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Ken and Zan Anderson
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See attached statement. The principal recommendations are: 1 Pursue the
development of the GMH site as a high technology precinct with vigour. 2 Preserve
and protect the aviation heritage of the Fishermans Bend area. 3 Promote the use
of river barges or rail to move containers and freight around the Port. 4 Discourage
the use of Lorimer Street for heavy vehicle traffic. 5 Improve traffic engineering of
Lorimer Street – flow control, sight lines and pedestrian crossings. 6 Ensure that the
proposed tram bridge is high enough for most motor launches to pass under. 7
Ensure that the proposed rail bridge is high enough for most sail boats to pass under.
8 Provide cycle paths separate from pedestrian footpaths. 9 Encourage the
conversion of underused river bank areas to public open space. 10 Encourage the
containment of dry bulk goods to prevent airborne pollution. 11 Include Yarra’s
Edge as part of the Lorimer precinct (not Docklands).
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Submission Cover SheetFishermans Bend Planning Review Panel
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SubmissiononFishermansBendDraftFramework–December20171GeneralComments
WewelcometheopportunitytocommentontheDraftFrameworkforFishermansBend.Weconsiderthatthisprojectprovidesanexcellentopportunityforurbanrenewal–introducingbalancedresidentialandrecreationalfacilitiesintheresidentialprecinctsandtoconsolidateindustrialfacilitiesintheemploymentprecinctordisplacingthosethatmightbebetterplacedinoutersuburbs.Wewelcomeandencouragetheopportunitytoimprovetheamenityandsustainabilityofthesuburb,toimprovetransportandaccessarrangements,andtoplanfortheprovisionofcommunityfacilities.Wehavelivedandworkedintheareaformanyyearsandthereforewefeelthatwearewellplacedtooffersomeconstructivecomments.
2EmploymentPrecinct
WewelcometheintentiontoretaintheEmploymentprecinctasanindustrialzone.Manyofthefacilitiesandindustrieslocatedinthezonewereestablishedinthislocationbecauseoftheindustrialnatureoftheareaandbecausetheiractivitiesarenotcompatiblewithresidential,commercialorretailneighbours.
WewelcometheproposaltoestablishaNationalEmploymentandInnovationClusterbasedontheformerGM-Hsite.Webelievethatthissiteoffersexcellentpotentialinadvancedmanufacturingandeducation,andespeciallythroughfosteringcollaborationbetweentechnologycompanies,universitiesandtheDefenceScienceandTechnologyGroup.
WenotethattheFishermansBendprecincthasanextensiveaviationheritagethatshouldberecognisedandhonouredintheprecinctdesign.HistoricalreferencesareattachedinAnnexA.
Therewillcontinuetobeaneedtoprovidefortrafficto/fromtheportandemploymentprecinct,includingheavytrafficasrequired.Inrecognitionoftheresidentialnatureoftheadjacentprecincts,itisnecessarythattheFishermansBendPlanprovidesfortransportneedswithoutplacingheavyvehiclesand/orhightrafficvolumesonresidentialstreets.Tothisend,theFishermansBendPlanshouldensurethatinfrastructureandproceduresareputinplacetoensurethatothermeansoftransport–freeways,railandriverbarges–arefullyexploitedandresidentialstreetsarenotusedforfreight.
TheamenityoftheEmploymentPrecinctwouldbeenhancedbytheprovisionofmoreopenspace,especiallyalongtheriverbank.ManyofthedocksideandwharffacilitiesintheEmploymentPrecinctseemtobeunderusedanditmaybeexpectedthatsomespacewillbecomesurplusinthenextdecade.ConvertingsomeoftheseriverbankareastopublicopenspacewouldbenefitlocalresidentsandthebroaderpopulationofMelbourneaswellthosewhoworkintheEmploymentPrecinct.AlthoughthefulllengthoftheriverbankdownstreamfromtheBolteBridgehasbeenleasedtothePortofMelbourne,theFishermansBendPlanshouldencouragethePortOperatortomakeriveredgespaceavailableforpublicusewhentheircurrentactivitiesconcludeoraretransformed.
Someofthewharfareasalongtheriverbankareusedforstorageandloadingofdrybulkmaterialincludingflyashusedinconcretemanufacture.Someofthesedockfacilitieshaveenclosedstorageareaswhileothers(suchasWharf32nearToddRoad)areopentotheatmosphereandallowflyashandothernoxiousmaterialtobeblownacrosstheprecinctonwindydays.WesuggestthatthePlanshouldphaseoutthepracticeofopenstorageofbulkmaterialsonSouthWharfinordertopreventpollutionandimproveamenityintheprecinct.
3LorimerPrecinct
WewelcometoproposalstoprovideHealthandWellbeingfacilities,aCommunityandEducationHub,aSportandRecreationalHubandsomeopenspaceintheLorimerPrecinct.WewouldbepleasedtoseetheRogersStreetcementworkslocatedtoamoreindustrialareainthemediumterm(ratherthanthelongterm).
WewouldliketoseefurtherdetailaboutheightanddensityofproposedresidentialdevelopmentsinLorimerPrecinct.Ingeneral,wewouldencourageplanningfortheLorimerPrecincttobesimilarinstyleandqualitytothatusedbyMirvacintheYarra’sEdgedevelopment(theareabetweenLorimerStreetandtheYarraRiver),ratherthanthedenseandhaphazarddevelopmentsintheotherpartsofDocklandsnorthoftheriver.
AsresidentsofYarra’sEdge,wesuggestthatYarra’sEdgeshouldbeconsideredpartoftheLorimerPrecinct(postcode3207)ratherthanDocklands(postcode3008).
4LorimerStreet
LorimerStreetisamainarterialroadforthesuburbandtheexistingindustrialzone.Ithasseveralseriousproblemsincluding:insufficienttrafficcapacity,difficult/dangerousaccessfromsidestreets,poorsightlinesforturningvehicles,alackofsafepedestriancrossings,narrowtrafficlanes,alackofbicyclelanes(otherthansharingthefootpath),notrafficcontrolatInglesSt,avastamountofnoisycontainertrucktrafficto/fromtheportatallhours,andheavytrafficfromtheRogersStreetcementworks.VicRoadshasfailedtoaddressthesemattersovermanyyears.
Undertheproposeddevelopmentoftheregion,therewillbemoredemandsandchallengesforLorimerStreet,itsusersandthenearbyresidents.Inparticular,wewouldexpectmoretrafficforresidentandservicevehicles(to/fromLorimerandSandridgePrecincts)andmoretrafficto/fromtheemployment/industrialsector.
Whileweappreciatethatthedraftframeworkprovidesfornewtramservicesthatwillprovidetransportforresidentsandworkers,wesuggestthatstepsshouldbetakentoaddressthesemajortrafficproblemsonLorimerStreet.Inparticular,theFishermansBendPlanshould:a. providealternateroutesforfreightandcontainertraffic(eithercrossriverrailorriver
basedbargesformovingcontainersaroundtheport);b. placetimelimitationsonheavyvehicleaccesstoLorimerSt;c. providetrafficcontrolattheInglesStreet-LorimerStreetintersection;d. widentheLorimerStreetlanesandprovidespaceforaseparate/dedicatedbicycle
lane;e. improvesightlinesforvehiclesturningintoorfromLorimerStreet;andf. providepedestriancrossingsnearLorimerStreetbus/tramstops.
5ProposedTramBridge
WewelcometheproposaltoprovideatramservicethroughtheLorimerprecinctandalongTurnerStreettotheFishermansBendEmploymentPrecinct.
Theproposedtrambridge(nearPointPark)wouldalsoprovideaconvenientrivercrossingforcyclistsandpedestrians.ThiswouldcomplementtheexistingrivercrossingatWebbBridgewhichisfrequentlyoverloaded.Careshouldbetakentoseparatecyclistsfrompedestrians–anexistingproblemthroughoutDocklandsandalongLorimerStreet.
Ofcourse,manylocalresidentsobjecttotheproposedbridgebecausethatwouldreduceboataccesstoYEMarina.However,weconsiderthatthecommunitybenefitfromthetramandthebridgeissubstantialandwouldoutweighthelossofamenityforafewpeople.Therefore,inconsiderationofboatusers,weconsiderthatitwouldbereasonabletobuildthetrambridgewithsufficientheighttoallowmostmotorboatsandriverferriestopassunder.Weexpectthatitwouldbenecessarytoprovideanewmarinadownstreamofthenewtrambridgefortheuseofthetallerboats(i.e.sailingboatswithmasts)aspartofcompensationforthethoseaffected.
6ProposedFreightRailBridge
WewelcometheproposaltoprovidearailserviceforfreightfromtheWebbDocktothenorthsideoftheYarraRiver.Thiswouldhavethesignificantbenefitofremovingavastnumberoftruckmovements(especiallycontainers)fromFishermansBendroadsandtheroadbridges.
UnlesstherailbridgeisthesameheightastheexistingBolteBridge(whichwouldseemtobeimpractical),thisbridgewouldreduceboataccesstoVictoriaHarbourandYarraRiver,andtherebydamagetheamenityandthecharacterofDocklands.
TominimisethisdamagetotheDocklandsenvirons,wesuggestthatthebridgeshouldbedesignedandbuiltsothatitwillnotobstructferries,rivercruisevesselsandmostsailingboats.Alternativeberthingshouldbeprovideddownstreamoftheproposedtrainbridgeforthetallerboats.
However,itwouldbepreferableiftheneedforarailbridgecouldbeavoidedbyusingotheroptionsforfreightmovement,e.g.:a. useriverbasedbargesforshiftingcontainersaroundtheportwithoutusingroads,rail
orbridges;andb. usetheproposedundergroundraillineandunder-rivertunnelforfreightaswellas
passengerservices.
AnnexAFishermansBendhasasignificantaviationheritage,including:airfields,researchlaboratoriesandmanufactureofaeroplanesandaircraftcomponents.Thefollowingsitesprovidefurtherdetailedinformation:
o http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/616800?c=peopleo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Science_and_Technology_Groupo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_Aircraft_Factorieso https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Aircraft_Corporationo http://www.beaufortrestoration.com.au/Pages/ProductionChild/Manufacturers/CA
C.htmlo http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/MEGGS_CAC.htmlo http://www.boeing.com.au/boeing-in-australia/history.pageo http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a274981.pdfo FISHERMENS BEND - A CENTRE OF AUSTRALIAN AVIATION J. L.
Keppert,COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1993