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FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
SY
NO
PS
IS O
F K
EY
IS
SU
ES
A r
ange
of
issu
es i
dent
ified
in
the
cons
ulta
tion
and
liter
atur
e re
view
inf
luen
ce t
he f
utur
e su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t of h
ousi
ng in
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
. The
se is
sues
incl
ude:
-Em
ploy
men
t and
cen
tres;
-S
ervi
ce in
fras
truc
ture
;
-Pu
blic
tran
spor
t;
-O
pen
spac
e an
d re
crea
tion;
-N
atur
al e
nviro
nmen
t;
-C
omm
unity
faci
litie
s/se
rvic
es;
-U
rban
des
ign
and
char
acte
r, an
d,
-S
usta
inab
le d
evel
opm
ent.
Thes
e ar
e de
scri
bed
in th
e fo
llow
ing
sect
ion.
Thi
s re
view
is h
igh
leve
l, pr
ovid
ing
an o
verv
iew
of i
ssue
s fa
cing
the
entir
e LG
A. A
mor
e de
taile
d re
view
of p
lace
bas
ed p
olic
ies
and
stra
tegi
es a
re in
tegr
ated
into
the
stru
ctur
e pl
anni
ng o
utco
mes
in C
hapt
er 0
5.
CH
AP
TER
4.0
KEY
ISS
UES
33
CH
AP
TER
1.0
THIS
PA
GE
HA
S B
EEN
LEF
T B
LAN
K IN
TEN
TIO
NA
LLY
34
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRES
: FAI
RFI
ELD
, PR
AIR
EWO
OD
TOW
N C
ENTR
ES: C
AB
RA
MA
TTA
, BO
NN
YRIG
G
VIL
LAG
ES: V
ILLA
WO
OD
, CA
NLE
Y V
ALE
, FAI
RFI
ELD
HEI
GH
TS, C
ANLE
Y H
EIG
HTS
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
ES: E
DEN
SO
R P
AR
K, W
ETH
ERIL
L P
AR
K, S
MIT
HFI
ELD
, WA
KLE
Y, G
REE
NFI
ELD
PA
RK
OP
EN S
PA
CE
IND
US
TRIA
L LA
ND
US
E 4
(a)
(b)
(c)
CO
MM
ERC
IAL
LAN
D U
SE
3(a)
CO
MM
ERC
IAL
LAN
D U
SE
3(b)
CO
MM
ERC
IAL
LAN
D U
SE
3(c)
FIG
UR
E 4.
1 H
IER
AR
CH
Y O
F C
ENTR
ES W
ITH
IN F
AIR
FIEL
D L
GA
Italic
s de
note
s ce
ntre
s w
hich
hav
e be
en a
lloca
ted
a po
tent
ial c
entr
e de
sign
atio
n
PR
OP
OS
ED F
REI
GH
T LI
NE
35
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.1
EM
PLO
YM
EN
T A
ND
CEN
TR
ES
4.1
.1 C
entr
es H
iera
rchy
Fair
field
LG
A h
as a
n es
tabl
ishe
d hi
erar
chy
of c
entr
es w
hich
ser
vice
the
loc
al a
rea.
Whi
le t
here
are
min
or d
iscr
epan
cies
bet
wee
n th
e hi
erar
chy
in t
he W
est
Cen
tral
Sub
regi
on D
raft
Sub
regi
onal
Str
ateg
y (
Dep
artm
ent
of P
lann
ing)
and
the
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
’s R
etai
l C
entr
es S
tudy
200
5 in
reg
ards
to
term
inol
ogy,
thr
ough
con
sulta
tion
with
sta
keho
lder
s, t
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Pla
nnin
g’s
hier
arch
y ha
s
been
ado
pted
(re
fer
Figu
re 4
.1).
4.1
.2 M
ajo
r A
ctiv
ity
Cen
tres
and T
own C
entr
es
The
cent
re o
f Fa
irfie
ld i
s th
e la
rges
t ce
ntre
fol
low
ed b
y C
abra
mat
ta a
nd P
rair
iew
ood;
the
se t
hree
ce
ntre
s ha
ve b
een
iden
tifie
d as
Maj
or C
entre
s in
the
Wes
t C
entr
al S
ubre
gion
Dra
ft S
ubre
gion
al
Str
ateg
y, w
hich
hav
e th
e po
tent
ial
to s
uppo
rt u
p to
10,
000
jobs
and
bet
wee
n 9,
000
- 28
,000
dw
ellin
gs. T
hey
also
con
tain
cen
tral
com
mun
ity fa
cilit
ies,
civ
ic a
nd re
crea
tion
cent
res
arou
nd p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort n
odes
.
Giv
en p
ast t
rend
s of
slo
w r
etai
l gro
wth
in F
airf
ield
and
Cab
ram
atta
sin
ce 1
991,
ther
e is
con
cern
that
tw
o m
ajor
cen
tres
will
not
be
viab
le.
As
such
Cou
ncil
is s
eeki
ng r
ecla
ssifi
catio
n of
Cab
ram
atta
to
tow
n ce
ntre
sta
tus.
Pra
irie
woo
d To
wn
Cen
tre,
ser
vici
ng th
e ne
wer
rel
ease
are
as o
f Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
and
de
velo
ping
into
a m
ajor
cen
tre
and
has
been
iden
tifie
d by
the
Sub
-Reg
iona
l Str
ateg
y as
a “
Pote
ntia
l M
ajor
” ce
ntre
.
Ther
e is
a s
tron
g po
licy
dire
ctio
n at
bot
h a
Cou
ncil
and
Sta
te G
over
nmen
t le
vel
that
act
ivity
cen
tres
sh
ould
be
the
focu
s of
hig
h de
nsity
resi
dent
ial a
nd e
mpl
oym
ent d
evel
opm
ent a
nd w
ill p
lay
a ke
y ro
le
in a
ccom
mod
atin
g th
e fu
ture
pop
ulat
ion.
4.1
.3 L
ocal and N
eighbou
rhoo
d C
entr
es
Acc
ordi
ng t
o th
e U
rban
Cap
abili
ty A
sses
smen
t (2
002)
, lo
cal
and
neig
hbou
rhoo
d ce
ntre
s ac
coun
t fo
r 92
% o
f al
l bu
sine
ss c
entr
es i
n th
e LG
A.
The
1999
Dra
ft B
usin
ess
Cen
tres
Stu
dy u
nder
take
n by
C
ounc
il fo
und
that
man
y of
the
se c
entr
es h
ad e
xper
ienc
ed m
inim
al g
row
th s
ince
199
1 an
d m
any
wer
e in
nee
d of
sub
stan
tial
refu
rbis
hmen
t. Th
e 20
05 F
airf
ield
City
Ret
ail
and
Com
mer
cial
Cen
tres
S
tudy
foun
d th
at c
ondi
tions
wer
e si
mila
r and
mos
t cen
tres
wer
e no
t exp
ecte
d to
hav
e an
y su
bsta
ntia
l gr
owth
in th
e ne
xt 1
0 ye
ars.
The
Wes
t C
entr
al S
ubre
gion
Dra
ft S
ubre
gion
al S
trat
egy
has
conf
irm
ed t
he h
iera
rchy
of
cent
res,
w
hich
gen
eral
ly c
oncu
rs w
ith th
at o
f Cou
ncil.
Bon
nyri
gg is
a d
esig
nate
d to
wn
cent
re a
nd V
illaw
ood
and
Can
ley
Vale
are
iden
tifie
d as
vill
ages
. Cou
ncil
is s
eeki
ng r
ecla
ssifi
catio
n of
Can
ley
Hei
ghts
and
Fa
irfie
ld H
eigh
ts a
s vi
llage
s no
t sm
all v
illag
e. T
he fu
ll hi
erar
chy
of c
entr
es is
sho
wn
in S
ectio
n 5.
2.
It sh
ould
be
note
d th
at w
ithin
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
, m
any
of t
he k
ey c
entr
es a
re lo
cate
d cl
ose
toge
ther
in a
corr
idor
form
atio
n.
4.1
.4 A
men
ity
of A
ctiv
ity
Cen
tres
Feed
back
fro
m t
he s
take
hold
er c
onsu
ltatio
n hi
ghlig
hted
tha
t th
e am
enity
and
qua
lity
of t
he p
ublic
do
mai
n in
som
e ce
ntre
s ne
eds
to b
e im
prov
ed. T
here
are
saf
ety
conc
erns
in s
ome
cent
res,
par
ticul
arly
ar
ound
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort n
odes
.
Fair
field
Cen
tre
was
see
n as
a g
ood
mod
el fo
r ce
ntre
s w
ithin
the
LGA
. It w
as s
een
to h
ave
a w
alka
ble
scal
e, g
ood
prov
isio
n of
pub
lic t
rans
port
and
a w
ide
rang
e of
ser
vice
s. C
abra
mat
ta w
as a
lso
reco
gnis
ed fo
r its
uni
que
and
vibr
ant c
hara
cter
.
4.1
.5 C
onnec
tivi
ty o
f C
entr
es
Cen
tres
in t
he e
aste
rn h
alf
of t
he L
GA
are
gen
eral
ly l
ocat
ed a
long
the
rai
lway
lin
es w
hich
res
ult
in a
‘co
rrid
or’
of a
ctiv
ity c
entr
es.
Res
pond
ents
in
the
stak
ehol
der
grou
ps i
dent
ified
tha
t th
ese
corr
idor
s ar
e id
eal
loca
tions
for
gre
ater
den
sity
and
fut
ure
plan
ning
of
Fair
field
LG
A s
houl
d ta
ke
into
acc
ount
bot
h ce
ntre
s an
d co
rrid
ors.
It w
as a
lso
reco
gnis
ed th
at c
onne
ctiv
ity b
etw
een
cent
res
can
be d
iffic
ult
and
publ
ic t
rans
port
ser
vice
s do
not
alw
ays
effe
ctiv
ely
link
cent
res
with
in c
lose
pr
oxim
ity o
f eac
h ot
her.
4.1
.6 E
mplo
ymen
t La
nds
The
prov
isio
n of
loc
al e
mpl
oym
ent
is a
sig
nific
ant
issu
e fo
r Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
as
it is
loc
ated
aw
ay
from
the
Syd
ney
CB
D a
nd h
as o
ne o
f the
hig
hest
une
mpl
oym
ent r
ates
in th
e m
etro
polit
an re
gion
. H
owev
er,
Fair
field
LG
A h
as s
igni
fican
t as
sets
of
indu
stri
al l
ands
ext
endi
ng f
rom
the
Wes
tern
S
ydne
y Em
ploy
men
t La
nds
in P
enri
th L
GA
and
alo
ng t
he c
orri
dor
betw
een
Wet
heri
ll Pa
rk t
o Fa
irfie
ld E
ast.
The
Empl
oym
ents
Lan
ds S
trat
egy
has
conf
irm
ed th
at th
roug
h re
tent
ion
of e
xist
ing
indu
stri
al la
nds
and
dens
ifica
tion,
thes
e ar
eas
will
con
trib
ute
an a
dditi
onal
11,
352
jobs
to th
e ov
eral
l em
ploy
men
t ta
rget
of
15,0
00 a
dditi
onal
job
s fo
r th
e LG
A b
y 20
31 (
Wes
t C
entr
al S
ubre
gion
Dra
ft S
ubre
gion
al
Str
ateg
y.)
Gre
ater
use
of
com
mer
cial
lan
ds w
ithin
and
aro
und
cent
res
and
also
thr
ough
the
P
raire
woo
d M
aste
r P
lan
have
the
pote
ntia
l to
prov
ide
an a
dditi
onal
8,8
24 n
ew jo
bs.
The
Str
ateg
y ha
s id
entif
ied
land
to b
e re
tain
ed fo
r in
dust
rial
pur
pose
s as
Fai
rfie
ld, W
ethe
rill
Park
, S
mith
field
, Fai
rfie
ld E
ast,
Cou
ncil
Dep
ot, C
abra
mat
ta C
BD
, Lan
sval
e, R
ailw
ay A
venu
e, B
onny
rigg
P
laza
. Lan
d w
ith p
oten
tial t
o al
low
for a
wid
er ra
nge
of e
mpl
oym
ent u
ses
incl
udes
Rai
lway
Par
ade,
Fa
irfie
ld,
Cab
ram
atta
CB
D,
Rai
lway
Ave
nue.
The
pro
cure
men
t an
d de
velo
pmen
t of
em
ploy
men
t la
nds
will
pri
mar
ily b
e th
roug
h th
e Fa
irfie
ld E
mpl
oym
ent L
ands
Str
ateg
y (2
008)
.
Furt
her
inte
nsifi
catio
n of
indu
stri
al d
evel
opm
ent a
roun
d Ye
nnor
a, F
airf
ield
Eas
t and
Old
Gui
ldfo
rd
will
nee
d to
con
side
r no
ise,
tra
ffic
and
amen
ity c
onfli
cts
with
adj
acen
t ar
eas,
whi
ch a
re a
lread
y ci
ted
as s
erio
us is
sues
for
loca
l res
iden
ts (
EFC
MP
p16)
.
4.1
.7 A
cces
s to
Em
plo
ymen
t and C
entr
es
A k
ey i
ssue
for
em
ploy
men
t la
nds
rele
vant
to
this
stu
dy i
s no
t m
any
peop
le w
ithin
th
Fair
field
LG
A w
ork
loca
lly (
EFC
MP
p15
). T
his
is d
espi
te t
he f
act
that
the
typ
es o
f jo
bs w
ithin
the
loc
al
area
gen
eral
ly m
atch
with
the
ski
ll an
d qu
alifi
catio
n ba
se o
f lo
cal
resi
dent
s. R
evie
w o
f Jo
urne
y to
Wor
k D
ata
(200
8) i
ndic
ates
tha
t ne
arly
30%
of
resi
dent
s w
ork
in t
he L
GA
the
key
com
mut
ing
dest
inat
ions
out
side
the
LGA
are
Syd
ney
City
(8.
2%),
Liv
erpo
ol (
8%)
and
Ban
ksto
wn
(6.2
%).
With
in F
airf
ield
, th
e ca
r is
stil
l th
e m
ain
mod
e of
tra
nspo
rt d
espi
te t
he r
ail
line
but
not
all
hous
ehol
ds c
an a
fford
car
s. H
igh
relia
nce
on c
ars
to a
cces
s jo
bs i
s al
so r
ecog
nise
d as
a b
arri
er
to a
ddre
ssin
g th
e hi
gh le
vel o
f une
mpl
oym
ent w
ithin
the
LGA
.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e E
of S
ectio
n 5.
5.
36
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRE
TOW
N C
ENTR
E
VIL
LAG
E
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
E
FREE
WA
Y
HIG
HW
AY
MA
IN R
OA
D
RA
IL
PR
OP
OS
ED F
REI
GH
T LI
NE
FIG
UR
E 4.
2 R
OA
D IN
FRA
STR
UC
TUR
E W
ITH
IN F
AIR
FIEL
D L
GA
BA
NK
STO
WN
AIR
PO
RT
37
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.2
SER
VIC
E I
NFR
AS
TR
UC
TU
RE
4.2
.1 R
oad I
nfr
ast
ruct
ure
Maj
or r
oads
pro
vide
acc
ess
to F
airf
ield
LG
A,
with
tra
vel
times
fro
m t
he S
ydne
y C
BD
of
abou
t 45
m
inut
es (
non
peak
). A
s sh
own
in F
igur
e 4.
2, th
e ke
y ro
ads
with
in th
e LG
A in
clud
e:
-Th
e H
ume
Hig
hway
pro
vide
s di
rect
acc
ess
to t
he C
ity,
Cam
pbel
ltow
n an
d lin
k to
are
as s
outh
of
Syd
ney.
-Th
e W
estli
nk M
7 pr
ovid
es a
nor
th-s
outh
mot
orw
ay c
onne
ctio
n th
roug
h Fa
irfie
ld l
inki
ng i
nto
the
M2,
M4
and
M5
whi
ch a
re th
e ea
st/w
est l
inks
to th
e ci
ty.
Thes
e lin
ks a
re p
rim
arily
thro
ugh
nort
h/so
uth
links
thr
ough
the
M7
whi
ch e
nabl
e lin
ks t
o th
e ea
st c
ourt
esy
of t
he c
onne
ctio
n to
th
e S
ydne
y or
bita
l net
wor
k.
-Th
e C
umbe
rlan
d H
ighw
ay p
rovi
des
a m
ajor
roa
d lin
k fro
m P
arra
mat
ta t
o Li
verp
ool
thro
ugh
Fair
field
.
-Th
e H
ume
Hig
hway
, Hor
sley
Dri
ve, C
umbe
rlan
d H
ighw
ay a
nd C
abra
mat
ta R
oad
are
Sta
te R
oads
, w
hils
t S
mith
field
, R
estw
ell,
Mim
osa,
Ede
nsor
St
John
s, H
amilt
on,
Can
ley
Vale
, S
ackv
ille,
La
wso
n, F
airf
ield
and
Rai
lway
Roa
ds a
re r
egio
nal r
oads
.
Ave
rage
dai
ly t
raffi
c vo
lum
es f
or t
he k
ey r
oads
in
2005
was
: 40
,354
vpd
(ve
hicl
es p
er d
ay)
on t
he
Hor
sley
Dri
ve,
33,6
57 v
pd o
n th
e H
ume
Hig
hway
nea
r W
oodv
ille
Roa
d an
d 43
,935
vpd
on
the
Cum
berl
and
Hig
hway
.
The
Hum
e H
ighw
ay i
s of
ten
subj
ect
to c
onge
stio
n co
nstit
utin
g a
cons
trai
nt t
o tr
avel
in
the
area
. A
cros
s th
e en
tire
LGA
, con
gest
ion
is g
ener
ally
lim
ited
to m
ajor
art
eria
l / a
rter
ial i
nter
sect
ions
and
in
and
arou
nd th
e m
ajor
cen
tres
. The
M7
gene
rally
exp
erie
nces
free
-flo
win
g tr
affic
con
ditio
ns.
The
Sta
te G
over
nmen
t’s U
rban
Tra
nspo
rt S
tate
men
t (2
006)
has
ide
ntifi
ed a
num
ber
of i
nitia
tives
an
d up
grad
es t
o th
e ro
ad n
etw
ork
in t
he F
airf
ield
reg
ion
whi
ch s
houl
d as
sist
in
relie
ving
cap
acity
co
nstr
aint
s. T
hese
inc
lude
the
Hum
e H
ighw
ay,
Live
rpoo
l “p
inch
poi
nt”
netw
ork
impr
ovem
ents
and
th
e C
umbe
rlan
d H
ighw
ay, L
iver
pool
to W
entw
orth
ville
“pi
nch
poin
t” n
etw
ork
impr
ovem
ents
.
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber
of p
lann
ed u
pgra
des
for
iden
tifie
d ‘p
inch
poi
nts’
whi
ch s
houl
d as
sist
in re
lievi
ng
capa
city
con
stra
ints
.
Traf
fic c
onge
stio
n w
ithin
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
is s
tron
gly
linke
d to
the
high
rel
ianc
e on
car
s fo
r jo
urne
ys to
w
ork,
cur
rent
ly 8
7% o
f peo
ple
in F
airf
ield
LG
A re
ly o
n ca
rs (
eith
er a
s pa
ssen
ger
or d
rive
r) to
trav
el to
w
ork
com
pare
d to
78%
acr
oss
the
Gre
ater
Syd
ney
Are
a. D
epen
denc
e on
car
s m
ay b
e as
soci
ated
to
som
e ex
tent
with
a lo
w d
ensi
ty u
rban
env
ironm
ent w
hich
lim
its th
e vi
abili
ty o
f pro
vidi
ng s
usta
inab
le
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort o
ptio
ns.
Nor
th-s
outh
mov
emen
ts w
ithin
the
LGA
are
wel
l fac
ilita
ted
by b
oth
maj
or ro
ads
and
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort
syst
ems,
how
ever
eas
t-w
est m
ovem
ents
are
muc
h le
ss c
ater
ed fo
r. Th
e H
orsl
ey D
rive
and
Cab
ram
atta
R
oad
are
the
mai
n ea
st w
est f
reig
ht c
orri
dors
. Cou
ncil
has
aske
d RT
A to
con
side
r do
wng
radi
ng p
art
of t
he H
orsl
ey D
rive
wes
t of
the
Cum
berl
and
Hig
hway
and
ins
tead
upg
rade
Vic
tori
a S
treet
as
this
is
con
side
red
to b
e a
mor
e ef
ficie
nt c
orri
dor
for
freig
ht a
nd th
roug
h tr
affic
than
the
Hor
sley
Dri
ve.
4.2
.2 R
ail F
reig
ht
In a
dditi
on t
o th
e ro
ad n
etw
ork,
fre
ight
als
o us
es t
he I
nner
Wes
t R
ail
Line
whi
ch h
as s
tops
at
Cab
ram
atta
, C
arra
mar
and
Vill
awoo
d S
tatio
ns.
The
Sou
ther
n S
ydne
y Fr
eigh
t Li
ne P
roje
ct s
eeks
to
prov
ide
dedi
cate
d fre
ight
lin
es t
hrou
gh t
hese
sta
tions
to
redu
ce c
onfli
ct a
nd d
elay
s w
ith p
asse
nger
tr
ains
, but
ther
e ar
e co
ncer
ns w
ith th
e po
tent
ial n
oise
, am
enity
and
saf
ety
issu
es a
long
with
con
cern
s th
at th
e ne
w li
nes
will
lim
it th
e fu
ture
cap
acity
and
upg
rade
s of
the
pass
enge
r ra
il ne
twor
k. T
his
rail
line
may
als
o fu
rthe
r vi
sual
ly s
eper
ate
com
mun
ities
loca
ted
on e
ither
sid
e of
rai
l lin
e.
4.2
.3 B
anks
tow
n A
irpor
t
The
Ban
ksto
wn
Air
port
is lo
cate
d to
the
sout
h ea
st o
f the
LG
A. T
he a
irpo
rt p
rovi
des
a co
nven
ient
flyi
ng
base
for
sm
all
air
craf
t an
d su
ppor
ts s
ome
loca
l bu
sine
ss,
fligh
t pa
ths
curr
ently
im
pact
res
iden
ts
part
icul
arly
aro
und
Fair
field
and
Cab
ram
atta
. Th
e ex
tens
ions
to
runw
ays
and
incr
ease
d nu
mbe
r of
fli
ghts
pro
pose
d in
the
air
port
’s m
ost
rece
nt m
aste
r pl
an (
2004
-05)
will
inc
reas
ed n
oise
im
pact
s on
thes
e ar
eas.
4.2
.4 U
tiliti
es I
nfr
ast
ruct
ure
Fair
field
LG
A i
s se
rvic
ed b
y fo
ur s
ewer
sys
tem
s w
hich
ser
ve c
atch
men
ts o
f up
to
50,0
00 p
eopl
e ea
ch. S
ydne
y W
ater
will
con
tinue
to m
onito
r ca
paci
ty a
nd d
eman
ds fo
r se
wer
infr
astr
uctu
re.
Sim
ilarl
y, S
ydne
y W
ater
pro
vide
s po
tabl
e w
ater
to th
e es
tabl
ishe
d ar
eas
of th
e LG
A a
nd w
ill c
ontin
ue
to m
onito
r an
d re
spon
d to
dem
and
in li
ne w
ith p
opul
atio
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t for
ecas
ts.
Tele
com
mun
icat
ion
infr
astr
uctu
re w
ithin
the
LGA
are
con
side
red
adeq
uate
for
curr
ent n
eeds
but
will
ne
ed to
be
expa
nded
to s
uppo
rt fu
ture
dev
elop
men
t. B
road
band
cab
le is
not
ava
ilabl
e in
all
area
s of
th
e LG
A a
nd r
esid
ents
gen
eral
ly h
ave
a lo
w le
vel o
f int
erne
t acc
ess
in th
eir
hom
es.
Mor
e de
taile
d pl
anni
ng f
or u
tiliti
es i
nfra
stru
ctur
e w
ill n
eed
to b
e un
dert
aken
by
Cou
ncil
to e
nsur
e in
fras
truc
ture
is in
line
with
futu
re d
eman
d.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e F
of S
ectio
n 5.
5
38
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRE
TOW
N C
ENTR
E
VIL
LAG
E
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
E
BU
S N
ETW
OR
K
TRA
NS
IT W
AY
RA
IL N
ETW
OR
K
PR
OP
OS
ED F
REI
GH
T LI
NE
FIG
UR
E 4.
3 P
UB
LIC
TR
AN
SP
ORT
WIT
HIN
FA
IRFI
ELD
LG
A
39
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.3
PU
BLIC
TR
AN
SP
OR
T
4.3
.1 T
rain
Ser
vice
s
With
in t
he L
GA
, th
ere
are
six
City
Rai
l st
atio
ns t
hat
prov
ide
rail
acce
ss t
o th
e S
outh
, C
umbe
rlan
d,
Inne
r W
est
and
Ban
ksto
wn
Line
s. T
he r
ail
stat
ions
are
Fai
rfie
ld,
Can
ley
Vale
, C
abra
mat
ta,
Car
ram
ar,
Vill
awoo
d an
d Ye
nnor
a an
d al
l are
loca
ted
in th
e ea
ster
n pr
ecin
ct o
f the
LG
A a
nd id
entif
ied
in F
igur
e 4.
3.R
ail p
atro
nage
dat
a fro
m C
ityR
ail (
2006
) ind
icat
e th
at C
abra
mat
ta a
nd F
airf
ield
are
som
e of
the
busi
est
stat
ions
on
the
Syd
ney
netw
ork,
with
Cab
ram
atta
exp
erie
ncin
g en
try
and
exit
coun
ts o
f 19,
200
on a
ty
pica
l wee
kday
and
Fai
rfie
ld 1
6,10
0. T
he o
ther
sta
tions
with
in th
e LG
A e
xper
ienc
e si
gnifi
cant
ly le
ss
patr
onag
e ac
ross
a 2
4 ho
ur p
erio
d. T
he t
rave
l st
atis
tics
high
light
tha
t th
e m
ain
stat
ions
with
in t
he
LGA
are
Cab
ram
atta
and
Fai
rfie
ld w
ith c
omm
uter
s pr
efer
ring
to tr
avel
from
thes
e st
atio
ns d
ue to
the
conn
ectio
ns w
ith b
us s
ervi
ces,
larg
er c
ar p
ark
faci
litie
s an
d m
ore
frequ
ent s
ervi
ces.
The
Wes
t C
entr
al S
ubre
gion
Dra
ft S
ubre
gion
al S
trat
egy
iden
tifie
s th
at t
he f
requ
ency
and
rel
iabi
lity
of s
ervi
ces
will
be
impr
oved
thr
ough
the
Sta
te G
over
nmen
t’s R
ail
Cle
arw
ays
Pro
gram
. Th
ere
are
no
maj
or u
pgra
des
to s
ervi
ces
or s
tatio
ns p
lann
ed fo
r th
e tr
ains
in th
e Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
.
4.3
.2 P
atr
onage
It is
wid
ely
reco
gnis
ed th
at tr
ansp
ort i
n bo
th F
airf
ield
LG
A a
nd th
e W
este
rn S
ydne
y R
egio
n as
a w
hole
is
a m
ajor
iss
ue.
Rap
id r
esid
entia
l an
d in
dust
rial
gro
wth
ove
r a
peri
od o
f th
irty
yea
rs h
as l
ed t
o th
e cr
eatio
n of
a n
etw
ork
of i
sola
ted,
car
dep
ende
nt h
ome
and
wor
k en
viro
nmen
ts.
At
the
sam
e tim
e a
sign
ifica
nt u
nder
-inv
estm
ent
in p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt i
nfra
stru
ctur
e ha
s m
eant
litt
le c
hang
e to
pub
lic
tran
spor
t ser
vice
s, d
espi
te s
igni
fican
t pop
ulat
ion
grow
th a
cros
s th
e R
egio
n.
Fair
field
LG
A r
esid
ents
hav
e a
very
hig
h de
pend
ence
on
cars
for
tra
vel
to w
ork
(87%
at
the
2006
C
ensu
s). T
his
ofte
n re
sults
in th
e ne
ed fo
r mor
e th
an o
ne c
ar p
er h
ouse
hold
but
can
als
o lim
it ac
cess
to
em
ploy
men
t for
hou
seho
lds
whi
ch c
an n
ot a
fford
a c
ar.
A k
ey is
sue
to in
crea
sing
pub
lic t
rans
port
pat
rona
ge w
ill b
e ad
dres
sing
fac
tors
whi
ch in
fluen
ce t
rip
deci
sion
s su
ch a
s co
nven
ienc
e (t
rave
l tim
e an
d fre
quen
cy),
saf
ety,
sec
urity
, co
mfo
rt a
nd p
rici
ng
issu
es.
Thes
e al
l re
mai
n is
sues
with
the
cur
rent
pub
lic t
rans
port
net
wor
ks a
nd w
ill p
rim
arily
by
addr
esse
d at
a S
tate
lev
el.
At
the
sam
e tim
e, t
he l
ow r
esid
entia
l de
nsity
cha
ract
er o
f Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
cr
eate
s an
env
ironm
ent
that
is
limite
d in
pro
vidi
ng v
iabl
e pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt o
ptio
ns a
nd t
he c
urre
nt
relia
nce
on r
oad-
base
d tr
ansp
ort
syst
ems
of b
uses
and
car
s re
sults
in
limite
d ca
paci
ty f
or m
ass
tran
sit.
Whi
lst
the
Sta
te l
evel
pol
icy
stro
ngly
adv
ocat
es i
ncre
asin
g pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt p
atro
nage
and
in
part
icul
arly
the
num
ber
of jo
urne
ys to
wor
k by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort,
ther
e ar
e no
cle
ar p
olic
y di
rect
ions
, co
mm
itmen
ts o
r fun
ding
tow
ards
inve
stm
ent i
n pu
blic
tran
spor
t ser
vice
s. T
here
is a
lso
conc
ern
that
ca
paci
ty o
f pub
lic tr
ansp
ort i
s no
t suf
ficie
nt to
mee
t lon
g te
rm g
row
th p
roje
ctio
ns in
the
regi
on.
Fair
field
Cou
ncil
is s
uppo
rtiv
e of
inve
stm
ent i
n pu
blic
tran
spor
t and
has
est
ablis
hed
spe
cific
targ
ets
for
the
LGA
in
the
Envi
ronm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t P
lan
(200
6-20
16)
are
to i
ncre
ase
the
km/p
erso
n tr
avel
on
buse
s w
ithin
the
Fair
field
loca
l gov
ernm
ent a
rea
by 2
0%
; to
incr
ease
trai
n pa
tron
age
and
to e
nsur
e 25
% o
f tri
ps in
Fai
rfie
ld u
tilis
e m
odes
of t
rans
port
oth
er t
han
the
priv
ate
car.
Thes
e ta
rget
s ca
n on
ly b
e ac
hiev
ed if
ther
e ar
e si
gnifi
cant
inve
stm
ents
in p
ublic
tran
spor
t inf
rast
ruct
ure
and
also
a t
rans
form
atio
n of
the
urb
an a
rea
to o
ne w
hich
inc
reas
es a
cces
sibi
lity
for
all
resi
dent
s to
fa
cilit
ies,
opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d se
rvic
es lo
cate
d bo
th w
ithin
and
out
side
its
boun
dari
es.
4.3
.3 B
us
Ser
vice
s
Mos
t sub
urbs
with
in F
airf
ield
LG
A a
re s
ervi
ced
by b
us r
oute
s of
eith
er a
ded
icat
ed T
-Way
bus
rou
te
runn
ing
nort
h –
sou
th th
roug
h th
e LG
A a
nd p
riva
te b
us s
ervi
ces
of W
estb
us, V
eolia
and
Hop
kins
ions
pr
ovid
ing
east
-wes
t con
nect
ions
thro
ugh
the
LGA
. The
bus
rou
tes
are
show
n in
Fig
ure
4.3.
Bus
ser
vice
s w
ithin
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
are
not
hig
hly
regu
lar
with
loca
l bus
ser
vice
s ru
nnin
g be
twee
n 25
m
inut
es t
o 1
hour
, w
ith l
ess
serv
ices
at
nigh
ts a
nd w
eeke
nds.
The
T-W
ay i
s al
so u
sed
prim
arily
as
a co
mm
uter
ser
vice
, but
is le
ss e
ffect
ive
at o
ther
tim
es o
f the
day
. Low
ser
vice
leve
ls is
ref
lect
ed in
lo
w p
atro
nage
and
a h
ighe
r re
lianc
e on
car
s ac
ross
the
loca
lity.
Issu
es t
hat
have
bee
n id
entif
ied
incl
ude
poor
bus
lin
ks t
o tr
ain
rout
es i
n th
e ea
st o
f th
e ci
ty,
poo
r ea
st-w
est
bus
serv
ices
and
poo
r tim
ing
and
netw
ork.
Poo
r bu
s se
rvic
es i
mpa
ct a
cces
sibi
lity
for
child
ren,
old
er p
eopl
e an
d th
ose
who
can
not
affo
rd c
ars.
In a
dditi
on to
pub
lic b
us s
ervi
ces,
the
Sou
th W
est C
omm
unity
Tra
nspo
rt s
chem
e pr
ovid
es a
cces
sibl
e tr
ansp
ort t
o th
e Fr
ail A
ged,
You
nger
Peo
ple
with
Dis
abili
ties
and
thei
r car
ers
livin
g w
ithin
the
LGA
s of
C
amde
n, C
ampb
ellto
wn,
Fai
rfie
ld,
Live
rpoo
l an
d W
ollo
ndill
y. T
he c
omm
unity
bus
pro
vide
s a
door
-to
-doo
r se
rvic
e to
hea
lth s
ervi
ces,
sho
ppin
g ce
ntre
s, in
divi
dual
out
ings
and
soc
ial o
utin
gs.
4.3
.4 S
trate
gic
Bus
Cor
ridor
The
NS
W S
tate
Gov
ernm
ent h
as id
entif
ied
43 S
trat
egic
Bus
Cor
rido
rs w
ithin
the
Syd
ney
Met
ropo
litan
A
rea.
The
Str
ateg
ic B
us C
orri
dors
will
pro
vide
fas
t, fre
quen
t, di
rect
and
con
veni
ent
bus
serv
ices
be
twee
n S
ydne
y’s
Str
ateg
ic C
entre
s. O
f th
ese
Fair
field
LG
A h
as b
een
iden
tifie
d to
hav
e ac
cess
to
appr
oxim
atel
y 2
Str
ateg
ic B
us R
oute
s. O
ne i
s th
e ex
istin
g Li
verp
ool
to P
arra
mat
ta B
us T
rans
it W
ay.
The
othe
r is
a S
trat
egic
Bus
Cor
rido
r fro
m B
anks
tow
n to
Wet
heri
ll Pa
rk.
This
cor
rido
r is
prop
osed
to tr
avel
alo
ng th
e H
orsl
ey D
rive
thro
ugh
Fair
field
Tow
n C
entr
e to
Sm
ithfie
ld
Tow
n C
entr
e th
en t
o W
ethe
rill
Park
. C
ounc
il is
sug
gest
ing
that
the
cor
rido
r de
viat
e fro
m t
hat
rout
e to
incl
ude
Fair
field
Hei
ghts
Tow
n C
entr
e. T
his
mea
ns t
hat
the
bus
corr
idor
wou
ld n
eed
to r
un a
long
Po
ldin
g S
tree
t and
Cum
berl
and
Hig
hway
to li
nk b
ack
to S
mith
field
Tow
n C
entr
e. T
he im
plic
atio
ns o
f th
is s
mal
l dev
iatio
n is
see
n as
app
ropr
iate
to c
aptu
re a
n ad
ditio
nal c
entr
e w
ithin
the
Fair
field
LG
A.
4.3
.5 E
ast
Wes
t M
ovem
ent
Feed
back
fro
m s
take
hold
ers
iden
tifie
d th
at p
ublic
tra
nspo
rt d
oes
not
easi
ly f
acili
tate
eas
t w
est
mov
emen
t acr
oss
the
LGA
. Thi
s is
a p
artic
ular
con
cern
as
man
y of
resi
dent
ial a
reas
in th
e ce
ntre
and
w
est
acce
ss c
entre
s in
the
eas
t. B
us s
ervi
ces
whi
ch d
o pr
ovid
e ea
st-w
est
rout
es s
omet
imes
do
not
conn
ect w
ithin
cen
tres
and
are
indi
rect
and
als
o do
not
con
nect
with
the
T-W
ay.
4.3
.6 A
cces
s and S
afe
ty
Ran
dolp
h, M
urra
y an
d R
umin
g (2
007)
hav
e id
entif
ied
‘acc
ess’
as
a ke
y fa
ctor
whi
ch i
nflu
ence
s so
cial
exc
lusi
on. R
esid
ents
who
can
not
acc
ess
shop
s, s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent c
an fe
el e
xclu
ded
from
a c
omm
unity
and
may
not
be
able
to
read
ily a
cces
s im
port
ant
serv
ices
and
fac
ilitie
s.
The
prov
isio
n of
pub
lic t
rans
port
to
acce
ss t
hese
ser
vice
s is
cri
tical
whe
n m
any
low
er i
ncom
e gr
oups
can
not a
fford
a c
ar.
The
Urb
an C
apab
ility
Ass
essm
ent (
2002
) al
so n
oted
that
the
safe
ty o
f tra
nspo
rt, p
artic
ular
ly o
n tr
ains
an
d at
trai
n st
atio
ns w
as a
con
side
rabl
e is
sue
and
had
cont
ribu
ted
to th
e de
clin
e of
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort
patr
onag
e in
the
LGA
.
A s
umm
ary
of th
ese
issu
es,
with
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns is
out
lined
in T
able
G o
f Sec
tion
5.5
40
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRE
TOW
N C
ENTR
E
VIL
LAG
E
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
E
FIG
UR
E 4.
4 O
PEN
SP
AC
E A
ND
REC
REA
TIO
N F
AC
ILIT
IES
WIT
HIN
FA
IRFI
ELD
LG
A
SO
CC
ER F
IELD
BO
WLI
NG
CEN
TRE
SP
ORT
FA
CIL
ITY
BO
AT
RA
MP
RIF
FLE
RA
NG
E
REC
REA
TIO
N
GO
LF C
OU
RS
E
SW
IMM
ING
CEN
TRE
TEN
NIS
CO
URT
S
BA
SK
ETB
ALL
/NET
BA
LL
41
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.4
OP
EN
SP
AC
E A
ND
REC
REATIO
N
4.4
.1 D
istr
ibuti
on o
f O
pen
Space
Ther
e ar
e cu
rren
tly 4
80 p
arks
with
in F
airf
ield
LG
A,
incl
udin
g fo
ur d
istr
ict
park
s w
hich
rep
rese
nt
near
ly h
alf
of a
ll of
the
724
.2ha
of
open
spa
ce w
ithin
the
LG
A.
The
Fai
rfie
ld U
rban
Cap
acity
A
sses
smen
t 20
02 i
dent
ifies
an
imba
lanc
e in
the
dis
trib
utio
n of
ope
n sp
ace
in F
airf
ield
LG
A,
with
a
bias
tow
ards
the
New
Res
iden
tial A
rea,
whi
ch fe
atur
es 4
7.5%
of t
otal
ope
n sp
ace,
but
onl
y 37
.2%
of
the
popu
latio
n. T
he m
ost s
igni
fican
t sho
rtfa
ll is
aro
und
Fair
field
and
Cab
ram
atta
cen
tres.
To e
nsur
e al
l re
side
nts
have
acc
ess
to p
ark
land
, th
e Fa
irfie
ld E
nviro
nmen
tal
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n 20
06-2
016
has
esta
blis
hed
two
rele
vant
targ
ets;
that
90
% o
f all
resi
dent
s ha
ve a
par
k w
ithin
40
0m
of
the
ir h
omes
and
tha
t th
ere
is a
par
k in
eac
h su
burb
tha
t ac
hiev
es t
he s
tand
ards
det
aile
d in
the
“P
arks
Impr
ovem
ent P
rogr
am”
Cou
ncil
have
als
o de
velo
ped
the
Ope
n S
pace
Str
ateg
y 2
007
whi
ch i
dent
ifies
tw
o ke
y br
oad
stra
tegi
es fo
r op
en s
pace
:
Rat
iona
lise
Rip
aria
n C
orrid
or B
ound
arie
s: I
mpr
ovin
g co
nnec
tions
alo
ng c
reek
lin
es b
y im
prov
ing
the
exis
ting
qual
ity
and
acce
ssib
ility
in th
e sh
ort t
erm
, whi
le h
avin
g a
long
term
focu
s on
adj
ustin
g ex
istin
g op
en s
pace
bou
ndar
ies
that
may
res
ult i
n ac
quis
ition
or
disp
osal
.
Con
solid
ate
Ope
n S
pace
: Whe
re t
he p
atte
rn o
f Ope
n S
pace
is c
hara
cter
ised
by
scat
teri
ng o
f sm
all
rese
rves
, a fo
cus
on c
onso
lidat
ion
shou
ld b
e ad
opte
d.
Are
as to
be
inve
stig
ated
for
open
spa
ce a
cqui
sitio
n ar
e Fa
irfie
ld, F
airf
ield
Hei
ghts
, Can
ley
Hei
ghts
, C
abra
mat
ta a
nd C
abra
mat
ta W
est.
The
ratio
nale
for
acqu
isiti
on in
the
abo
ve li
sted
are
as is
as
follo
ws:
-In
adeq
uate
exi
stin
g pr
ovis
ion
of p
ublic
ope
n sp
ace.
-Th
e po
tent
ial
to i
mpr
ove
usab
ility
of
exis
ting
open
spa
ce a
reas
by
impr
ovin
g lin
ks t
o ot
her
open
spa
ce a
reas
and
to n
atur
al a
nd c
ultu
ral f
eatu
res
with
in c
lose
pro
xim
ity
-Th
e po
tent
ial t
o co
ntri
bute
to t
he r
evit
alis
atio
n of
exi
stin
g co
mm
erci
al c
entr
es a
nd r
esid
entia
l ar
eas
away
from
mai
n ro
ads
by d
evel
opin
g op
en s
pace
are
as in
con
junc
tion
with
oth
er le
isur
e or
ient
ated
dev
elop
men
t ge
ared
to
mee
ting
the
recr
eatio
n ne
eds
of t
he c
omm
unit
y, s
uch
as
play
grou
nds,
leis
ure
cent
res,
aqu
atic
cen
tres
etc
4.4
.3 V
ari
ety
of U
sers
The
cultu
ral
dive
rsity
of
Fair
field
LG
A m
eans
tha
t op
en s
pace
are
as a
re u
sed
in a
var
iety
of
way
s,
for
exam
ple
som
e cu
ltura
l gr
oups
enj
oy l
arge
fam
ily/s
ocia
l ga
ther
ings
in
park
s. T
he F
airf
ield
Eas
t C
omm
unity
Pla
n re
cogn
ises
tha
t th
ere
is a
nee
d to
pro
vide
mor
e op
en s
pace
s su
itabl
e fo
r ho
ldin
g fe
stiv
als
and
larg
e co
mm
unity
eve
nts,
par
ticul
arly
in th
e ea
ster
n pa
rts
of th
e LG
A.
The
larg
e po
pula
tion
of y
outh
and
chi
ldre
n pl
aces
add
ition
al d
eman
ds o
n an
app
ropr
iate
qua
ntity
an
d qu
ality
of o
pen
spac
e. T
his
is a
con
side
rabl
e is
sue
for
the
east
ern
part
s of
the
LGA
whe
re m
any
yout
h an
d ch
ildre
n liv
e in
med
ium
to
high
den
sity
dw
ellin
gs a
nd t
here
fore
hav
e lim
ited
acce
ss t
o op
en s
pace
.
Impr
oved
acc
ess
and
amou
nt o
f ope
n sp
ace
will
als
o as
sist
in a
ddre
ssin
g he
alth
issu
es b
y pr
ovid
ing
spac
e fo
r in
form
al r
ecre
atio
n an
d en
cour
agin
g ph
ysic
al a
ctiv
ity.
4.4
.2 R
ecre
ati
on F
aci
liti
es
Fair
field
LG
A h
as a
ran
ge o
f re
crea
tiona
l fa
cilit
ies
incl
udin
g so
ccer
fie
lds,
sw
imm
ing
cent
res
and
boat
ing
faci
litie
s. T
here
is
a ne
ed t
o en
sure
the
se f
acili
ties
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of t
he l
ocal
pop
ulat
ion.
Fi
gure
4.4
por
tray
s th
e sp
atia
l dis
trib
utio
n of
cen
tres
whi
ch s
ugge
st m
any
of th
e re
crea
tion
faci
litie
s ar
e pr
ovid
ed w
ithin
or
near
cen
tres
.
4.4
.4 C
ycle
ways
Ther
e ar
e de
dica
ted
regi
onal
and
loca
l cyc
le ro
utes
with
in th
e Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
. The
cyc
le ro
utes
follo
w
maj
or t
rans
port
rou
tes
(alo
ng t
he T
-way
, M
7 an
d R
ail
Trai
l) a
nd r
un a
long
ope
n sp
ace
netw
orks
(W
este
rn S
ydne
y R
egio
n Pa
rk, P
rosp
ect C
reek
and
Orp
han
Sch
ool C
reek
). T
here
are
pro
pose
d cy
cle
rout
es th
roug
h B
onny
rigg
Tow
n C
entr
e, a
long
Cab
ram
atta
Cre
ek a
nd th
roug
h C
arra
mar
.
Cyc
le p
aths
alo
ng th
e R
ail T
rail
conn
ect w
ith th
e ra
il ne
twor
k at
: Ye
nnor
a, F
airf
ield
, C
anle
y Va
le a
nd
Cab
ram
atta
Sta
tion
and
to th
e bu
s ne
twor
k at
Fai
rfie
ld S
tatio
n In
terc
hang
e.
Bic
ycle
loc
ker
faci
litie
s ar
e pr
ovid
ed a
t th
e T–
Way
sta
tions
of P
rair
iew
ood,
St
John
s an
d B
onny
rigg
w
ithin
the
LGA
and
hel
p fa
cilit
ate
a bi
ke-b
us m
ode
shar
e fo
r jo
urne
ys.
Fair
field
Cou
ncil
also
pro
mot
es c
yclin
g as
par
t of
the
Wes
tern
Syd
ney
Cyc
ling
netw
ork,
bri
ngin
g co
mm
unity
bi
ke
ride
s an
d bi
cycl
e re
cycl
ing
to
the
com
mun
ity.
The
Fair
field
En
viro
nmen
tal
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n re
cogn
ises
th
at
incr
ease
d cy
clin
g by
lo
cal
resi
dent
s ca
n as
sist
re
duci
ng
depe
nden
cy o
n ca
rs a
nd a
lso
has
heal
th b
enef
its. I
t has
est
ablis
hed
a ta
rget
that
cyc
le u
sage
sho
uld
be in
crea
sed
by 2
5%.
The
Dra
ft W
est
Cen
tral
Sub
regi
on S
ubre
gion
al S
trat
egy
also
adv
ocat
es a
n in
crea
se i
n cy
clew
ays
to p
rom
ote
cycl
ing
as a
n al
tern
ativ
e an
d le
gitim
ate
form
of
tran
spor
t to
car
s. C
ycle
way
s sh
ould
th
eref
ore
be p
rovi
ded
in u
rban
are
as n
ot ju
st in
rec
reat
iona
l are
as a
nd a
lso
used
to c
onne
ct c
entre
s.
4.4
.5 P
edes
tria
n F
aci
liti
es
The
gene
rally
low
res
iden
tial
dens
ity a
cros
s th
e LG
A,
apar
t fro
m t
he k
ey c
entr
es o
f C
abra
mat
ta a
nd
Fair
field
, cre
ate
a po
or p
edes
tria
n en
viro
nmen
t with
lim
ited
attr
acto
rs to
enc
oura
ge w
alki
ng.
The
T-W
ay i
s a
segr
egat
ed r
oute
tha
t in
clud
es b
oth
pede
stri
an a
nd c
ycle
way
s. T
he p
edes
tria
n fa
cilit
ies
alon
g th
is r
oute
inc
lude
saf
ety
mea
sure
s at
T-W
ay s
tatio
ns o
f C
CTV
cam
eras
, he
lp p
oint
s,
tran
spar
ent
stat
ion
wal
ls a
nd b
righ
t lig
htin
g. H
owev
er,
the
pede
stri
an a
men
ity a
long
the
rou
te m
ay
be p
oor
due
to m
inim
al c
asua
l sur
veill
ance
. The
ded
icat
ed T
-Way
net
wor
k cr
eate
s a
sepa
ratio
n fro
m
othe
r la
nd u
ses
and
ther
efor
e cr
eate
s m
inim
al a
ctiv
ity a
roun
d th
e st
atio
ns.
The
wes
tern
hal
f of
the
LG
A i
s w
ell
serv
iced
for
foo
tpat
hs d
ue t
o it
bein
g w
ithin
the
rel
ease
are
a of
th
e 19
70s
and
1980
s. T
he e
aste
rn h
alf
of t
he L
GA
is
a m
ore
esta
blis
hed
area
, in
whi
ch f
ootp
ath
deve
lopm
ent w
as p
atch
y an
d lim
ited.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e H
of S
ectio
n 5.
5
42
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRE
TOW
N C
ENTR
E
VIL
LAG
E
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
E
OP
EN S
PA
CE
HIG
H R
ISK
FLO
OD
MED
IUM
RIS
K F
LOO
D
AC
ID S
ULP
HA
TE P
OTE
NTI
AL
(LO
TS)
FIG
UR
E 4.
5 N
ATU
RA
L EN
VIR
ON
MEN
T W
ITH
IN F
AIR
FIEL
D L
GA
-W
ES
TE
RN
S
YD
NE
Y P
AR
KLA
ND
S
43
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.5
NATU
RA
L E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
T
4.5
.1 B
iodiv
ersi
ty
Cou
ncil
is c
urre
ntly
pre
pari
ng a
Fai
rfie
ld B
iodi
vers
ity S
trat
egy
for
the
Fair
field
LG
A.
Pre
limin
ary
stud
ies
for
this
str
ateg
y ha
ve fo
und
that
whi
lst t
here
is li
mite
d re
mna
nt v
eget
atio
n in
the
area
, alm
ost
all
nativ
e ve
geta
tion
with
in t
he L
GA
is
com
pris
ed o
f en
dang
ered
eco
logi
cal
com
mun
ities
(EE
Cs)
liste
d un
der
the
NS
W T
hrea
tene
d S
peci
es C
onse
rvat
ion
Act
199
6. I
t is
im
port
ant
to e
nsur
e fu
ture
deve
lopm
ent d
oes
not i
mpa
ct o
r th
reat
en a
ny e
ndan
gere
d ec
olog
ical
com
mun
ities
.
4.5
.2 W
ate
rways
Fair
field
LG
A c
onta
ins
a su
bsta
ntia
l cr
eek
syst
em c
onsi
stin
g of
5 m
ajor
cre
eks,
Pro
spec
t C
reek
,
Orp
han
Sch
ool C
reek
, Cle
ar P
addo
ck C
reek
, Gre
en V
alle
y C
reek
and
Cab
ram
atta
Cre
ek. T
he F
airf
ield
City
Cou
ncil
Sta
te o
f the
Env
ironm
ent R
epor
t 200
6-20
07 n
oted
that
pre
ssur
es o
n th
e cr
eeks
incl
ude
wat
er p
ollu
tion
from
indu
stri
al a
nd r
esid
entia
l sou
rces
, er
osio
n of
str
eam
ban
ks,
wee
d in
vasi
on a
nd
litte
r an
d th
e dr
aft
Fair
field
Bio
dive
rsity
Str
ateg
y 20
08 i
dent
ified
tha
t ov
er t
wo
third
s (6
7%)
of t
he
vege
tatio
n in
rip
aria
n co
rrid
ors
is o
f hig
h co
nver
satio
n si
gnifi
canc
e. F
utur
e re
side
ntia
l dev
elop
men
t
shou
ld b
e m
anag
ed in
a w
ay w
hich
pro
tect
s ex
istin
g w
ater
way
s.
4.5
.3 S
oils
The
Urb
an C
apab
ility
Ass
essm
ent 2
002
note
d th
at s
ome
part
s of
the
LGA
con
tain
soi
ls w
hich
at r
isk
of fl
oodi
ng, e
rosi
on a
nd m
ass
mov
emen
t haz
ards
and
ther
efor
e no
t sui
tabl
e fo
r ur
ban
deve
lopm
ent.
This
may
impa
ct d
evel
opm
ent o
r re
new
al o
ppor
tuni
ties
of s
ome
area
s.
Are
as a
roun
d P
rosp
ect
Cre
ek,
the
Geo
rges
Riv
er a
nd O
rpha
n S
choo
l C
reek
hav
e al
so b
een
foun
d to
be
impa
cted
by
acid
sul
phat
e so
ils. A
ccor
ding
to th
e Fa
irfie
ld L
ocal
Env
ironm
enta
l Pla
n 19
94 “
acid
su
lpha
te s
oils
” m
eans
act
ual
or p
oten
tial
acid
sul
phat
e so
ils a
s de
fined
in
the
Aci
d S
ulph
ate
Soi
ls
Ass
essm
ent a
nd M
anag
emen
t Gui
delin
es.
Sal
inity
has
bee
n fo
und
to im
pact
land
aro
und
Pro
spec
t Cre
ek, S
outh
Cre
ek a
nd c
lear
Pad
dock
Cre
ek.
4.5
.4 D
rain
age
and f
lood
ing
Fair
field
LG
A c
onta
ins
a su
bsta
ntia
l dra
inag
e ne
twor
k w
hich
has
pla
ced
som
e ri
sk o
f flo
odin
g to
urb
an
area
s pa
rtic
ular
ly a
roun
d La
nsva
le,
Car
ram
ar a
nd E
ast
Fair
field
. D
evel
opm
ent
with
in t
he F
airf
ield
LG
A is
sub
ject
to
Cou
ncil’
s Fl
ood
Man
agem
ent
Con
trol
s as
out
lined
in t
he F
airf
ield
City
Wid
e D
CP
20
06 a
nd is
con
sist
ent w
ith th
e N
SW
Gov
ernm
ent’s
Flo
odpl
ain
Dev
elop
men
t Man
ual 2
005.
Cou
ncil
has
reco
gnis
ed t
hat
desp
ite a
ttem
pts
to r
emed
y flo
odin
g is
sues
, si
gnifi
cant
iss
ues
rem
ain
in e
stab
lishe
d ar
eas
whi
ch m
ay i
mpa
ct r
edev
elop
men
t of
cer
tain
are
as.
As
such
, C
ounc
il is
in
the
proc
ess
of r
evie
win
g al
l flo
od l
iabl
e la
nd i
n th
e Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
. Th
e W
est
Cen
tral
Sub
regi
on
Str
ateg
y no
tes
that
Cou
ncils
sho
uld
seek
adv
ice
from
Dep
artm
ent
of P
rim
ary
Indu
stri
es o
n th
e us
e of
wat
erw
ay z
onin
g an
d fro
m D
ECC
reg
ardi
ng b
iodi
vers
ity m
appi
ng.
In a
dditi
on t
o th
ese
stra
tegi
es,
the
Fair
field
Env
ironm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t P
lan
2006
-201
6 ha
s es
tabl
ishe
d a
mea
sura
ble
targ
et to
ens
ure
'eac
h su
b-ca
tchm
ent (
is)
prov
ided
with
a d
efin
ed m
axim
um
leve
l of
im
perv
ious
sur
face
s'.
This
tar
get
will
ens
ure
that
the
re i
s a
suita
ble
amou
nt o
f pe
rmea
ble
surf
aces
with
in lo
calit
ies
to m
anag
e th
e am
ount
of r
un-o
ff in
to th
e su
rrou
ndin
g dr
aina
ge n
etw
ork.
4.5
.5 A
dapti
ng t
o cl
imate
change
The
Dra
ft W
est
Cen
tral
Sub
regi
on S
trat
egy
requ
ires
loca
l co
unci
ls t
o co
nsid
er l
ates
t in
form
atio
n w
hen
plan
ning
for
natu
ral h
azar
d an
d to
pla
n fo
r flo
odin
g in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Gov
ernm
ents
Flo
od
Pro
ne L
and
Polic
y an
d Fl
oodp
lain
Dev
elop
men
t M
anua
l. P
roje
cted
mod
ellin
g fo
r cl
imat
e ch
ange
an
ticip
ates
tha
t flo
odin
g an
d st
orm
sur
ge w
ill i
ncre
ase
met
ropo
litan
reg
ions
. S
trat
egie
s to
miti
gate
th
e im
pact
s fo
r flo
odin
g an
d st
orm
sur
ge c
an b
e co
nsid
ered
dur
ing
the
plan
ning
pha
se o
f ne
w
deve
lopm
ents
.
4.5
.6 A
ir Q
uality
Air
qua
lity
is im
port
ant t
o bo
th e
colo
gica
l and
hum
an h
ealth
. Cur
rent
pre
ssur
es o
n ai
r qu
ality
with
in
Fair
field
LG
A i
nclu
de i
ndus
try,
tra
nspo
rt,
bush
fire,
woo
d he
ater
s as
wel
l as
the
gen
erat
ion
and
use
of e
lect
rici
ty.
The
Fair
field
City
Cou
ncil
Sta
te o
f th
e En
viro
nmen
t R
epor
t 20
06-0
7 st
ated
tha
t th
e nu
mbe
r of
ai
r qu
ality
rea
ding
s re
cord
ed a
s H
igh
Pollu
tion
Inde
x ha
d tr
iple
d be
twee
n 20
06 a
nd 2
007.
The
En
viro
nmen
tal
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n ha
s es
tabl
ishe
d a
targ
et t
hat
‘mor
e th
an 8
0% o
f air
pol
lutio
n le
vel
read
ings
sha
ll be
"lo
w"
on t
he r
egio
nal
air
pollu
tion
inde
x re
adin
gs f
or e
ach
year
’. Th
e R
esid
entia
l D
evel
opm
ent
Str
ateg
y ca
n as
sist
in
impr
ovin
g ai
r qu
ality
by
loca
ting
hous
ing
near
pub
lic t
rans
port
an
d se
rvic
es to
red
uce
the
relia
nce
on c
ars.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e I o
f Sec
tion
5.5
44
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
SEC
ON
DA
RY
SC
HO
OL
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRE
TOW
N C
ENTR
E
VIL
LAG
E
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
E
FIG
UR
E 4.
6 C
OM
MU
NIT
Y FA
CIL
ITIE
S W
ITH
IN F
AIR
FIEL
D L
GA
LIB
RA
RY
MU
SEU
M
PR
IMA
RY
SC
HO
OL
CO
MM
UN
ITY
CEN
TRE/
HA
LL
CU
LTU
RA
L C
ENTR
E
SEN
IOR
CIT
IZEN
S C
ENTR
E
CH
ILD
CA
RE
CEN
TRE
YOU
TH C
ENTR
E C
HU
RC
H
45
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.6
CO
MM
UN
ITY
FA
CIL
ITIE
S
4.6
.1 C
omm
unit
y se
rvic
es a
nd f
aci
liti
es
Ther
e ar
e ov
er
35
com
mun
ity
faci
litie
s w
hich
in
clud
e co
mm
unity
ha
lls,
leis
ure
cent
res
and
spec
ialis
ed s
pace
s fo
r pe
ople
of
all
ages
. It
is r
ecog
nise
d th
at a
key
act
ion
for
Cou
ncil
will
be
to
ensu
re th
at c
omm
uniti
es s
ervi
ces
and
faci
litie
s m
eet t
he n
eeds
of t
he fu
ture
pop
ulat
ion,
par
ticul
arly
w
hen
esta
blis
hed
area
s un
derg
o re
new
al.
Ther
e m
ay b
e so
me
diffi
culti
es i
n gr
owin
g an
d ch
angi
ng
som
e fa
cilit
ies
on t
heir
exi
stin
g si
tes.
It
is a
lso
reco
gnis
ed t
hat
new
com
mun
ity f
acili
ties
are
part
icul
arly
req
uire
d in
are
as o
f so
cial
dis
adva
ntag
e. A
det
aile
d re
view
of
futu
re c
omm
unity
fac
ility
in
fras
truc
ture
and
ser
vice
pro
visi
on is
pro
vide
d in
the
Com
mun
ity N
eeds
Ana
lysi
s in
Sec
tion
4.7.
4.6
.2 E
duca
tion
/Care
Fair
field
LG
A c
onta
ins
a va
riet
y of
edu
catio
n es
tabl
ishm
ents
inc
ludi
ng p
rim
ary,
sec
onda
ry a
nd
tert
iary
ins
titut
ions
. Th
e 20
02 U
rban
Cap
abili
ty A
sses
smen
t st
ated
tha
t so
me
prim
ary
scho
ols
in e
stab
lishe
d ar
eas
such
as
Vill
awoo
d ar
e lo
osin
g po
pula
tion,
whi
lst
scho
ols
in n
ewer
are
as a
re
gain
ing
popu
latio
n. T
his
is r
efle
ctiv
e of
dem
ogra
phic
cha
nges
in th
ese
resp
ectiv
e ar
eas.
Fair
field
LG
A h
as o
ver
32 e
duca
tion/
care
fac
ilitie
s fo
r yo
ung
child
ren.
The
Fai
rfie
ld C
ity P
lan
2007
no
tes
that
m
any
of t
hese
fac
ilitie
s ar
e un
affo
rdab
le t
o so
me
fam
ilies
and
tha
t th
ere
are
not
enou
gh
earl
y le
arni
ng fa
cilit
ies
for
child
ren
aged
0-5
yea
rs.
4.6
.3 L
ibra
ries
, cu
ltura
l and a
rt f
aci
liti
es
As
note
d in
the
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
Soc
ial
Pla
n 20
07-2
010,
the
re i
s lim
ited
prov
isio
n of
cul
tura
l an
d ar
t fa
cilit
ies
(par
ticul
arly
for
art
s an
d cu
ltura
l pr
oduc
tion)
thr
ough
out
the
LGA
. Th
e cu
ltura
l fa
cilit
ies
oper
ated
by
Cou
ncil
incl
ude
the
Fair
field
City
Mus
eum
and
Gal
lery
, the
Fai
rfie
ld S
choo
l of A
rts
and
the
cont
empo
rary
SN
AP
! G
alle
ry.
The
Dra
ft W
est
Cen
tral
Sub
regi
onal
Str
ateg
y st
ates
tha
t cu
ltura
l fa
cilit
ies
shou
ld b
e lo
cate
d in
maj
or c
entr
es, t
own
cent
res
and
villa
ges
to e
nsur
e th
ey a
re a
cces
sibl
e to
loca
l res
iden
ts.
The
Fair
field
City
Pla
n (2
007)
reco
gnis
es th
at li
brar
y se
rvic
es p
rovi
de a
n im
port
ant l
ink
to e
duca
tion
and
info
rmat
ion
for F
airf
ield
LG
A re
side
nts.
The
re a
re c
urre
ntly
5 li
brar
ies
with
som
e of
thes
e fa
cilit
ies
at c
apac
ity a
nd r
equi
ring
sub
stan
tial r
efur
bish
men
t.
4.6
.4 S
ocia
l Is
sues
The
Fair
field
Soc
ial
Pla
n 20
07 i
dent
ified
tha
t th
e m
unic
ipal
ity i
s fa
cing
a n
umbe
r of
soc
ial
issu
es
incl
udin
g an
age
ing
popu
latio
n, c
once
ntra
tions
of
soci
al d
isad
vant
age
(par
ticul
arly
for
you
th a
nd
child
ren)
, poo
r ski
lls a
nd jo
b pr
ospe
cts
and
also
gam
blin
g an
d ad
dict
ion.
The
se is
sues
are
pri
mar
ily
bein
g ad
dres
sed
thro
ugh
the
Soc
ial
Pla
n bu
t th
ere
is a
lso
a ro
le t
o pr
omot
e eq
ualit
y an
d di
vers
ity
thro
ugh
the
Res
iden
tial D
evel
opm
ent S
trat
egy.
Thes
e is
sues
are
par
ticul
arly
con
cent
rate
d ar
ound
are
as o
f pu
blic
hou
sing
and
are
as w
ith h
igh
conc
entr
atio
n of
ren
tal
tenu
re.
In t
hese
are
as r
esid
ents
are
mor
e at
ris
k of
fac
ing
‘mul
tiple
-de
priv
atio
ns’.
Man
y of
thes
e is
sues
ste
m to
lim
ited
engl
ish
skill
s (r
elat
ed to
new
mig
rant
s/re
fuge
es),
po
or a
cces
s to
tran
spor
t/se
rvic
es a
nd s
ocio
-eco
nom
ic s
tatu
s.
4.6
.5 S
ocia
l Exc
lusi
on
Soc
ial
excl
usio
n is
whe
n re
side
nts
feel
the
y ar
e so
cial
ly e
xclu
ded
from
the
ir a
rea
and
unab
le t
o pa
rtic
ipat
e in
the
broa
der
com
mun
ity a
nd is
gen
eral
ly a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith d
isad
vant
aged
and
low
soc
io-
econ
omic
com
mun
ities
. R
esea
rch
of s
ocia
l ex
clus
ion
in W
este
rn S
ydne
y by
Ran
dolp
h, M
urra
y an
d R
umin
g (2
007)
not
ed t
hat
soci
al e
xclu
sion
has
a n
umbe
r of
ele
men
ts w
hich
rel
ate
dire
ctly
to
hou
sing
iss
ues
thes
e in
clud
e ne
ighb
ourh
ood,
soc
ial
and
civi
c en
gage
men
t, ac
cess
, cr
ime
and
secu
rity
, com
mun
ity id
entit
y an
d ec
onom
ic d
isad
vant
age.
The
rese
arch
als
o id
entif
ied
that
with
in s
elec
ted
area
s in
the
Fair
field
LG
A, e
ngag
emen
t and
eco
nom
ic
disa
dvan
tage
wer
e th
e m
ost p
reva
lent
dim
ensi
ons
of s
ocia
l exc
lusi
on.
This
is
a pa
rtic
ular
con
cern
in
Fair
field
as
ther
e ar
e pr
opor
tiona
tely
mor
e 0-
4 ye
ar o
lds
in F
airf
ield
an
d a
high
ris
k of
pov
erty
for
child
ren
unde
r 10
yea
rs o
f age
. A k
ey a
ctio
n of
the
Fair
field
City
Soc
ial
Pla
n 20
07 i
s to
ens
ure
addi
tiona
l an
d ex
pand
ed e
arly
lea
rnin
g ce
ntre
s in
are
as w
ith h
igh
leve
ls o
f so
cial
dis
adva
ntag
e.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e J
of S
ectio
n 5.
5
46
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
4.7
CO
MM
UN
ITY
NEED
S A
NA
LYS
IS (
LG
A W
IDE)
The
futu
re c
omm
unity
and
soc
ial
infr
astr
uctu
re n
eeds
for
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
hav
e be
en a
naly
sed
and
revi
ewed
for
the
ent
ire L
GA
. Fa
irfie
ld C
ity C
ounc
il ex
istin
g co
mm
unity
fac
ility
pro
visi
on h
as b
een
asse
ssed
aga
inst
a r
ange
of i
ndic
ativ
e be
nchm
arks
to
dete
rmin
e fu
ture
com
mun
ity fa
cilit
y ne
eds
to
2031
. Ben
chm
arks
pro
vide
a g
uide
on
num
ber
and
type
s of
faci
litie
s re
quire
d to
ser
vice
pop
ulat
ion
need
s. H
owev
er, t
hey
do n
ot id
entif
y le
vel o
f ser
vice
pro
visi
on, q
ualit
y of
ser
vice
pro
visi
on o
r qu
ality
of
bui
lt fo
rm. T
he R
DS
has
rel
ied
on th
e be
nchm
arks
and
the
Dra
ft Fa
irfie
ld S
ocia
l Pla
n 20
07-2
010
and
Cou
ncil
Offi
cer
inpu
t to
dete
rmin
e co
mm
unity
ser
vice
nee
ds to
203
1.
4.7
.1 S
ervi
ce a
nd I
nfr
ast
ruct
ure
Req
uir
emen
ts t
o 2031
Tabl
e 4.
7 ou
tline
s th
e cu
rren
t on-
grou
nd p
rovi
sion
of c
omm
unity
faci
litie
s in
the
LGA
plu
s be
nchm
ark
stan
dard
s fo
r th
e pr
ovis
ion
of c
omm
unity
fac
ilitie
s ba
sed
on t
he p
opul
atio
n in
200
6 (1
79,3
58
pers
ons)
and
a m
inim
al p
opul
atio
n gr
owth
of 1
,000
peo
ple
to 2
031.
The
ben
chm
ark
prov
isio
ns a
re
used
to in
dica
te r
equi
red
serv
ice
prov
isio
n ba
sed
on to
tal p
opul
atio
n nu
mbe
rs.
As
prev
ious
ly n
oted
, Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
is
not
antic
ipat
ed t
o ha
ve s
igni
fican
t po
pula
tion
grow
th w
ith
only
an
addi
tiona
l 1,
000
peop
le t
hrou
gh t
o 20
31.
How
ever
, su
bsta
ntia
l sh
ifts
in t
he a
ge s
truc
ture
, pa
rtic
ular
ly g
row
th in
old
er p
eopl
e, w
ill in
crea
se d
eman
d fo
r mor
e sp
ecia
lised
type
s of
ser
vice
s su
ch
as a
ged
care
and
sup
port
. It
is r
ecom
men
ded
that
the
Com
mun
ity N
eeds
Ana
lysi
s is
upd
ated
eve
ry
5 ye
ars
in li
ne w
ith A
BS
Cen
sus
rele
ases
and
Cou
ncil’
s LE
P r
evie
w.
From
Tab
le 4
.7,
it is
mos
t no
tabl
e th
at c
urre
ntly
the
on-
grou
nd p
rovi
sion
of
serv
ices
is
gene
rally
lo
wer
than
wha
t is
requ
ired
for
the
curr
ent p
opul
atio
n si
ze. I
n ad
ditio
n, g
iven
the
min
imal
pop
ulat
ion
grow
th b
etw
een
2006
and
203
1 th
ere
is li
ttle
diffe
renc
e in
the
num
ber
of fa
cilit
ies
requ
ired
in 2
006
and
that
req
uire
d in
203
1.
The
Dra
ft Fa
irfie
ld S
ocia
l P
lan
2007
-201
0 re
cogn
ises
tha
t pr
ovid
ing
futu
re c
omm
unity
fac
ilitie
s w
hich
mee
t the
nee
ds o
f the
futu
re p
opul
atio
n w
ill b
e a
chal
leng
e fo
r th
e fo
llow
ing
reas
ons:
-Th
e ab
ility
of
exis
ting
com
mun
ity f
acili
ties
to m
eet
futu
re n
eeds
is
ques
tiona
ble.
The
refo
re
subs
tant
ial
inve
stm
ent
is r
equi
red
to e
nsur
e th
ese
faci
litie
s su
it th
e ne
eds
of t
he f
utur
e po
pula
tion;
-Th
e ag
eing
pop
ulat
ion
and
uniq
ue n
eeds
of t
he lo
cal p
opul
atio
n, e
spec
ially
mig
rant
com
mun
ities
, w
ill p
lace
add
ition
al p
ress
ure
on c
omm
unity
infr
astr
uctu
re;
-Li
mite
d po
pula
tion
grow
th w
ill li
mit
oppo
rtun
ities
to fu
nd n
ew c
omm
unity
infr
astr
uctu
re, a
nd,
-N
ew d
evel
opm
ent m
ay d
etra
ct fu
ndin
g fro
m e
xist
ing
disa
dvan
tage
d re
side
nts.
The
serv
ice
prov
isio
n st
anda
rds
are
gene
rally
con
sist
ent
with
tho
se u
sed
in t
he E
ast
Fair
field
C
omm
unity
Pla
n: C
omm
unity
Nee
ds A
sses
smen
t (A
EC G
roup
200
8) a
nd h
as b
een
supp
lem
ente
d w
ith f
urth
er i
nfor
mat
ion
on o
pen
spac
e an
d ag
ed c
are
faci
litie
s an
d se
rvic
es.
Furt
her
deta
ils
are
prov
ided
on
com
mun
ity n
eeds
for
eac
h ce
ntre
rev
iew
ed i
n C
hapt
er 5
.0 o
f th
e R
esid
entia
l D
evel
opm
ent
Str
ateg
y. I
t is
lik
ely
that
the
cha
nges
in
age
stru
ctur
e an
d dw
ellin
g ne
eds
to 2
031
will
res
ult
in l
ocat
iona
l ch
ange
s of
the
pop
ulat
ion
and
in p
artic
ular
, in
crea
sed
num
ber
of p
eopl
e liv
ing
with
in c
entr
es. T
hese
cen
tres
will
nee
d to
be
prov
ided
with
incr
ease
d co
mm
unity
ser
vice
s an
d
infr
astr
uctu
re to
mee
t the
se n
eeds
.
Infr
astr
uctu
re
Ben
chm
ark
Ser
vice
Pro
visi
on
(Ind
icat
ive
only
)
2008
faci
litie
s/
plac
es/
beds
Cur
rent
Dem
and
2006
Ant
icip
ated
Futu
re
Dem
and
2031
Com
munit
y C
entr
e
Loca
l (sm
all)
1 fa
cilit
y pe
r 5,
000-
10,0
00 r
esid
ents
1927
27
Nei
ghbo
urho
od/D
istr
ict (
larg
e)1
faci
lity
per
30,
000
resi
dent
s2
66
Educa
tion
Pre
scho
ol1
faci
lity
per
5,00
0-10
,000
res
iden
ts16
2727
Pri
mar
y S
choo
l (Pu
blic
)1
faci
lity
per
2,00
0-2,
500
dwel
lings
26
2727
Pri
mar
y S
choo
l (P
riva
te)
1 fa
cilit
y pe
r 20
,000
res
iden
ts9
45
Sec
onda
ry S
choo
l (Pu
blic
)1
faci
lity
per
6,00
0-7,
000
dwel
lings
1213
14
Sec
onda
ry S
choo
l (P
riva
te)
1 fa
cilit
y pe
r 35
,000
res
iden
ts5
33
Loca
l TA
FE1
faci
lity
per
30,0
00-5
0,00
0 re
side
nts
15
5
Uni
vers
ity1
faci
lity
per
220,
000
resi
dent
s0
00
Hea
lth
Publ
ic H
ospi
tal
2-3
beds
per
100
0 re
side
nts
272
537
471
Pri
vate
Hos
pita
l1-
2 be
ds p
er 1
000
resi
dent
s0
239
283
Nei
ghbo
urho
od C
omm
unity
Hea
lth C
entre
1 pe
r 10
,000
res
iden
ts13
1818
Child C
are
and Y
outh
Long
Day
Cen
tre
1 pl
ace
per
10 c
hild
ren
aged
0-4
yea
rs2,
080
1,21
81,
026
Fam
ily D
ay C
are
(hom
e ba
se)
1 pl
ace
per
200
child
ren
aged
0-5
yea
rs*
5261
54
Occ
asio
nal C
are
1 pl
ace
per
100
child
ren
aged
0-5
yea
rs*
5712
110
2
Out
side
of S
choo
l Hou
rs
(OO
SH
)
1 pl
ace
per
80 c
hild
ren
aged
5-1
2 ye
ars*
n/a
304
247
Vaca
tion
Car
e1
plac
e pe
r 75
chi
ldre
n ag
ed 5
-12
year
s*n/
a32
426
4
Yout
h C
entr
e1
faci
lity
per
20,0
00 r
esid
ents
39
9
Aged
Care
Faci
liti
es
Res
iden
tial H
igh
Car
e B
eds
44 b
eds
per
1,00
0 re
side
nts
over
70
year
s80
460
91,
267
Res
iden
tial L
ow C
are
Bed
s44
bed
s pe
r 1,
000
resi
dent
s ov
er 7
0 ye
ars
365
609
1,26
7
Com
mun
ity C
are
Spa
ces
25 b
eds
per
1,00
0 re
side
nts
over
70
year
sn/
a34
672
0
Lib
rari
es
Bra
nch
Libr
ary
1 fa
cilit
y pe
r 20
,000
-30,
000
resi
dent
s5
78
Tabl
e 4.
7 C
omm
unity
Fac
ilitie
s B
ench
mar
ks, F
airf
ield
LG
A 2
008-
2031
*Fig
ures
not
fully
con
sist
ent w
ith s
ervi
ce p
rovi
sion
sta
ndar
ds d
ue to
dat
a av
aila
bilit
y. P
opul
atio
n
proj
ectio
n da
ta o
nly
avai
labl
e fo
r ag
e gr
oups
of 0
-4 y
ears
and
5-1
4 ye
ars.
47
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.7
.2 A
ged
Care
Faci
liti
es t
o 2031
Fair
field
LG
A p
opul
atio
n pr
ojec
tions
sho
ws
that
the
popu
latio
n of
peo
ple
aged
60+
in th
e LG
A w
ill
incr
ease
by
appr
oxim
atel
y 25
,000
peo
ple
by 2
031.
Tra
ditio
nally
, Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
has
had
a y
oung
po
pula
tion
prof
ile a
nd t
here
fore
few
fac
ilitie
s ar
e pr
ovid
ed f
or o
lder
peo
ple
with
in t
he L
GA
. Th
e ag
eing
pop
ulat
ion
in F
airf
ield
LG
A,
whi
le n
ot a
s si
gnifi
cant
as
othe
r LG
As,
will
hav
e a
subs
tant
ial
impa
ct o
n se
rvic
e an
d fa
cilit
y pr
ovis
ion
as th
ere
is li
mite
d on
the
grou
nd s
ervi
ces
avai
labl
e.
Und
er th
e Fe
dera
l Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth a
nd A
gein
g (2
008)
exi
stin
g ag
ed c
are
plan
ning
fram
ewor
k,
the
natio
nal
prov
isio
n le
vel
is 1
13 o
pera
tiona
l re
side
ntia
l be
ds a
nd c
omm
unity
age
d ca
re b
eds
per
1,00
0 of
the
popu
latio
n, a
ged
70 y
ears
and
ove
r, by
Jun
e 20
11. O
f thi
s 44
are
hig
h ca
re re
side
ntia
l car
e pl
aces
, 44
are
low
car
e re
side
ntia
l pla
ces
and
25 a
re c
omm
unity
car
e pl
aces
(no
n-re
side
ntia
l).
Bas
ed o
n th
ese
serv
ice
prov
isio
n st
anda
rds,
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
will
requ
ire a
dditi
onal
hig
h ca
re re
side
ntia
l be
ds a
nd l
ow c
are
resi
dent
ial
beds
to
mee
t de
man
d in
203
1. B
ased
on
aver
age
beds
per
exi
stin
g fa
cilit
ies
in F
airf
ield
LG
A (
Nes
bitt,
200
8) t
his
coul
d eq
uate
to
7 ad
ditio
nal
high
car
e fa
cilit
ies
(100
be
ds e
ach)
and
13
addi
tiona
l low
car
e fa
cilit
ies
(50
beds
eac
h).
In a
dditi
on th
ere
will
be
a ne
ed fo
r an
add
ition
al u
p to
720
com
mun
ity c
are
spac
es.
4.7
.3 H
ealt
h F
aci
liti
es t
o 2031
Fair
field
LG
A c
urre
ntly
con
tain
s tw
o pu
blic
hos
pita
ls w
hich
pro
vide
272
hos
pita
l be
ds (
Fair
field
H
ospi
tal,
200
beds
and
Bra
esid
e H
ospi
tal,
72 b
eds)
. Whi
lst t
his
anal
ysis
doe
s no
t tak
e in
to a
ccou
nt
hosp
ital
beds
out
side
the
LG
A b
ound
arie
s, b
ased
on
the
benc
hmar
k se
rvic
e pr
ovis
ion
ther
e is
cu
rren
tly a
n un
der
supp
ly o
f pub
lic h
ospi
tal b
eds
to m
eet b
oth
curr
ent a
nd fu
ture
requ
irem
ents
(44
8 be
ds i
n 20
06 a
nd 4
71 b
eds
in 2
031)
. Th
e ag
eing
pop
ulat
ion
of F
airf
ield
LG
A m
ay a
lso
incr
ease
de
man
d fo
r loc
al h
ospi
tal s
ervi
ces.
Lia
ison
with
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth m
ay b
e re
quire
d to
ens
ure
plan
ning
for
futu
re h
ospi
tals
take
into
acc
ount
pop
ulat
ion
chan
ges
with
in F
airf
ield
LG
A.
Com
mun
ity h
ealth
car
e cl
inic
s pl
ay a
n im
port
ant r
ole
prov
idin
g a
wid
e ra
nge
of m
edic
al a
nd h
ealth
se
rvic
es to
the
loca
l are
a. A
ccor
ding
to th
e Fa
irfie
ld a
nd L
iver
pool
Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Dire
ctor
y (2
008)
th
ere
are
curr
ently
13
heal
th c
are
clin
ics,
with
the
maj
ority
of t
hese
focu
sed
on s
peac
ilise
d hi
gh n
eed
heal
th s
ervi
ces
such
as
drug
hea
lth,
men
tal
heal
th a
nd r
efug
ee h
ealth
. B
ased
on
the
benc
hmar
k pr
ovis
ion
appr
oxim
atel
y 18
hea
lth c
are
clin
ics
are
gene
rally
req
uire
d fo
r a
popu
latio
n of
180
,000
, ho
wev
er it
is n
oted
tha
t th
e pr
ovis
ion
of s
ome
com
mun
ity h
ealth
fac
ilitie
s sh
ould
be
revi
ewed
on
a re
gion
al b
asis
as
man
y ex
istin
g se
rvic
es h
ave
a re
gion
al c
atch
men
t.
4.7
.4 C
hild C
are
and Y
outh
Faci
liti
es t
o 2031
The
popu
latio
n of
Fai
rfie
ld L
GA
is p
roje
cted
to e
xper
ienc
e a
decl
ine
in y
oung
er a
ge g
roup
s su
ch a
s ch
ildre
n (a
ged
0-10
yea
rs)
whi
ch is
pro
ject
ed to
dec
line
by 8
,500
per
sons
by
2031
and
als
o yo
uth
whi
ch i
s pr
ojec
ted
to d
eclin
e by
app
roxi
mat
ely
4,00
0 pe
rson
s be
twee
n 20
06 a
nd 2
031.
Th
is w
ill
have
impa
ct o
n th
e de
man
d fo
r yo
uth
and
child
ren
serv
ices
to 2
031.
As
show
n in
Tab
le 4
.7,
base
d on
the
sta
ted
benc
hmar
k st
anda
rds,
the
pro
visi
on o
f lo
ng d
ay c
are
in
2006
(2,0
80 p
lace
s) is
hig
her t
han
that
requ
ired
unde
r the
sta
ted
benc
hmar
k (1
,026
pla
ces
requ
ired)
.
How
ever
, th
e S
tate
of
the
Com
mun
ity R
epor
t (2
003)
con
side
r th
at g
iven
loc
al c
ircum
stan
ces
such
as
the
larg
e pr
opor
tion
of c
hild
ren
aged
0-4
yea
rs in
the
LGA
and
a h
igh
risk
of p
over
ty fo
r ch
ildre
n un
der
10 y
ears
suc
h, t
he p
rovi
sion
of
child
car
e sh
ould
be
subs
tant
ially
hig
her
with
in t
he L
GA
and
pa
rtic
ular
ly i
n ar
eas
of w
ith h
igh
leve
l of
dis
adva
ntag
e. B
y 20
31 t
here
may
be
a le
sser
dem
and
for
child
car
e w
ith a
red
uced
num
ber
of c
hild
ren
in th
e LG
A.
Ther
e is
cur
rent
ly l
imite
d fa
mily
day
car
e an
d oc
casi
onal
car
e pl
aces
in
the
LGA
and
add
ition
al
faci
litie
s ar
e re
quire
d by
203
1 to
ens
ure
an a
ppro
pria
te r
ange
of c
hild
car
e se
rvic
es.
Yout
h fa
cilit
ies
are
curr
ently
und
er-p
rovi
ded
for
and
an a
dditi
onal
you
th c
entr
es a
re r
equi
red
to m
eet
need
s in
bot
h no
w a
nd in
203
1.
4.7
.5 C
omm
unit
y C
entr
es t
o 2031
Com
mun
ity c
entr
es p
rovi
de im
port
ant s
pace
s fo
r co
mm
unity
bas
ed m
eetin
gs, g
athe
ring
s, a
ctiv
ities
an
d w
orks
hops
. The
y ar
e us
ually
hire
d by
a w
ide
rang
e of
com
mun
ity a
nd c
ultu
ral g
roup
s.
Ther
e ar
e cu
rren
tly 2
1 co
mm
unity
faci
litie
s w
ithin
the
LGA
whi
ch in
clud
e co
mm
unity
ser
vice
cen
tres
(4
), s
enio
r citi
zen
cent
res
(3),
com
mun
ity c
entr
es (1
2) a
nd a
hal
l and
wom
en c
entr
e (S
ourc
e: F
airf
ield
C
ity S
ocia
l Pla
n 20
07-2
010)
. Th
e m
ajor
ity o
f co
mm
unity
cen
tres
are
sm
all
with
a l
ocal
cat
chm
ent
and
smal
l (le
ss th
an 1
000s
qm)
and
two
are
larg
er fa
cilit
ies
with
a d
istr
ict c
atch
men
t.
Bas
ed o
n th
e st
anda
rd s
ervi
ce p
rovi
sion
, Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
is
gene
rally
wel
l ca
tere
d fo
r sm
all
(loc
al)
com
mun
ity c
entr
es,
how
ever
, it
is a
t th
e lo
wer
end
of
the
acce
ptab
le r
ange
. C
onve
rsly
, fo
r la
rger
(d
istr
ict)
com
mun
ity c
entr
es t
here
is
a sh
ortfa
ll of
app
roxi
mat
ly 4
cen
tres
. H
owev
er,
the
Fair
field
C
ity S
ocia
l Pla
n 20
07-2
010
and
disc
ussi
ons
with
Cou
ncil
Offi
cers
indi
cate
that
man
y of
the
curr
ent
com
mun
ity c
entr
es a
re i
n po
or c
ondi
tion
and
som
e ar
e no
t su
ited
to t
heir
cur
rent
use
. S
ubst
antia
l in
vest
men
t is
requ
ired
in u
pgra
ding
man
y ce
ntre
s to
bet
ter
prov
ide
com
mun
ity s
ervi
ces
and
spac
es.
Ther
e is
als
o a
need
to
ensu
re t
hat
com
mun
ity c
entr
es a
re p
rovi
ded
with
are
as o
f hi
gh s
ocia
l di
sadv
anta
ge.
4.7
.6 L
ibra
ries
to
2031
Ther
e ar
e cu
rren
tly 5
libr
arie
s pr
ovid
ed in
the
LGA
as
show
n in
Fig
ure
4.6.
Bas
ed o
n th
e be
nchm
ark
prov
isio
n of
1 p
er 2
0,00
0-30
,000
res
iden
ts, t
here
is d
eman
d fo
r 7
libra
ries
in 2
006
and
a to
tal o
f 8
libra
ries
by
2031
.
The
Fair
field
City
Dra
ft S
ocia
l Pla
n 20
07-2
010
has
revi
ewed
the
size
(gr
oss
floor
are
a) a
nd p
opul
atio
n ca
tchm
ent
of e
ach
libra
ry a
gain
st t
he S
tate
Lib
rary
Gui
delin
es (
2001
) an
d fo
und
that
all
but
the
Cab
ram
atta
/Whi
tlam
Lib
rary
(C
entr
al L
ibra
ry)
are
too
smal
l to
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of t
heir
cat
chm
ent.
The
Fair
field
City
Dra
ft S
ocia
l Pla
n 20
07-2
010
has
prio
ritie
s re
furb
ishm
ent o
f all
libra
ries
to p
rovi
de
larg
er f
acili
ties,
im
prov
ed I
T ac
cess
, st
udy
area
s an
d co
llect
ion
and
activ
ity r
oom
s. R
efur
bish
men
t of
the
Cab
ram
atta
/Whi
tlam
Lib
rary
and
Fai
rfie
ld L
ibra
ry i
s id
entif
ied
as a
hig
h pr
iori
ty w
here
the
B
onny
rigg
Lib
rary
, Wet
heri
ll Pa
rk L
ibra
ry, S
mith
field
Lib
rary
upg
rade
s ar
e se
en a
s a
low
er p
rior
ity.
48
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
KEY
MA
JOR
CEN
TRE
TOW
N C
ENTR
E
VIL
LAG
E
SM
ALL
VIL
LAG
E
OP
EN S
PA
CE
ESTA
BLI
SH
ED A
REA
S
MID
DLE
DIS
TAN
CE
AR
EAS
NEW
RES
IDEN
TIA
L A
REA
S
RU
RA
L A
REA
S
FIG
UR
E 4.
8 R
ESID
ENTI
AL
CH
AR
AC
TER
PR
ECIN
CTS
WIT
HIN
FA
IRFI
ELD
LG
A
49
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.8
UR
BA
N D
ES
IGN
AN
D P
UB
LIC
DO
MA
IN
4.8
.1 D
efin
ed P
lannin
g P
reci
nct
s
The
Urb
an C
apab
ility
Sta
tem
ent
2002
ado
pted
fou
r re
side
ntia
l pr
ecin
cts
to d
escr
ibe
the
vari
ety
of
resi
dent
ial l
ands
acr
oss
the
LGA
: -
Esta
blis
hed
Are
as o
f in
ner
subu
rbs
whi
ch a
re c
once
ntra
ted
alon
g th
e ra
ilway
lin
e an
d co
ntai
n th
e ol
dest
dw
ellin
g st
ock.
Age
of s
tock
and
pro
xim
ity to
cen
tres
pro
vide
the
grea
test
opp
ortu
nity
fo
r re
deve
lopm
ent.
-M
iddl
e D
ista
nce
Are
as w
hich
wer
e se
ttled
in
the
1950
s, h
ave
stab
le p
opul
atio
n an
d lit
tle
pote
ntia
l for
dev
elop
men
t.
-N
ew R
esid
entia
l Are
as c
ompr
ised
of p
reci
ncts
set
tled
from
the
1970
s on
war
ds in
a fo
rmer
gre
en
belt
area
. Dev
elop
men
t opp
ortu
nitie
s ar
e lim
ited
to r
elea
se o
f fur
ther
land
.
-R
ural
Are
as c
onta
in a
mix
of r
ural
res
iden
tial a
nd a
gric
ultu
ral l
ands
.
-W
ithin
eac
h of
thes
e pl
anni
ng p
reci
ncts
are
sm
alle
r ne
ighb
ourh
ood
whi
ch e
ach
have
thei
r ow
n de
fined
cha
ract
er.
4.8
.2 P
ublic
Dom
ain
The
East
Fai
rfie
ld C
omm
unity
Pla
n (2
008)
reco
gnis
es th
at th
e pu
blic
dom
ain
and
urba
n en
viro
nmen
t ar
ea o
f the
est
ablis
hed
area
s is
gen
eral
ly p
oor a
nd th
ere
is a
per
cept
ion
that
ther
e is
littl
e m
aint
enan
ce
of th
e ar
ea’s
par
ks, p
ublic
are
as, f
ootp
aths
and
str
eets
cape
. The
dw
ellin
gs in
this
are
old
and
in n
eed
of r
epai
r, m
uch
of th
is is
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hou
sing
sto
ck.
The
publ
ic d
omai
n of
the
new
res
iden
tial a
reas
in th
e w
est o
f the
LG
A a
re g
ener
ally
of b
ette
r qu
ality
be
ing
built
mor
e re
cent
ly.
In F
airf
ield
LG
A, a
reas
of d
isad
vant
age,
hig
h le
vels
of r
enta
l and
pub
lic h
ousi
ng s
tock
gen
eral
ly h
ave
resu
lted
in l
ower
qua
lity
publ
ic d
omai
n. A
low
qua
lity
publ
ic d
omai
n ca
n re
duce
pri
de i
n th
e lo
cal
area
s, p
rovi
de li
mite
d sp
aces
for
inte
ract
ion
and
gene
rally
has
a h
ighe
r in
cide
nce
and
perc
eptio
n of
cr
ime
and
safe
ty,
thes
e is
sues
are
lin
ked
to t
he i
ncid
ence
of
soci
al e
xclu
sion
. Th
eref
ore
impr
ovin
g th
e qu
ality
of
publ
ic d
omai
n in
the
se a
reas
cou
ld a
ssis
t w
ith i
mpr
ovin
g so
cial
out
com
es i
n th
ese
area
s an
d al
so p
rovi
de a
stim
ulus
for
rene
wal
.
The
Fair
field
Env
ironm
enta
l Man
agem
ent P
lan
2006
-201
6 re
cogn
ises
that
ther
e is
an
impo
rtan
t rol
e fo
r co
mm
unity
mem
bers
to
assi
st w
ith i
mpr
ovin
g th
e qu
ality
of
urba
n ar
eas
whi
lst
also
enh
anci
ng
civi
c en
gage
men
t an
d pr
ide.
The
Pla
n ha
s es
tabl
ishe
d a
targ
et t
hat
3% o
f th
e re
side
nt p
opul
atio
n w
ill m
aint
ain
thei
r ow
n st
reet
scap
e an
d th
at 8
5% o
f peo
ple
will
agr
ee th
at th
eir
neig
hbou
rhoo
d is
an
attr
activ
e pl
ace
to li
ve in
.
4.8
.3 R
esid
enti
al D
esig
n
Sta
keho
lder
con
sulta
tion
has
high
light
ed t
hat
rece
nt n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
in
esta
blis
hed
area
s ha
ve
gene
rally
bee
n of
low
qua
lity.
As
iden
tifie
d in
Cha
pter
2,
the
qual
ity o
f th
ese
build
ings
has
bee
n a
refle
ctio
n of
the
low
dev
elop
men
t ret
urns
in th
ese
area
s an
d ri
sk o
f ove
r cap
italis
ing
on d
evel
opm
ents
in
thes
e ar
eas.
How
ever
, low
qua
lity
build
ings
and
poo
r des
ign
will
con
tinue
to re
sult
in p
oor a
men
ity
outc
omes
for
the
area
s an
d co
ntin
ue a
neg
ativ
e pe
rcep
tion
of lo
cal a
reas
by
both
res
iden
ts a
nd n
on
resi
dent
s.
Ther
e is
a n
eed
with
in t
hese
pot
entia
l re
new
al a
reas
tha
t th
ey p
rovi
de w
ell
desi
gned
bu
ildin
gs,
whi
ch a
ttrac
t a
vari
ety
of h
ouse
hold
s, p
rovi
de a
pos
itive
con
trib
utio
n to
str
eets
cape
and
ch
arac
ter
and
also
pro
vide
a p
ositi
ve b
uilt
form
out
com
e fo
r lif
e of
the
build
ing.
Impr
ovin
g ur
ban
desi
gn s
tand
ards
, pa
rtic
ular
ly i
n th
e es
tabl
ishe
d ar
eas,
wou
ld a
lso
impr
ove
loca
l ch
arac
ter,
amen
ity, v
isua
l qua
lity
and
also
faci
lity
crim
e pr
even
tion
and
biod
iver
sity
con
serv
atio
n.
4.8
.4 C
PTED
(C
rim
e P
reve
nti
on T
hro
ugh E
nvi
ronm
enta
l D
esig
n)
Whi
lst c
rim
e ra
tes
in F
airf
ield
LG
A h
ave
decl
ined
in re
cent
yea
rs, t
he p
erce
ptio
n of
cri
me
and
safe
ty
in p
ublic
are
as r
emai
ns a
n is
sue.
The
Loc
al G
over
nmen
t Cri
me
Rep
ort F
airf
ield
200
6 id
entif
ied
that
as
saul
ts (
both
alc
ohol
rel
ated
and
non
-dom
estic
vio
lenc
e) w
ere
conc
entr
ated
in
arou
nd e
xist
ing
cent
res
such
as
Fair
field
, Cab
ram
atta
, Can
ley
Vale
and
Pra
riew
ood.
Saf
ety
and
perc
eptio
ns o
f sa
fety
are
lin
ked
to t
he q
ualit
y an
d de
sign
of
publ
ic d
omai
n. L
evel
s of
ac
tivity
and
pas
sive
sur
veill
ance
, pa
rtic
ular
ly a
t nig
ht a
lso
cont
ribu
tes
tow
ards
a s
afer
env
ironm
ent.
Ther
e is
a n
eed
to im
plem
ent C
PTE
D w
hen
rene
win
g ex
istin
g ce
ntre
s an
d ur
ban
area
s.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e K
of S
ectio
n 5.
5
50
FAIR
FIELD
RES
IDEN
TIA
L D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T S
TR
ATEG
Y 2
009
Figu
re 4
.9.2
Ada
ptab
le D
esig
n Fe
atur
es fo
r D
wel
lings
Acc
essi
ble
entr
ance
sA
ll ho
me
occu
pant
s sh
ould
hav
e ea
sy a
cces
s fro
m th
e ca
r pa
rkin
g ar
ea a
nd to
the
entr
ance
of t
he d
wel
ling.
Leve
l ent
ryD
wel
ling
shou
ld fe
atur
e at
leas
t one
leve
l ent
ranc
e to
enc
oura
ge e
ase
of a
cces
s fo
r
hom
e oc
cupa
nts.
Esse
ntia
l liv
ing
area
s on
the
entr
ance
leve
l
Entr
ance
sho
uld
feat
ure
a liv
ing
area
, bat
hroo
m a
nd to
ilet,
and
a be
droo
m o
n th
e
entr
ance
leve
l.
Bat
hroo
m c
apab
le fo
r fu
ture
adap
tatio
n
Bat
hroo
ms
shou
ld a
ccom
mod
ate
a sp
atia
l pro
file
whi
ch c
ould
acc
omm
odat
e fu
ture
adap
tatio
n if
requ
ired.
Rei
nfor
cem
ent o
f bat
hroo
m
wal
ls
Wal
ls a
roun
d th
e to
ilet a
nd s
how
er to
be
rein
forc
ed to
ena
ble
futu
re in
stal
latio
n of
grab
rai
ls.
Kitc
hen
acce
ssS
houl
d pr
ovid
e fo
r ea
sy a
cces
s to
and
with
in k
itche
n. U
-sha
pe, L
-sha
pe a
nd p
aral
lel
galle
y st
yle
kitc
hens
enc
oura
ge e
asy
acce
ss.
Easy
acc
ess
door
s an
d
corr
idor
s
Sho
uld
prov
ide
good
circ
ulat
ion
at d
oorw
ays
as w
ell a
s a
gene
rous
inte
rnal
cor
rido
rs
to m
ake
it ea
sier
to m
ove
furn
iture
, car
ry g
roce
ries
and
for
child
ren.
Con
sist
ent i
nsta
llatio
n of
switc
hes,
pow
er p
oint
s an
d
win
dow
con
trols
This
allo
ws
for
intu
itive
pos
ition
ing
of li
ght s
witc
hes
at th
e sa
me
leve
l as
door
har
d
hard
war
e an
d ra
isin
g po
wer
poi
nts
from
ski
rtin
g le
vel.
Easy
ope
rabl
e do
or a
nd
win
dow
har
dwar
e
Mos
t ada
ptab
le o
ptio
ns in
clud
e le
ver
door
har
dwar
e an
d lo
wer
leve
l win
dow
s to
enco
urag
e na
tura
l sur
veill
ance
.
Str
aigh
t sta
irw
ays
Gen
erou
s la
ndin
gs a
t the
top
and
botto
m o
f the
sta
irs
enha
nce
acce
ssib
ility
and
mak
es it
eas
ier
to in
stal
l an
acce
ss li
ft if
requ
ired.
Sou
rce:
The
Aus
tral
ian
Net
wor
k fo
r U
nive
rsal
Hou
sing
Des
ign
(Sta
rr 2
005)
Tabl
e 4.
9.1
Sus
tain
able
Des
ign
Feat
ures
for
Dw
ellin
gs
Ori
enta
tion
The
loca
tion
and
sitin
g of
a d
wel
ling
on a
lot w
ill p
rovi
de g
ood
acce
ss to
the
nort
hern
sun
and
allo
w fo
r pa
ssiv
e he
atin
g of
the
mai
n liv
ing
area
s. C
onve
rsel
y, it
is b
enef
icia
l to
shie
ld th
e ho
t, su
mm
er w
este
rly
sun.
Dw
ellin
g La
yout
for
Pass
ive
Hea
ting
and
Coo
ling
The
inte
rnal
layo
ut o
f the
dw
ellin
g sh
ould
res
pond
to s
olar
acc
ess.
Mai
n liv
ing
area
s
shou
ld b
e lo
cate
d to
util
ise
pass
ive
heat
ing.
Bed
room
s re
quire
less
hea
ting
and
can
be lo
cate
d on
sid
es o
f the
dw
ellin
g w
hich
rec
eive
less
sun
light
. Util
ity, s
ervi
ce a
reas
and
gara
ges
can
be lo
cate
d on
the
wes
tern
sid
e of
a d
wel
ling
to a
ct a
s a
buffe
r to
the
afte
rnoo
n su
n.
Dw
ellin
g la
yout
sho
uld
also
pro
vide
for
cros
s ve
ntila
tion
by o
rien
ting
the
dwel
ling
for
expo
sure
to c
oolin
g br
eeze
s an
d lo
catin
g w
indo
ws
to p
rovi
de fo
r br
eeze
pat
hs th
roug
h
the
dwel
ling.
Siz
e an
d lo
catio
n of
ope
n
spac
e
Ope
n sp
ace
loca
ted
on th
e no
rthe
rn /
nor
th-e
aste
rn e
leva
tion
optim
ises
sol
ar a
cces
s to
that
are
a of
ope
n sp
ace
as w
ell i
nto
the
mai
n liv
ing
area
s of
a d
wel
ling.
Site
Cov
erag
eM
inim
isin
g si
te c
over
age
allo
ws
stor
mw
ater
to n
atur
ally
infil
trat
e in
to th
e gr
ound
and
redu
ces
incr
ease
d ov
erla
nd fl
ow fr
om n
ew d
evel
opm
ent.
Site
Lev
els
Dw
ellin
gs s
houl
d be
des
igne
d to
res
pond
to th
e na
tura
l top
ogra
phy
and
redu
ce th
e
over
all a
mou
nt o
f dis
turb
ance
to th
e si
te. T
his
ensu
res
dwel
lings
are
sen
sitiv
ely
site
d in
the
land
scap
e an
d im
port
antly
, min
imis
e th
e ne
ed to
cha
nge
the
natu
ral f
orm
of t
he la
nd.
Win
dow
s an
d S
hadi
ngW
indo
ws
shou
ld b
e pr
imar
ily lo
cate
d on
the
nort
h an
d so
uthe
rn fa
cade
s w
here
the
angl
e
of th
e su
n is
hig
her
whi
ch p
rovi
des
suffi
cien
t sun
light
into
the
dwel
ling
with
red
uced
heat
.
Insu
latio
n an
d Th
erm
al M
ass
Insu
latio
n an
d th
erm
al m
ass
redu
ces
the
need
for
mec
hani
cal h
eatin
g an
d co
olin
g.
Ther
mal
mas
s is
the
use
of m
ater
ials
with
a h
igh
capa
city
to r
etai
n he
at, u
sual
ly fr
om
sunl
ight
dur
ing
the
day,
and
rel
ease
the
heat
to w
arm
the
dwel
ling
at n
ight
.
Roo
f Des
ign
Pitc
hed
roof
s, s
killi
on r
oofs
and
eav
es a
ll co
ntri
bute
to p
assi
ve h
eatin
g an
d co
olin
g of
the
dwel
ling.
Land
scap
ing
Land
scap
ing
arou
nd th
e dw
ellin
g ca
n al
so s
cree
n w
inte
r an
d su
mm
er p
reva
iling
win
ds,
defle
ct c
oolin
g br
eeze
s in
to th
e bu
ildin
g, p
rovi
de c
oolin
g ai
r th
roug
h le
af tr
ansp
irat
ion,
redu
ce g
lare
and
gen
eral
ly m
odify
am
bien
t tem
pera
ture
s th
roug
hout
the
year
.
Sou
rce:
HAS
SEL
L (2
009)
Ther
mal
Mas
sing
cap
ture
s he
at d
urin
g th
e da
y an
d re
leas
es it
dur
ing
the
nigh
tO
rient
atio
n of
dw
ellin
g to
pro
vide
sol
ar a
cces
s to
prim
ary
indo
or a
nd o
utdo
or li
ving
are
as.
51
CH
AP
TER
4.0
4.9
SU
STA
INA
BLE D
EV
ELO
PM
EN
T
Fair
field
City
Cou
ncil
has
deve
lope
d an
Env
ironm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t P
lan
(200
6-20
16)
whi
ch
sign
ifies
its
com
mitm
ent
to s
usta
inab
le d
evel
opm
ent
and
impr
ovin
g th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
outc
omes
fo
r th
e LG
A.
The
Res
iden
tial
Dev
elop
men
t S
trat
egy
is c
entr
al i
n ac
hiev
ing
som
e of
the
tar
gets
es
tabl
ishe
d in
the
Envi
ronm
enta
l Man
agem
ent P
lan,
thes
e ar
e di
scus
sed
belo
w.
4.9
.1 U
rban C
apaci
ty
The
Envi
ronm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t P
lan
reco
gnis
es t
hat
each
loc
ality
with
in t
he L
GA
has
a c
erta
in
capa
city
to
supp
ort
urba
n de
velo
pmen
t. Th
is c
apac
ity i
s de
term
ined
by
the
capa
bilit
y of
the
en
viro
nmen
tal s
yste
ms,
infr
astr
uctu
re a
nd s
ervi
ces
and
shou
ld b
e us
ed to
dev
elop
a m
axim
um to
tal
popu
latio
n or
dw
ellin
g nu
mbe
r fo
r ea
ch lo
calit
y.
Targ
et 1
and
2 o
f the
Env
ironm
enta
l Man
agem
ent P
lan
requ
ire C
ounc
il to
con
side
r the
urb
an c
apac
ity
of c
entr
es w
hen
unde
rtak
ing
stra
tegi
c pl
anni
ng.
This
is
to e
nsur
e th
e m
axim
um c
arry
ing
capa
city
fo
r ea
ch l
ocal
ity i
s no
t ex
ceed
ed.
Pla
nnin
g co
ntro
ls s
houl
d al
so b
e us
ed t
o en
sure
urb
an c
apac
ity
targ
ets
are
not e
xcee
ded.
This
Res
iden
tial
Dev
elop
men
t S
trat
egy
will
det
erm
ine
the
capa
city
of
sele
cted
are
as w
ithin
the
LG
A.
4.9
.2 D
ecre
ase
d E
ner
gy
Use
The
Envi
ronm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t P
lan
is c
omm
itted
to
redu
cing
ene
rgy
use
as a
way
of
redu
cing
gr
eenh
ouse
gas
em
issi
ons
and
stab
ilisi
ng c
limat
e ch
ange
. C
urre
ntly
, re
side
ntia
l us
es i
n Fa
irfie
ld
LGA
use
677
,918
,888
kW
h of
ene
rgy
per
year
. In
199
6 th
is e
quat
ed t
o 3,
729k
Wh
per
pers
on p
er
year
.
Cou
ncil
has
com
mitt
ed to
the
Citi
es fo
r Clim
ate
Pro
tect
ion
Pro
gram
whi
ch h
as e
stab
lishe
d an
ene
rgy
redu
ctio
n go
al o
f 20
%.
To a
chie
ve t
his,
the
Env
ironm
enta
l M
anag
emen
t P
lan
has
a ta
rget
to
redu
ce
ener
gy u
se b
y 20
% to
3,0
00 k
Wh
per
pers
on p
er y
ear.
The
Sus
tain
able
Des
ign
Feat
ures
for
Dw
ellin
gs o
utlin
ed i
n Ta
ble
4.9.
1 ca
n as
sist
with
red
ucin
g en
ergy
use
in d
wel
lings
and
are
bes
t pra
ctic
e fo
r sus
tain
able
dw
ellin
g de
sign
. Sim
ilarl
y th
e A
dapt
able
D
esig
n Fe
atur
es f
or D
wel
lings
in
Tabl
e 4.
9.2
outli
nes
best
pra
ctic
e de
sign
fea
ture
s to
enh
ance
the
ac
cess
ibili
ty o
f dw
ellin
gs.
4.9
.3 S
ust
ain
able
Wate
r U
se
The
NS
W S
tate
Pla
n re
cogn
ises
that
the
Sta
tes
wat
er s
uppl
y is
lim
ited
and
subj
ect t
o is
sues
suc
h as
dr
ough
t, cl
imat
e ch
ange
and
pop
ulat
ion
grow
th. A
s su
ch it
see
ks to
sec
ure
a su
stai
nabl
e, lo
ng te
rm
wat
er s
uppl
y by
incr
easi
ng th
e ex
tent
of w
ater
rec
yclin
g an
d im
prov
ing
effic
ient
wat
er u
se.
Fair
field
Cou
ncil
is p
ursi
ng i
nitia
tives
at
a lo
cal
leve
l to
dec
reas
e ho
useh
old
cons
umpt
ion
of w
ater
an
d en
sure
wat
er is
use
d in
a s
usta
inab
le m
anne
r. Th
e En
viro
nmen
tal M
anag
emen
t Pla
n 20
06-2
016
note
d th
at d
urin
g 20
04 th
e av
erag
e w
ater
usa
ge w
as 1
6kLt
rs p
er u
nit a
nd 6
7kltr
s pe
r ho
use.
To r
educ
e w
ater
use
, th
e En
viro
nmen
tal
Man
agem
ent
Pla
n 20
06-2
016
has
adop
ted
the
sam
e w
ater
re
duct
ion
targ
et a
s th
e N
SW
Gov
ernm
ent a
nd a
pplie
d to
indi
vidu
als:
-R
educ
e av
erag
e w
ater
con
sum
ptio
n by
40%
to 1
0 kl
trs
per
unit
and
40 k
ltrs
per
hous
e
-20
% o
f hou
ses
with
sys
tem
s to
red
uce
cons
umpt
ion
of p
otab
le w
ater
(fo
r ex
istin
g dw
ellin
gs)
-In
crea
se a
cces
s to
rec
ycle
d or
gre
y w
ater
sou
rces
.
Rec
ent d
evel
opm
ent p
ropo
sals
for a
wat
er re
cycl
ing
plan
t or t
he F
airf
ield
sew
age
trea
tmen
t pla
nt w
ill
incr
ease
use
of r
ecyc
led
wat
er fo
r in
dust
ry in
the
LGA
and
sur
roun
ding
are
as.
4.9
.4 P
rote
ctin
g A
gri
cult
ura
l La
nds
The
Envi
ronm
enta
l Man
agem
ent P
lan
2006
-201
6 ha
s co
mm
itted
to m
aint
ain
a m
inim
um o
f 50%
of
the
exis
ting
agri
cultu
ral l
and
acro
ss th
e lo
calit
y. A
gric
ultu
ral p
rodu
ctio
n ha
s so
me
valu
e to
the
loca
l ec
onom
y an
d Fa
irfie
ld L
GA
is o
ne o
f the
few
are
as w
ith p
arce
ls o
f flo
od-f
ree
agri
cultu
ral l
and
in th
e S
ydne
y R
egio
n.
The
Sta
te G
over
nmen
t is
curr
ently
und
erta
king
a re
view
of t
he la
nds
iden
tifie
d as
the
Wes
tern
Syd
ney
Empl
oym
ent
Land
s In
vest
igat
ion
Are
a (W
SEL
IA).
Thi
s ar
ea c
over
s al
l ru
ral
land
wes
t of
the
M7
(inc
ludi
ng th
e ru
ral l
and
in F
airf
ield
LG
A)
thro
ugh
to th
e B
adge
ry’s
Cre
ek a
irpo
rt s
ite in
Pen
rith
LG
A.
This
inv
estig
atio
n w
ill l
ook
at t
he f
utur
e la
nd u
se f
or a
gric
ultu
ral
land
and
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
thi
s la
nd w
ill b
e re
deve
lope
d or
ret
aine
d fo
r ag
ricu
ltura
l pu
rpos
es a
s it
will
est
ablis
h th
e vi
sion
for
the
en
tire
WS
ELIA
pre
cinc
t.
A s
umm
ary
of t
hese
iss
ues,
and
str
ateg
ies
and
actio
ns t
o ad
dres
s th
ese
issu
es,
are
outli
ned
in
Tabl
e L
of S
ectio
n 5.
5
