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A Cultural Plan for Parramatta's CBD 2017 CULTURE AND OUR CITY A Cultural Plan for Parramatta’s CBD 2017 - 2022 This draft CBD Cultural Plan responds to our community and champions people, culture and new opportunities. Until 3 July 2017, this draft will be on public exhibition. We want to hear your feedback on how we can work together to realise our cultural ambition for the City of Parramatta. New Year’s Eve Parramatta Park 3 WARIMI NGALLAWAH MITTIGAR HELLO, COME IN, SIT DOWN, FRIEND WARIMI NGALLawah MITTIGAR Welcome from Aunty Edna Watson TIATI MURRA DURGA PEMEL. We are Darug, born of this land, born of the spirit, KOI MURRA YA PEMEL NGALARINGI BUBBUNA. we have walked this land since the Dreaming. Darug BAN NYE WURRA NANG. clan lands embrace the land, rivers and seas from the NYE DICE GAI DYI YA NANGAMI DYARRALANG. Blue Mountains to the oceans, from Hawkesbury in NGALARINGI TIATI NGALARINGI NAGAMI GAI. the north and down as far as Appin in the south. Our GU-YA WILLY ANGARA GU-NU-GAL DA GU-NU-GAL. ancestors’ voices are echoed in our own as we still DA LA LOEY MOOGOO COT-BALLIE NANGAMI live in these changed, but beautiful places. DICE LA LOEY GNIA TARIMI GU-NU-GAL. JAM YA TIATI NGALARINGI EORAH JUMNA. When we perform a Welcome to Country it is very MITTIGAR GURRUNG BURRUCK GNEENE DA important to myself and our community because DURAGA PEMEL. we are making a statement. We are saying that Hello, come in, sit down, friend even though we do not own the land now, it is still our Country and we still have spiritual ties with the This is Darug lands. Dreamtime and the land you live and walk on. It is the land of our Ancestors. Their spirits walk amongst us. Being Aboriginal to us means survival, gentle strength, Spirits that have been here since the Dreaming. respect and recognition for all people. Aboriginal Our language and our culture have been passed people are still connected to the land and know it in down from generation to generation. ways that Europeans never could. But together we To continue an unbroken culture that has extended can make better decisions about how to live here. for thousands of years. In the language of our people we welcome you to Together we can belong here. Darug lands. Aboriginal people are more than happy to share their stories with non-Aboriginal people, but even if those stories cannot be understood or if the traditional owners are no longer around to tell them, tread softly on this ancient land because our Dreamtime is still Aunty Edna Watson happening, our Dreamtime is forever. Darug Elder 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE CITY We warmly thank Aunty Edna for her Welcome to Country. Her words set the tone for our Cultural Plan; the recognition of Country, place, people, respect, belonging and sharing. Our CBD Cultural Plan shares what we love about This plan maintains what we love in our City as it Parramatta and our aspirations for our growing City. changes; strengthens what needs invigoration; and Our plan reflects all the ways we consider culture: a creates space for new opportunities to flourish as driving force of vibrancy, a contributor to prosperity the future unfolds. And the opportunities are many, and the agent for showcasing and celebrating our from State Government investment to new modes diverse Parramatta experiences and stories. of connection, new platforms for creation and display and a growing, dynamic community. We are We are a City already with much to offer. committed to seizing these opportunities, engaging the newest of ideas as well as leading-edge city Our place is deeply significant for Aboriginal building and sustainable thinking. people and sits at the heart of cultural and social engagement. Reconciliation is vital to our identity and Our CBD Cultural Plan champions the role that culture role as a place of gathering and influence nationally plays in city building and reflects our community’s and internationally. In our cultural planning we values and priorities. Together, we have outlined a understand the need to put our First Nation peoples roadmap that threads a cultural heartbeat throughout front and centre and make good on our leadership our changing cityscape. potential. We can learn from their resilience and community strength to ensure a sustainable future for all people in our City. Our City is home to historic sites of national and global significance. In the midst a new contemporary, cosmopolitan City we need to anchor, promote and share this World Heritage for our local and national community. We also have a celebrated and loved platform of arts and culture facilities that need bolstering to meet the demands of our growing and evolving community. Parramasala 7 The Garden of a Thousand Years Anna McMahon and Annie McKinnon We share an ambition Red Cow Lane, Parramatta Lanes for a city that is... Driven by culture, Parramatta will be a world-class city known for its diversity and energy, with people, ideas and creativity at its core. 8 ● CONTENTS WELCOME FROM AUNTY EDNA WATSON 4 MESSAGE FROM THE CITY 6 Our ambition 8 OUR CULTURAL DIRECTION 12 Our plan responds to our community 15 What you told us 16 Our four strategic goals 18 What is culture to us? 21 Understanding Parramatta 23 Our City in numbers 24 Our role 27 State planning context 29 Mapping our City 31 OUR CULTURAL PLAN FOR THE CBD 40 Goal 1: Always was, always will be a gathering place 43 Actions 56 Goal 2: Diversity is our strength and everyone is welcome 63 Actions 70 Goal 3: Ideas and imagination are the heartbeat of our City 77 Actions 92 Goal 4: By design, our City incubates creativity, industry and new knowledge 99 Actions 110 MAKING IT happEN 116 Governance and leadership 119 Actions 126 HOW WILL WE MEASURE OUR PROGRESS, 133 AND THE BENEFITS OF THIS PLAN? Culture creates a destination 134 We want to hear from you 139 References 141 Acknowledgments 143 New Years Eve Parramatta Park 11 OUR CULTURAL DIRECTION Major urban renewal is changing the area from a low-scale, suburban centre to Sydney’s central city; the centre of services, infrastructure and employment for Western Sydney, where more than half of Sydney’s population live. City of Parramatta Social Sustainability Framework Our City is transforming. and opportunities to flourish as we move toward the future. Our plan strives for a strong and resilient The pace and scope of change is unprecedented in cultural life that supports the young, the older, the the City of Parramatta. In twenty years, an additional emerging and the experienced. 152,000 people will live in our City, increasing the population from 245,282 residents in 2017 to over We are inspired by our communities and this 397,000 residents in 2036. plan outlines a broad program of actions, policy, partnerships, advocacy and infrastructure to address By 2021, it is expected that the City’s economic your shared vision for the City. The actions planned growth rate will nearly double, from 2.4% to 4.6% per for the next three years are costed with funding annum, and more than $10 billion will be invested in identified through operational team budgets or constructing light rail, hospitals, schools, universities, strategic projects. To resource our longer-term a museum, a sports stadium, aquatic leisure centre, actions, we have identified existing allocations, new roads and new public spaces. partnerships and opportunities, and made provisions in the Parramatta CBD infrastructure plan to make it We know these ingredients need a Cultural Plan to all possible. galvanise and activate the city day and night. And we recognise the expectation and potential of our We value ingenuity of collaboration. Throughout the role as Sydney’s new Central City. plan, we have highlighted opportunities for partners I believe that a successful to help us create the circumstances that make art Over the next five years we will create a City that extraordinary. And we invite our residents, students, city is like a fabulous party. is liveable and has a strong sense of place, invites workers and visitors to experience and contribute to creativity, stimulates prosperity, and celebrates our our cultural transformation of our City centre, CBD People stay because they are diversity as a strong and growing community – from neighbourhoods and precincts. First Peoples to the most recently arrived. having a great time. The key actions and ideas in this plan will also inform Amanda Burden, Our CBD Cultural Plan is designed to grow what we and support future neighbourhood cultural planning New York City’s Planning Director love in our City as it changes, enjoy and build on across our Local Government Area. our cultural assets and make space for new ideas 13 Our plan responds to our community We value your opinions. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make our city great. We’ve listened to you and engaged with many We must seize it and make it happen. artists, residents, stakeholders, visitors and business owners over the last 18 months. Through a series of You told us that Parramatta is already buzzing with consultations, public events, online feedback and vitality. You talked about the City’s laneways projects, meetings, we have explored what culture means to artist studios, parks and untamed spaces, festivals and Parramatta, and what Parramatta means to us all. We events. Now you want to see Parramatta go to the have considered the opportunities and the challenges, next level – the heart of Sydney, coming into its own. tested solutions, and listened to our broad community.
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