Draft West Central District Plan Overview November 2016

Local Government Areas: Blacktown Cumberland The Hills WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT 1 75,200 Growth by Key Age Groups Snapshot of theWest Central District Population Greater District West Central 2016 T here willbe nearly triplethe number of people agedover 85 years inthe next 20years higher thantheGreater Sydney average of 37% speak alanguageotherthanEnglishathome, Up to 0-4 107,550 2036 45% 2016 189,900 2016 440,300 jobs of Greater Sydney’s jobs which is18% 971,000 5-19 million 4.682 302,350

2036 of residents 101,300 2016 2036 65-84 197,900 2036

27,500 every year until2036 That’s anestimated 13,900 2016 1.522 million forecast 6.422 million forecast morepeople 39,400 2036 85+

• • feedback: draft Planatwww.greater.sydney and send thoughts andideas.You can readtheentire Central DistrictPlanandasks you for your This overview summarisesthedraft West District isProfessor Edward Blakely. District Commissioner for theWest Central picture planningfor Greater Sydney. The the NSWGovernment in2016to dothebig Sydney’s Districts.We were establishedby Greater Sydney Commission for eachof of sixdraft DistrictPlansdeveloped by the The draft West Central DistrictPlanisone District of Greater Sydney. our 20-year visionfor theWest Central The draft West Central DistrictPlanmaps parks, waterways andscenic rural beauty. vibrantservice multicultural communities located closeto arichnetwork of regional The West Central isaDistrictof rapidly growing retailandemployment centres that 2 the future of theWestthe future Central District. opportunity to play anactive roleinshaping what isimportantandto give everyone an We want to work withyou to understand • by email: via thewebsite PO Box 257, Parramatta NSW2124. Draft West Central DistrictPlan Greater Sydney Commission [email protected] by post: The West Central District Plan

for Greater Sydney. with the longer-term metropolitan planning with thelonger-term metropolitanplanning level planningthatconnects local planning We’re now bridgingthisgapwith district- including housing,businessandparks. how landcanplans to identify beused, government developed local environmental and transport peoplewill need.Local population, includingwhatkindof jobs plans thatconsidered the city’sgrowing Government developed overarching happened attwo levels: The NSW Planning inGreater Sydney traditionally Olympic

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Kogarah NORTH Macquarie Brooklyn Brooklyn Park CENTRAL North Sydney The Hills Parramatta Cumberland Blacktown Local GovernmentAreas: District Central West Sydney Gosford characteristics anchoredinbio-health draw ontheiruniquesocialandeconomic The Hillslocal government areaswilleach Blacktown, Cumberland,Parramatta and andRouseHill. Norwest MountDruitt, Marsden Park,Merrylands, centres atBlacktown, CastleHill,Epping, economy. Itwillbesupported by vibrant knowledge-intensive, oriented services cultural andsportingfacilities anda Sydney’s heart,withbetter publictransport, GPOP willconsolidate itsplace atGreater equitable West Central District. change to buildamoreconnected and generated by thisintensive growth and will capture theexciting new opportunities the Parramatta LightRail,ourplanning Metro Northwest, Sydney MetroWest and With theplannedinvestment inSydney for itinourfirstyear. heart. We have prioritisedpreparingavision will sitattheDistrict’sandGreater Sydney’s –aplace withsuchgreatpotential (GPOP) Parramatta Peninsula andtheOlympic The burgeoningareaknown asGreater innovation technologies andtechniques. and nationaleconomy fromindustrialto the transformation of theGreater Sydney Greater Sydney andAustralia. Itwilllead District –asthefastest growing location in District’s populationgrowth willseethe Over thenext 20years, theWest Central Sydney’s ‘Central City’. of vibrant anddiverse centres andcommunities. Itwillbeatthecore of Greater and employment powerhouse, acore hubfor transport andthehome andservices Australia. This Districtplays apivotal roleinGreater Sydney’s asaneconomic future The West Central Districtisoneof andrapidly themostdynamic growing regionsin West Central District Central West Our vision for the as itsanchor. largest nationalbio-medical complex medical superprecinctandoneof the River, withacombined education and emerge onthebanks of theParramatta and residentialhubs.Parramatta Citywill heritage withvitaleducation, commercial innovation centre basedonitssports into ahealthy lifestyle education and Sydney Parkwillbetransformed Olympic youngest andmostdiverse populations. engines, bolstered by oneof Australia’s of emerginginnovativetapestry economic and lifestyle, whilecombining to create a Australians andwhite settlers. of contact between Aboriginal at Parramatta Park,anearlypoint Aboriginal occupation can befound old. Otherknown signsof early holds artefacts thousandsof years layered geological feature that in theParramatta SandSheet,a Evidence isfound of thishistory approximately 30,000years. with thelandgoingback significance markingaconnection heritage andsites of Aboriginal The DistrictisrichinAboriginal the West Central District Aboriginal heritagewithin

WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT 5 benefits andattract outdoor andadventure will continue to provide reallifestyle large waterways andscenic rural beauty The District’snetworks of regionalparks, could expand to capture globalmarkets. The area’sadvanced technology clusters GPOP quarters areshown below. andgreatcivicassets.Thehistory four distinct economic activity,goodinfrastructure, arich assets: ithasspace andsize, diverse GPOP hasastrongfoundation and great Carlingford to andGranville. to Westmead, and7kmnorth-southfrom spanning 13kmeast-west fromStrathfield West Central Districtcovering 4,000hectares GPOP isaPriorityGrowth Areawithinthe Greater Parramatta Peninsula(GPOP) andtheOlympic 1 3 Education SuperPrecinct Westmead Health + Knowledge Sectors Services, AdvancedServices, Parramatta CBD Essential Urban Technology + Westmead Parramatta CBD Parramatta Harris Park

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decisions. andguidepolicy our prioritiesandactionsthatwillshapetheDistrict’sfuture To achieve thisvisionfor theWest Central District,thedraft Plansetsout 6 outcomes andpartnerpopulationgrowth withinfrastructure planning. with ablendof publicandprivate housing.We willalsomonitor housing social housingconcentration andcreate morediverse neighbourhoods, ageing population.We alsowant to transition away fromareasof high will suitarange of different needsandaccommodate agrowing and We want to provide achoice of affordable, well-designed housingthat Improve housingdesignanddiversity with landuseplanning. employment hubs.We willaimto integrate theprovision of transport and cycling easierwillcreate aninterconnected network of businessand Northwest rapid transit system anddedicated routes to make walking supply chainsandworkforce mobility. The of theSydney delivery Metro centres andParramatta willenhance business-to-business interaction, Improving transport links between theDistrict’sdiverse economic Create amoreconnected District manufacturing sector. landtoservices ensurethecontinued strengthof theDistrict’sstrong providers.service We want to alsoprotect employment andurban space andupskilltraditional manufacturers to become suppliers and and diversification of new industries inthisexciting, knowledge-intensive education activitiesinWestmead. We willfocus onfacilitating thegrowth We want to grow smartjobsintheDistrict,anddevelop healthand Encourage employment growth interlinked District. the Parramatta LightRail andSydney MetroWest willcreate amodern, of majorinfrastructureand thedelivery andtransport projects,including more government andprivate sector jobs.We willsupporttheGPOPvision, significant withthetargeted growth of innovative industriesthatwillattract Greater Parramatta’s roleasGreater Sydney’s Central Citywillbecome more Support anddeliver theGPOPvision Achieving the vision – Our priorities priorities Our –

WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT and Parramatta. Western Sydney Dance Action, andthediverse cultural cuisines andfood outletsinHarris Park of theDistrict’s cultural facilities includeParramatta Riverside Theatres, Blacktown Art Prize, in Parramatta, BellaVista Farm,OldGovernment HouseandRouseHillHouse.Someexamples Evidence of Europeansettlement andagricultureisevident inplaces like thejustice precinct Culture andheritagewithinthe West Central District the District’srural activitiesonnoise,odourandairquality. more efficiently. We willalsoplaneffective ways to lessenany impactof and harnessnew technology to manageresources, energyandwaste We willlookfor innovative ways to reduce theDistrict’scarbon footprint Manage growth witheco-friendly planning West Central District. to enhance access to theDistrict’swaterways for thepeopleof the Nepean andParramatta – willbeakey priorityastheDistrictgrows. We want biodiversity of theDistrict’sthreeriver systems –theGeorges,Hawkesbury- Protecting thewaterway healthandsurroundingenvironment and Improve access andhealthof waterways Sportspark andrecreationalfacilities atProspectReservoir. the development of theWestern Sydney Zoo,Blacktown International good access for allresidents.We willsupportitsenhancement through three local government areas.We willcultivate thisgreenasset,ensuring The Western Sydney Parklandscover a27kmcorridor thattraverses Showcase theWestern Sydney Parklands changing demographics. essential infrastructure to assistinaccommodating growth and between local andstate government of to streamlinethedelivery where communities need them.We willfacilitate smarter collaboration waste beingdelivered managementwillresultinservices whenand schools, publicplaces, openspaces, water, sewerage, power, roadsand Better planningandcoordination of community infrastructure suchas Provide communities withbetter services quality urbandesign. rural-urban areasandgreen spaces willbeimportantinproviding high thecharactertime, preserving anduniquelifestyle attractions of the easier for peopleto walk andcycle willsupportthispriority. At thesame within 30minutes. Encouraging healthy andactive lifestyles by makingit We want to create brightandattractive centres thatpeoplecan access Design vibrant andactive centres

accessible walking andcycling routes. public transport links, andsafe and the heartof ourplanning,focusing onbetter Sydney places qualityof life considerations at health andhappiness.ALiveable Greater and experiences thatcontribute to our access theirjobswithin30minutes centres, withmorepeople beingableto and knowledge-intensive industries. Districts, andsupportsinvestment indigital in centres rightacrossGreater Sydney’s six Sydney seesnew knowledge-intensive jobs of wherethey live. AProductive Greater the overarching visionfor Greater Sydney asawhole.ItdescribesGreater Sydney as: Sydney andactsasabridgebetween metropolitanplansthatprovide the currentandfuture Towards ourGreater Sydney 2056captures for anambitiousfuture agrowing Greater formal submission,visitwww.greater.sydney. more productive, liveable andsustainablecity. To readmoreaboutthisvisionorto lodgea three citiesissetto provide aframework thatcan better underpinstrategic planningfor a Sydney. Assuch,Towards ourGreater Sydney, withitsstrategy 2056 for ametropolisof a longerterm, transformational focus ontheregionalsignificance of central andwestern have generated instrategic amajorshift planningfor Greater Sydney, andhave created we have considered APlanfor GrowingSydney aswell asarange of othermatters that released by theNSWGovernment inDecember 2014.Inpreparingthedraft DistrictPlans, The current20-year planningstrategy for Greater Sydney isAPlanfor GrowingSydney, 8 offer the kind of day to day services with many different places that A Liveable Greater Sydney isacity city withmorejobsinmany A Productive Greater Sydney isa Our vision for Greater Sydney

minimise ourenvironmental impact. technology to unearthinnovative ways to A SustainableGreater Sydney harnesses consequence of ourlandscape andclimate. andfirethatareaninevitableas flood building resilience to natural disasters such enhancing itsbiodiversity, whilealso of Greater Sydney’s waterways and an asset.Itfocuses onimproving thehealth this landscape’s environmental integrity as care, agedcare andcommunity centres. new facilities suchasschools,hospitals,child and matches thedemandfor with services It offers agreater choice inplaces to live, a preciouslandscape, anduses city thatcontinues to exist within A SustainableGreater Sydney isa

WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT 9 Macarthur. and Campbelltown- Penrith, Blacktown, Liverpool citizens inthecentres of opportunities for themany of jobsandgreater social creating agreater diversity the strategic advantage of and logistics.Itwillalsooffer a focus onfreight,transport centre of connectivity with Sydney Airport,anemerging the development of Western area thatwillevolve with Encompassing theeconomic Western City shares intheCentral CityandWestern City. across threecitiesthatcollectively make upGlobalSydney. Partof theWest Central District Towards ourGreater Sydney of productivity,liveability 2056tells astory andsustainability Plan of Greater Sydney’s Three Cities Central City. crucial for thesuccess of the City andWestern Citywillbe connections to theEastern Strong transport capacity and centre for Greater Sydney. administrative andbusiness Parramatta beingthe andGreaterurban services driven enterprises aswell as manufacturing, innovation and education, advanced with afoundation inhealth Greater Parramatta area, developing jobhubsof the Concentrated onthe Central City Eastern Citywillcontinue Education, theestablished and RandwickHealth Sydney Airport,PortBotany innovation, andconnected to industries,financeservice and with establishedstrengthin Macquarie Parkto Kogarah, City, extending from Clustered aroundSydney to grow. Eastern City

10 West Central District compared to 57%acrossGreater Sydney 70% West Central Districtare type between 2016and2036 the fastest growing household next 20 years, people livingalone There willbe Jobs in2016 compared to theGreater Sydney average of 20% 18% 19% 26% of residentshave a 32% 23%

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WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT Your feedback on our Plan

#GreaterSydney: We are inviting your feedback, in response Insights from the community to the draft West Central District Plan, and encourage you to help us plan together for Our conversations with the community the future of the West Central District. through the #GreaterSydney engagement program have provided To find out how to get involved or lodge a valuable insights into what the formal submission, visit www.greater.sydney. community values about the West Central District and what people want • Join the conversation to see changed. We have sought to encapsulate these inputs in the draft Facebook West Central District Plan. You can read /greatersydneycommission the full draft West Central District Plan at www.greater.sydney. Twitter #greatersydney People in the West Central District told us they want more jobs, diverse LinkedIn training and employment opportunities /greater-sydney-commission closer to home and greater support is Instagram required for culturally and linguistically /greatersydneycommission diverse residents to access appropriate employment. • Call us on 1800 617 681 People want improved public transport and better connections to service more remote communities.

People want affordable housing to address the current lack of affordability. Public safety initiatives such as increased policing are also required.

Quality open space areas are required to support active and passive recreation and people consider protection of our natural environment as critical to supporting healthy lifestyles.

Auburn #GreaterSydney Front cover photo credit: Photo Competition Council and Ross Honeysett Photo Credit: Angela Le