The NSW Planning Minister has announced the board of the newly formed Barangaroo Delivery Authority.
In November 2008 Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, announced that the design and construction of the Barangaroo site would be managed by a new dedicated agency called the Barangaroo Delivery Authority. Up until now it had been managed by the Sydney harbour Foreshore Authority. It seems that since the Planning Department was reclaiming the SHFA powers for approving foreshore development proposals they may as well take Barangaroo too. While Keneally says the SHFA "has done a very good job on the initial planning phase" I wonder why she feels she needs to take the project off their hands.
Five days ago Ms Keneally announced the names of the board members for the BDA. The board will be chaired by Michael Collins, who is also Chairman of the SHFA. This provides a strong continuity between the phases of the project and ensures a smooth handover from the SHFA to the BDA. The other key strategic member of the five-person board is Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney, ensuring a strong connection between Barangaroo's development and its integration with the current and future plans for the CBD.
The other three board members are Peter Holmes a Court, Chairman of White Bull Holdings, Brendan Crotty, Chairman of the Western Sydney Parklands Trust and Gabrielle Trainor, Partner, John Connolly and Partners and SHFA board member.
The other significant announcement coming out of Keneally's news release is that Darling Harbour Wharf 8 Cruise Terminal is being permanently relocated. It will be temporarily located at White Bay for a minimum of five years before a new permanent site is identified.
White Bay is currently part of the working harbour and hosts ships for various purposes including vegetable oil imports, servicing ferries and special events such as the Greenpeace vessel Esperanza open day in June 2008. While the operations in and around White Bay are slowly winding down, the NSW Government has been quick to make use of the land before it could be snatched away by developers. The White Bay precinct will now be used as a new cruise ship terminal, while the adjacent Glebe Island will be used as a construction site for the CBD Metro line, currently under development and awaiting funding. Residential developers and even the Sydney Fish Markets, who are hoping to relocate to Glebe Island, will just have to wait.
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Another sell out to the developers. Move the terminal and put in yet more office blocks. And how do the cruise passengers get into the tourist hub?
So, Clover's now Lord Mayor, state Member for Sydney, member of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics and member of the Barangaroo Delivery Authority?
Did Göring have that many titles? Isn't she spreading herself a bit thin?
Anonymous,
The relocation of the cruise terminal seems to be at odds with the latest concept plan modification documents currently being assessed by the Department of Planning. Tehse documents (dated June 2006) clearly include the constrcution of a passenger terminal at the southern end of the site.
Keneally's news release seems to indicate the terminal will not be located at Barangaroo even after completion of the development phase. We'll have to stay tuned!
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