Stop the boats, Pyrmont says
Image: At sail: the Sydney Heritage Fleet
A group of Pyrmont residents is resisting state government plans to move the Sydney Heritage Fleet to Bank Street, Pyrmont, near the entrance of Blackwattle Bay. The fleet contains ten heritage vessels, currently installed at Wharf 7 near the Maritime Museum.
About 40 residents were present for a community meeting with the independent Planning and Assessment Commission on Monday. The planning department has recommended the application for approval.
Elizabeth Elenius, convenor of Pyrmont Action Inc, told the commission there were serious flaws and factual errors in the proposal, and said the PAC risked “rubber stamping very poor government planning decisions”.
“The government is refusing to consolidate its activities on any number of suitable government-owned sites across the harbour,” she said.
Alan Edenborough, Relocation Project Director for the Sydney Heritage Fleet, said it was inappropriate to comment as the matter is before the PAC.
“We’re happy for them to make the decision based on all of the very detailed documentation that’s been prepared for them,” he said.
