30 August 2006
RWA Releases Built Environment Plan (BEP) Stage One
The RWA have today released the Redfern
Waterloo Built Environment Plan (Stage One).
The RWA home page now carries the
announcement http://www.redfernwaterloo.nsw.gov.au/index.html.
The RWA home page carries links to the various documents released.
The Media Statement and the supporting fact sheets can now be found on the RWA website at:
New Built
Environment Pan for redfern-Waterloo (pdf~12kb)
Fact
Sheet 1 Summary of Built Environment Plan (Stage One) (pdf~28kb)
Fact
Sheet 2 $300 million in new Infrastructure (pdf~17kb)
Fact Sheet 3 Community Health Centre (pdf~13kb)
Fact
Sheet 4 $16 million initiative on Aboriginal Affordable Housing (pdf~17kb)
Fact
Sheet 5 Heritage Restoration and Adaptive Reuse (pdf~15kb)
Fact
Sheet 6 Enhanced Open Space and Public Domain (pdf~15kb)
Fact
Sheet 7 $6 million Bridge between Australian
Technology Park
and North Eveleigh (pdf~13kb)
Fact
Sheet 8 Community Consultation on the Draft Built Environment Plan
(pdf~12kb)
The Final BEP has been broken up by the RWA
into its component parts which makes it a lot earlier to read than downloading
the 13.3 MB full version. You can access the maps and individual sections at http://www.redfernwaterloo.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports.htm#bep.
The RWA has also release a summary of the major changes between the draft and
final BEP which can be downloaded from Report
On Amendments And Submissions.
The RWA has also announced that Chair of the
NSW Governments Aboriginal Housing office Ann Weldon & ALP National
President Warren Mundine will be added to the RWA Board – for media statement
see RWA
Announces New Board Members on the REDWatch website which should be soon up
on the RWA website.
It will take a little while to assess the
proposed plan in detail.
Some elements are clearly to be welcomed such
as the decision by the RWA to keep Marian Park and not to replace it with an 18
storey building.
The RWA continues to make life difficult for
the AHC’s plan for the Pemulwuy project. The announcement today is that the
land to be used for the Gadigal apartments as part of the wider Pemulwuy
project will only be allowed a residential density of 0.75:1 rather than its
existing 1:1 residential allowance. RWA Draft Plan proposed to limit housing to
0.5:1. The RWA still allows 1:1 residential density in surrounding areas
including on its own land and it is likely that the battle between the AHC and
the NSW government will not subside. A strong statement in response to the
announced reduction was made by planning lawyer Mr John Mant earlier today on
behalf of the AHC.
The RWA BEP also puts an end to the Lawson
Street Health Centre with a new Health Centre proposed for the Old Court house and
Police Station paid for in part by the sale of the former Rachel Foster
Hospital site for a housing
development.
A $6 million pedestrian and cycle bridge
linking the ATP and North Eveleigh has also
been announced.
$16 million over ten years has also been
announced towards affordable housing for aboriginal residents.
The Final BEP includes further work on
heritage sites and possible adaptive reuse, transport and Open Space which all
will need to be assessed by the community as this information was not available
for the consultation.
We thought it best to alert you to the release
of the BEP so you can read material yourself rather than delay waiting for
assessment of its contents to be completed. We are sure comments will be made
about the contents in coming days. A Media release is currently being prepared
by the AHC and this plus any further material as it comes to hand will be added
to the REDWatch website at http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/rwabep1/