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Social Infrastructure 106 93 ET RE Social infrastructure ST TLE WAT 9 The Willows Private Nursing Home 10 Haberfield Presbyterian Aged Care 28 Peek-a-boo Early Learning Centre 38 Yasmar Training Facility 51 Haberfield Public School RAMSAY STREET 31 94 Zongde Buddhist Temple 25 99 100107 Ashfield Bowling Club 4 109 Ashfield Park 73 52 51 64 26 98 FREDERICK STREET 27 110 30 32 38 39 91 PA 28 R R A 29 M 96 A T T 23 A R O A 7 D 10 Legend Aged care Childcare 94 REET RION ST Community facility MA 9 Education Emergency 107 Health 109 Religious services 5 Sport and recreation Stub tunnels On and off ramps 12 Existing road 97 Tunnel ELIZABETH STREET Parramatta Road Precinct AD Proposed surface works RO L OO Residential property impacts RP VE LI Full acquisition 95 Partial acquisition T E 54 E NORTON STREET 11 R T 0 770 S N W Metres O CARLTON CRESCENT R B N:\AU\Sydney\Projects\21\23246\GIS\Maps\Information\KBM_OC_JOB_LS2.mxd [KBM: 23] [KBM: N:\AU\Sydney\Projects\21\23246\GIS\Maps\Information\KBM_OC_JOB_LS2.mxd qjchung by: Created 2010 Industry Primary of Department AECOM, imagery aerial and data Design 2012, Data Australia Geoscience 2012. - DCDB and DTDB Lands: of Department NSW source: Data Figure 5.15 Map of social infrastructure within the study area in proximity to the project alignment - Parramatta Road 5.3.1 Community facilities A community facility is a building or place used for the physical, social, cultural or intellectual development or welfare of the community. It may be owned or controlled by a public authority or non- profit community organisation. Various community facilities are located in proximity to the project alignment, providing spaces for community use, education, and social cohesion. These are listed below, with those directly affected by or immediately adjacent to the project listed first. These include: Strathfield Girl Guides Hall Yasmar Training Facility – a NSW Juvenile Justice facility that provides counselling and programs for young offenders Strathfield Men's Shed – a meeting place for men to share skills and activities Concord Community Centre, which provides space/rooms for hire Ella House which is operated by the St David’s Uniting Church and provides aged care and respite, along with training, social and respite activities for young people with intellectual and physical disabilities Haberfield Library – an Ashfield library branch library A former student hostel located on Concord Road. 5.3.2 Aged care Several residential aged care facilities provide high, low, dementia and respite care. These include: Haberfield Presbyterian Aged Care The Willows Private Nursing Home Chandos Nursing Home Ashfield Presbyterian Aged Care Ainsley Nursing Home Linburn Nursing Home Woodfield Retirements Village and Nursing Home Wyoming Nursing Home. 5.3.3 Education and childcare Five primary schools are located in proximity to the project alignment: Dobroyd Point Public School (also provides out of school hours and vacation care) Haberfield Public School Concord Public School St Mary’s Primary School St Joan of Arc Primary School (also provides out of school hours care). High schools in proximity of the project alignment are: Concord High School Rosebank College Burwood Girls High School. There are three combined (Kindergarten–Year 12) schools: Methodist Ladies College WestConnex M4 East 55 WestConnex Delivery Authority Social Impact Assessment McDonald College Lucas Gardens School (which provides educational programs for students with intellectual and physical disabilities). Additional information on schools is provided in Appendix C. The closest tertiary education provider to the local study area is TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute – Open Training and Education Network (OTEN) Strathfield, which provides distance education. There are five childcare centres in proximity to the project alignment which offer long day care, outside of school hours care), preschool, and playgroups (see Figure 5.11). One of these centres, the Infants Home, provides five services within its grounds, as well as offering care for vulnerable children and children with special needs. Additional information on childcare centres is provided in Appendix C. 5.3.4 Sport and recreation Sport and recreation facilities provide important opportunities for both exercise and social interaction. There are a number of sport and recreation facilities, including: Bill Boyce Reserve (passive recreational space) Arnotts Reserve (passive recreational space) Ismay Reserve (passive recreational space) Powells Creek open space (passive recreational space) Concord Oval (rugby union, rugby league and soccer) Cintra Park hockey facility St Lukes Park (rugby, cricket, athletics) Reg Coady Reserve (three netball courts, playground and passive recreational space) Ashfield Park (football field, passive recreational space, and Ashfield Bowling Club) Cintra Park tennis courts (12 tennis courts) Sydney Olympic Park. 5.3.5 Health and emergency services No health or emergency services would be directly impacted by the proposal. The study area is part of the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network. Several hospitals are located in the region, including the Concord Repatriation General Hospital (NSW Health), and three private hospitals (Strathfield, Concord and St John of God Burwood). Residents in the eastern most parts of the study area also likely use the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital at Camperdown. Police, fire and ambulance emergency services are also located in the region. The closest police stations are Five Dock (Burwood LAC), Ashfield (Ashfield LAC) and Strathfield (Flemington LAC). Fire stations are located in Ashfield, Burwood and Concord. The closest NSW Ambulance station is in Summer Hill and St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) also operates an ambulance service in Burwood. Three State Emergency Service (SES) units are also located in the regional study area, including Canada Bay, Burwood and Ashfield/Leichhardt SES Units. WestConnex M4 East 56 WestConnex Delivery Authority Social Impact Assessment 5.3.6 Religious services In addition to their faith based activities, places of worship can play other important roles in communities, providing places for community interaction, services to local communities, as well as facilities for community use. The Zongde Buddhist Temple is located on Parramatta Road at Ashfield will be acquired for project construction. There are several Christian churches in the local study area (Baptist, Catholic, Anglican and Uniting). Two churches are also affiliated with particular ethnic groups (Korean, Lebanese), including the predominantly Sydney Cheil Uniting Church at Concord which will require partial property acquisition for the project. Additional information on religious services is in Appendix C. 5.3.7 Shopping Areas Several shopping areas are located within the regional study area which attract local and regional shoppers, including: Burwood Town Centre, which includes the main retail strip along Burwood Road, a major shopping centre (Westfield Burwood) and smaller shopping centre (Burwood Plaza) Bakehouse Quarter along George Street, North Strathfield – a commercial, retail and entertainment precinct with supermarkets, restaurants, bars and cafes Rhodes Peninsula, which includes a major shopping centre (Rhodes Waterside) Ashfield Town Centre along Liverpool Road, which includes a major shopping centre (Ashfield Mall) and restaurants Strathfield Town Centre, which includes a major shopping precinct and Strathfield Plaza shopping centre along The Boulevard Majors Bay Road Shopping Village – a retail and commercial strip with cafes and restaurants. Neighbourhood shopping areas close to the local study area include: Ramsay Street, Haberfield Concord Road, North Strathfield. 5.4 Access and Connectivity Whilst the arterial roads that facilitate through traffic are central to access and connectivity in the study area, their high traffic volumes and congestion can act as barriers to local access and connectivity. Parramatta Road, the M4, Wattle Street, Concord Road and Homebush Bay Drive/Centenary Drive provide the key east-west and north-south routes within the project local study area. Slow travel times and intersection delays can deter local and regional travel that crosses these routes. This road infrastructure also offers low amenity for pedestrian, cyclists and motorists. Local roads on the other hand offer streetscapes with trees and heritage housing, lower speed and quieter environments and the opportunity for pedestrian and cyclist movements. The local study area is well located for public transport, as discussed below. With proximity to employment and regional recreation centres, the area is also proposed to host three urban renewal precincts at Homebush, Burwood and Kings Bay as part of the Draft Parramatta Road Urban Renewal Strategy. 5.4.1 Public transport There are seven train stations proximal to the local study area. Strathfield is a major interchange on the Sydney Trains network. Strathfield and Burwood stations (to the south) also accommodate the highest volume of passengers due to the large number of AM and PM peak services. Table 5.7 below details the train lines available at each station. WestConnex M4 East 57 WestConnex Delivery Authority Social Impact Assessment Table 5.7 Train station details Station Train services North Strathfield T1 Northern Line Flemington T2 Inner West and South Line Homebush T2 Inner West and South Line Strathfield T1 North Shore and Northern Line T1 Northern
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