Managing Redundant Defence Sites Trust Sites School of Artillery Middle Head Woolwich Dock Cockatoo Island Snapper Island Georges Heights Chowder Bay Marine Biological Research Station Macquarie Lightstation Sydney Harbour Federation Trust 1
SUMMARY 8 sites around the Harbour Over 400 empty buildings (many derelict) 230 Heritage items High contamination levels 23 community groups ACTIVITIES PLANNING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BUILDING CONSERVATION DECONTAMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGE T. GROUNDS MAINTENANCE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICES REPAIRS AND UPGRADES REDUNDANT BLDG REMOVAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS NEW CONSTRUCTION (eg Car parks, public toilets) 2
COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES MANAGEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS SITE INTERPRETATION SIGNAGE PUBLICATIONS ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM PLANNING Community Consultation Sketch Design Draft Management Plans Contract Documentation Consent role CORPORATE SERVICES HR ADMINISTRATION FINANCE etc 3
Community Consultation Community Consultation There is no escape Everyone s an expert 4
North Head A Sanctuary. Sanctuary in a metropolis of 4 million Middle Head A Headland Park. A Headland Park Environmentally themed business park 40 houses, WW1 Hospital, 2 Ovals, Historic Fortifications, Barracks, Jetties, Bushland, Spectacular views. 5
Woolwich Dock Waterfront Precinct. A Headland Park Former MARINE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION Create park Restore and lease residence Interpret through landscape, open days MACQUARIE LIGHT Waterfront node, Mix of maritime industrial uses,waterfront public areas, reinstate jetties, visiting boat berthing. Expansion of parklands in scenic areas Manage public access to Tower Expansion of scenic walks 6
Cockatoo Island. Maritime, commercial and cultural activities Cockatoo Island Consultation CAC Meetings Public Open Day Hunters Hill, Leichhardt and Canada Bay Councils New South Wales Maritime Authority Department of Environment and Conservation (EPA and NPWS) 7
Cockatoo Island Significant Values Harbour setting and context Various layers of use and periods of occupation Convict occupation Prisons and Reformatories Shipbuilding / Docks Cockatoo Island Conservation Management Planning 2 Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) - Convict era and Dockyard Resolve issues where convict and dockyard values conflict Social significance for the Island s past workers 8
Convict built workshop Addition of Apprentice Workshop replacing former roof and bell tower Cockatoo Island Cockatoo Island Key Planning Studies Completed Conservation Management Plans (by Defence) Noise Survey Transport Management Plan Contamination reports Hazardous Materials survey Site Services Survey Flora and Fauna Survey To be Finalised Conservation Management Plans (CMPs) to be updated - Convict Heritage and Industrial Heritage Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for Power House Environmental Management Plan 9
Cockatoo Island Stone Documentation Assessment and documentation of stone work of convict built heritage buildings WORKS 10
All Sites Services repair Grounds and building Maintenance Fire Hazard Reduction All Sites Bush Regeneration Volunteer program Tree injection program for Pc management 11
Chowder Bay Heritage conservation works to the Submariners building including stone seawalls, iron fencing railings, wharf and crane 12
Chowder Bay Completion February Entry road and carparking 13
Walking Tracks HMAS Penguin Middle Head Walking Track Through HMAS Penguin 14
Middle Head Bushland Management Bush regeneration Fire management Middle Head Building Removal Buildings and structures identified for removal Volunteer Program 15
Georges Heights WW2 Camouflage Fuel Tanks Decontamination of fuel tanks Cockatoo Island Wharf and pontoon repairs Completed 16
Cockatoo Island Northern Apron Remediation Cockatoo Island Workshop Decontamination & Heritage ID Prior to decontamination works Tagging & registering of industrial heritage items Photogrammetric survey of all internal & external areas Tagging of redundant services for future removal Removal of signage for future conservation and reinstatement 17
Cockatoo Island High Voltage Upgrade Installation of new substations and high voltage cabling to provide safe, reliable electric power. Business Development Property Management Site Release (EOI Process) 18
Inaugural Class The End 19