Parra News March 12 2024

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“Game-changer” for the west
The concept design of the proposed transformation of the Camellia riverside.
ELLIE BUSBY
A
bold new proposal
from landowners
could see Camellia
and the Rosehill Racecourse
site transform into
45,000 new homes and a
man-made beach.
The Rosehill-Camellia
Landowners Alliance
(RCLA) has revealed its
$25 billion vision for a
new community on the
amalgamated 90-hectare
site – calling on the NSW
Government for support.
The RCLA members
include Wentworth Properties,
Billbergia, Abacus and
the Australian Turf Club.
The masterplan intends
to unlock access to the
Parramatta River waterway
with a new ferry wharf, light
rail, and Metro stations, all
by 2050, as part of a renewed
pitch to convert the Rosehill
Racecourse into a new minicity.
The proposed plan will
also see a town centre developed
as the heart of 45,000
“critically-needed” new
homes – including affordable
housing – with retail,
education and commercial
space alongside community
facilities, public open spaces
and new infrastructure.
The new homes would
provide accommodation for
100,000 people and generate
over 15,000 jobs.
Development Director of
Billbergia Rick Graf said
the proposal would enable
Parramatta to “fulfil its
destiny” as a global city
alongside Sydney.
“This is a once-in-a-century
opportunity to plan
strategically for an entire
‘city-within-a-city’, while
also unlocking access to
the riverfront – activating,
remediating and beautifying
what is now a former
industrial wasteland,” he
said about Camellia.
“For scale, the combined
site is four times larger than
Barangaroo and will accommodate
100,000 people,
generating over 15,000 jobs.
“It will be the largest
development in the history
of the Central River City and
is a total game-changer for
western Sydney.”
An artist’s impression of the proposed Camellia-Rosehill
Town Centre.
The proposal also reveals
plans for new public spaces,
including a 350-metre-long
beach, opening up an
additional 1.5 kilometres
of waterfront along the
Parramatta River.
The new metro station
would also “catalyse a
three-minute economic
super-hub in western
Sydney,” enabling residents
to commute within minutes
between Westmead,
Parramatta and Camellia.
RCLA said transport infrastructure
like Parramatta
An artist’s impression of the proposed Camellia-Rosehill
Town Centre.
Light Rail and the Metro
West provides an opportunity
to develop a plan that
considers the site’s strategic
role over the next 50 years.
That includes the longterm
social infrastructure
needed to support major
housing supply and contribute
to the status of the
Central River city.
The Alliance members
are now calling on the State
Government to collaborate
with the Landowners and
Council to develop a “new
and visionary masterplan”
to optimise the site.
“The new Masterplan
needs to be a highest-level
collaboration between
Government and the private
sector investors and must
have the best international
expertise to crystallise
the broader vision,” Graf
added.
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