Following this, the Harbour Trust reviewed and carefully considered the feedback received from the public consultation, alongside the feedback from individual meetings, stakeholder group meetings and advisory groups to finalise the master plan. The Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Master Plan was presented to and endorsed by the Members of the Trust.
Given the broad community support for the draft master plan, no substantive changes were made to final document; however, some minor editing and clarifications were made, as well as addressing a number of specific comments made by submitters.
The Harbour Trust would like to thank everyone who provided feedback on the draft master plan during the public exhibition.
The Harbour Trust is working to develop the detailed staging of the proposals within the master plan, as well as to secure the funding required to complete the vision for Cockatoo Island / Wareamah. Further community consultation will be undertaken as required on the implementation of major components. Any proposals that have the potential to pose a significant impact on the environmental or heritage values of the place may be referred to the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment for consideration under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
The Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Master Plan can be found here:
If you would like to review the consultation outcomes reports for the Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Draft Master Plan consultations, please find it below:
To view the submissions received from the consultation, visit the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water consultation hub.
Consultation on the Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Draft Master Plan is a continuation of a conversation we began with the community in mid-2019. The ‘Cockatoo Island Dialogue’ ran from 29 May to 30 June of that year and saw us invite feedback about the island, including how it is experienced and opportunities for sustainable change.
This process involved a letterbox drop to more than 22,000 homes, an online survey, a series of yarning-style interviews with First Nations communities, interviews and workshops with key stakeholders, walk-shops and an ideas board on Cockatoo Island, pop-up booths at Barangaroo and Parramatta, a webpage and social media posts.
This conversation progressed further in 2021 with the release of a draft concept vision for public exhibition. The consultation period ran from 4 May until 11 June. To see the exhibited and post-exhibition materials for the ‘Cockatoo Island Dialogue’ and subsequent Draft Vision Concept, refer to our Have your say page.
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