servicing rail heritage throughout the state while at the same time providing a tourist destination for public access into the "Large" to view heritage rail items and the operations of the Shop. The File is 960 Kb PDF and is elsewhere on the REDWatch website. The link to dowmnload the file is given below.
REDWatch Submission to Review of Tourism in NSW July 2007
Below is the text of the REDWatch submission to the Review of Tourism in NSW in July 2007. REDWatch requests the Review to "recommend a detailed study of the potential for heritage rail tourism in NSW and into the role that Eveleigh’s Large Erecting Shop can play in that strategy if it is retained by the NSW Office of Rail Heritage."
Rail Tram & Bus Union Submission to Review of Tourism in NSW July 2007
The following submission was made to the Review of Tourism in NSW by the Rail Tram & Bus Union. The submission recommends "NSW Tourism has a role to play in researching and identifying details of the railway heritage and cultural tourism assets and providing an overview which adds to an understanding of unlocking the potential value of these assets to tourism and the NSW economy".
3801 Ltd Submission to Review of Tourism in NSW July 2007
Below is the text of the 3801 Ltd submission to the Review of Tourism in NSW in July 2007. 3801 Ltd are convinced that "South Eveleigh Precinct, Redfern offers unique rail heritage tourism opportunities for metropolitan Sydney".
File Rail, Tram & Bus Union Request Forum on Rail Tourism
This letter from the RTBU requests that as part of the NSW Government Review of Tourism in NSW that a forum on rail tourism be convened to explore the potential role that rail tourism and sites like those at Eveleigh can play in NSW Tourism. File is 156 Kb PDF.