“It is wonderful to see
adaptive reuse of rail buildings. The efforts of the theatre and of local
people to ensure the history lives on through tours and oral histories is to be
commended. Unfortunately what has been done with the Carriage Works
theatre is unlikely to be replicated across the remainder of the rail
yards”, says Ben Spies-Butcher.
“The Redfern Waterloo
Authority and the State Government are planning 12-story buildings over
heritage sites in south Eveleigh. It is difficult to image this will leave any
genuine heritage value – it is a gross overdevelopment.”
“Our conception of heritage
is very different. We need living history, the maintenance of rail use,
alongside the adaptive reuse of buildings.”
“Amazingly the Government
have proposed a development in South Eveleigh with over 700 car parking spaces
– next to one of the biggest train stations in Sydney. How can this be justified?” said
Lee Rhiannon.
Ms Rhiannon says that “The
Greens are committed to preserving our urban heritage. The Carridgeworks is an
example of what could be done over the whole Eveleigh site.”