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Hunters Hill Council has won its case at the Land & Environment Court which supported Council’s rejection of the 4 storey ‘shop-top housing development’ planned on the old bank sites at 58-60 Gladesville Road at the overpass.
It found that the building didnt comply with the DCP, was too high, had insufficient setbacks and overshadowed neighbouring heritage buildings. The judgment can be found here:
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Hunters Hill Trust Foreshores Cruises
Jacaranda Festival Event Explore the beautiful foreshores of Hunters Hill with commentary from local historians Graham Percival and Phil Jenkyn. Board the historic Rosman ferry, Lithgow at Alexandra Street Wharf, Hunters Hill. 2pm-5pm Sunday 30th October limit of 40 passengers 2pm-5pm Wednesday November 9th limit 18 passengers Bookings: Sally Gaunt 9816-4047. If you are on [...]
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Masterplan for Gladesville hospital site
130 people recently attended community meetings to discuss the future of this huge, precious, publicly owned site. Recommendations from the meetings are available here. The draft Masterplan for will be made available for comment at the end of October and delivered to the Health Department just a month later. Key documents are located at www.health.nsw.gov.au/hospitals/gladesville_mp.asp
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40 Plaques
Bronze plaques are to be installed near 40 places of historical significance in Hunters Hill. They draw attention to, and briefly explain, 40 of the 464 places in Hunters Hill that are listed in the NSW Environmental Heritage schedule. The wording was researched by Beverley Sherry (image below) historian, author of the book Hunters Hill: Australia’s Oldest Garden Suburb, [...]
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Plans afoot for old Gladesville Hospital site
Community input has been sought to make sure this precious, complex site is properly protected. Gladesville Hospital site is a huge piece of public land. It is a treasure trove of historic buildings, thousands of unmarked graves, trees, gardens and open spaces. We await the results of the recent community meeting convened by the Health [...]
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FILM NIGHT: Thursday Sept 15th ALL WELCOME
‘State of Siege’ an important documentary about the role of community action to preserve communities. FREE screening courtesy of director, Dennis Grosvenor, 7:30 pm RSL Hall, Alexandra Street, Hunters Hill.
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Can fences create a secure community?
Strong reactions for and against Hunters Hill High School’s security fence reflect our shared concern … we all want to be part of a safe community, but disagree about how this is achieved. The Trust believes security comes from strong community connections, sharing responsibilities and values – not from high fences. FENCE FACTS Approval Generally fences [...]
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Do we need a fortress on the riverfront?
The community that worked long and hard to save Hunters Hill High school from closure is shocked by the high handed approach that the High School has taken towards its local community. The Department has built 2100mm fencing around most its site, including the shoreline and the Three Patriot’s walk in the apparent belief that this will make the school and students [...]
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Good news at the overpass
Hunters Hill Council has won its case at the Land & Environment Court which supported Council’s rejection of the 4 storey ‘shop-top housing development’ planned on the old bank sites at 58-60 Gladesville Road at the overpass. It found that the proposed building didnt comply with the LEP & DCP, was too high, had insufficient [...]
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‘State of Siege’ an important documentary for our community
Bravehearts versus the bulldozers. Do the big guys always win? Hunters Hill Trust will be screening Dennis Grosvenor’s outstanding documentary State of Siege which shows how people with passion in the community protected us from the bulldozers in the past, and how we need to engage to get the right direction to State planning in the future. [...]
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