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Community Consultation 27 June 2012

Proposed Parklands the Hill in Brown, and Open Space Purple (City of Sydney, 26 June 2012)

Master Plan Community Consultation (27 June 2012)

"The City of Sydney is developing a master plan for the parklands at Johnstons Creek. The master plan aims to link the existing parks near Glebe Foreshore – Bicentennial, Federal and Jubilee – with future open space at The Crescent in Annandale, the area between Bicentennial Park and Harold Park known as "the Hill" and new parklands and community space that will be part of the Harold Park development." - Invitation to Johnstons Creek Parklands Meeting - from City of Sydney 26 June 2012

6-8.30pm Wed 27 June 2012
St Scholastica's College,
4 Avenue Road Glebe - Email 12/6/2012

Lord Mayor Clover More welcomed about 100 people to the Community Consultation. Each table was equipped with a facilitator and note taker. The recently appointed Architect and designers were also present.

Ideas for the Parklands & Tramsheds

Attendees were asked to share their aspirations and concerns about the open space and community space, in the Tram Sheds. Ideas included:

• use of Local Provenance vegetation (restoration in the jargon)
• improved pedestrian access
• adative reuse, parking, dog park, clearing of buildings on "the Crescent Lands"
• Amphitheatre (eg Sunken Garden, UWA or the Haven, Castlecrag), Playhouse, Library/Gallery
• Indoor Badminton/Basketball
• Relocation of scate ramp
• Development of and Levelling of "the Hill"
• Naturalisation of the river bank. Wetlands
• Parking for picnickers.
• City Farm

Management of Flood waters will be an issue....see NOTICE OF DETERMINATION – APPROVAL D/2011/1299 (viewed 7 July 2012)

This page www.ramin.com.au/harold-park/ManagementPlan-consultation27june2012.shtml last updated 7 May 2015.