Recision Motion Leichhardt Park Plan of Management (adopted 11 November 2020)

Skate Park is in the wrong place and there will be a further loss of greenspace should the new rowing facility proceed at 16 in Zone 1.

• Alternate Site for Skate Park at Lilyfield Bridge https://www.instagram.com/p/CIb7-fjhaCF/

• Tree and Greenspace loss in current position of Skate Park https://www.instagram.com/p/CIb7iQphHAR/

Skate Plaza in Zone 4

Zone 4: "06. Proposed location for Lilyfield Skate Plaza."

New Rowing Facility in  Zone 1 

01 . Option to relocate a segment of the Maliyawul Street Car Park to Peace Park to consolidate and increase public open green space within Leichhardt Park. Ensure that
there is no loss of the existing car parking capacity. Relocate 24 existing car spaces, with the addition of 2 new car spaces. 

Establish an area of new public open green space adjacent Leichhardt #3 that can be used for sports warm-up, spectating, dog
walking and general passive recreation. 

Service vehicle access can be permitted from northern end of Maliyawul Street for maintenance or emergency purposes. Note: this
proposal will not occur should the community rowing club proposal proceed at the location indicated (Zone 1, 16). 

There were a number of individual emails received from organisations or residents. Generally,
the responses were regarding strong support for the synthetic turf at Leichhardt Oval 2 and
strong opposition to the Para Rowing Club.

• The main reasons the responses supported the synthetic turf were due to the increased usage of the fields, reduced water use in irrigation, management of maintenance and favourable playing surface for consistency and quality.
• The main reasons the responses were opposed to the Para Rowing facility was due to the existing green space on the foreshore being disrupted by a third rowing club which can reach two storeys in height. 

Officer comments in response to public
exhibition
In response to the feedback received from the community, the following amendments have been
made to the Plan of Management and Master Plan.
1. Rowing facility has been included as a permissible use under the long term lease and
short term licence section of Leasing and Licencing
2. Confirmation that the link road between Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre and Leichhardt
Oval 3 will be one way from Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre.
3. Change from Para Rowing facility to being of ‘exceptional’ ecological standards to ‘high’
ecological standards. Source: Community Engagement Report https://yoursay.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/46797/widgets/250073/documents/188803/download

Zone 5: 

01 . Option to relocate a segment of the Maliyawul Street Car Park to Peace Park to
consolidate and increase public open green space within Leichhardt Park. Ensure that
there is no loss of the existing car parking capacity. Relocate 24 existing car spaces,
with the addition of 2 new car spaces. Establish an area of new public open green
space adjacent Leichhardt #3 that can be used for sports warm-up, spectating, dog
walking and general passive recreation. Service vehicle access can be permitted from
northern end of Maliyawul Street for maintenance or emergency purposes. Note: this
proposal will not occur should the community rowing club proposal proceed at the
location indicated (Zone 1, 16). 

12. Removal of existing timber jetty. Retain existing piles to form part of the historical
interpretation strategy associated with the Italian fishing fleet.  

16. Location for potential community rowing club as proposed by Balmain Para Rowing,
subject to approval. Impact of rowing facility at this location to be further investigated
by Council. Community rowing club to be delivered by others (not by council.)

Zone 2 Synthetic Turf (Leichhardt Oval No. 2)

02. Install a synthetic playing field to Leichhardt #2 to increase the capacity of Leichhardt #2 for organised sports by allowing for year round all-weather play.

LPAC Plan of Mgmt downloaded 29 Nov 2020: https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/945/Leichhardt%20Park%20Plan%20of%20Management.pdf.aspx

LPAC POM History https://yoursay.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/leichhardt-park-plan-of-management