Category Archives: General News

Hunters Hill Hotel re-development

By HHT | Published: April 11, 2010
Who will decide what gets built in Hunters Hill – the community or the developers? The Hunters Hill Hotel has submitted a section 96 amendment to their approval to develop the hotel and car park site. In The Trust’s view the original consent did not score well in meeting these objectives but the modified proposal does [...]
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Riverfront devastation at Bonnefin Road

By HHT | Published: March 24, 2010
The riverfront is being denuded at 39 Bonnefin Road Hunters Hill, in contravention of the planning objectives contained in Hunters Hill Council’s DCP 15 and the State Regional Environment Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005.   A cursory examination of the DA shows this is not in accordance with the original development approval: Trees and foliage that were shown on the approved [...]
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2010 Annual General Meeting

By HHT | Published: March 13, 2010
Trust members are encouraged to attend the 2010 AGM:  7.30 pm, Friday April 30th, at the RSL Hall, corner of Ady and Alexandra Streets, Hunters Hill. After a brief meeting and election of office bearers, the author  Gregory Blaxell  will give a presentation on “The Upper Reaches of the Parramatta River:  from Ryde Bridge to Silverwater“ Gregory is a well-known historian, [...]
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Boronia Park reflections: a conversation with Arthur Mashford

By Brigid Dowsett | Published: November 18, 2009
In light of the current threat to the integrity of Boronia Park as public open space, as outlined on p.1 of the October edition of the Journal, it was illuminating to have a conversation recently with a long-time resident of Park Road Arthur Mashford, a bright nonagenarian, is currently working on a book on the [...]
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Proposed rugby club facility at Boronia Park

By Tony Coote | Published: November 15, 2009
The Trust has recently become aware of The Hunters Hill Rugby Club’s proposal for a facility to be constructed in Princes Street on the bank of No 2 oval at Boronia Park.  David Innes, Group Manager Works and Services at Council says that “The whole proposal is still in its preliminary stages and we have suggested [...]
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Alterations to Hunters Hill Public School

By Tony Coote | Published: November 13, 2009
New 2 storey classroom and toilet block at Hunters Hill Public School  Hunters Hill Public School has plans for a new 2-storey classroom block at the school.  It is to be designed and built by Bovis Lend Lease under the Federal Government’s economic stimulus plan – “Nation Building”.  Under this plan there is no requirement for the builder [...]
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Threat to riverfront parkland

By HHT | Published: September 19, 2009
UPDATE:  Sydney Uni has requested and been granted a deferral of the the assessment of their development application. Sydney University proposes to build a huge boatshed and pontoon on public riverfront at Cunningham’s Reach, Linley Point  Under the current proposal, 60% of the useable area of the park would be alienated. All that would remain of [...]
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Submission to Sydney University about the rowing club facility

By Tony Coote | Published: September 16, 2009
Download the full submission in pdf format.
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2009 AGM

By HHT | Published: July 18, 2009
 The author Colleen Morris gave a presentation on Sydney’s rich and diverse gardening heritage, much of which has been lost to our growing need for real estate. She showed slides of some of Sydney’s lost gardens and garden styles, from the native bush and significant early colonial gardens to corporate rooftop gardens and threatened gardens of today.
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From the President’s desktop

By Tony Coote | Published: April 11, 2009
Included in this Journal is The Trust’s submission on the draft Local Environment Plans and Development Control Plans for Gladesville and Victoria Road, which have been prepared by Hunters Hill and Ryde Councils. In it we point out that the big picture planning issues of global warming, an unsustainable “continuous growth” economy, peak oil and population [...]
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