MINISTER’S MEDIA RELEASE 1997

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTER FOR URBAN AFFAIRS AND PLANNING ;1997 Titled WORLD CLASS MACHINERY SAVED. This $300 k Government grant did not get used for its granted purpose which was to conserve and make the machinery operational. File is 164 KB PDF. Download: News Release World Class Machinery Doc 4.pdf »

DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – 1996

DETERMINATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION NO 6/96 – CONSERVATION AND REUSE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOPS, EVELEIGH PRECINCT, CITY WEST. 1996: Granted by the Minister of Urban Affairs and Planning on the basis of the attached schedule. His Consent Condition No: 20 reads ‘The Conservation Management Plan for the building endorsed by the heritage Council on 1June … Read more

DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – 1996

Development Application for proposed Technology Park Uses, Exhibition Space, Historic Machinery Exhibits and Educational Facilities at THE LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOPS EVELEIGH for the AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY PARK SYDNEY LTD: 1996 . States “Bays 1 & 2 are to maintained as an operational Workshop. This are is currently occupied (leased by Wrought Artworks). It is the aim of … Read more

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN- 1995

This is from the Conservation Management Plan 1995 Final draft, considered the last document.This is the document that the Minister of Planning refers to in his Determination of Consent. States “Bay 1 & 2 South to remain an operational workshop…..it is appropriate and desirable that a blacksmithing operation remains a long term feature of the … Read more

EVELEIGH PRECINCT CONSERVATION POLICY – 1994

EVELEIGH PRECINCT CONSERVATION POLICY -The very first Conservation Policy by the NSW Planning Department, funded by the Federal ” Better Cities program” 1994. This details what functions the Active Workshop , being ‘the preferred option’ ,overall operation could include. ( All of the criteria of work is performed by Wrought Artworks). File is 331 KLb … Read more

Frasers Broadway Modified Concept Plan – Fact sheet – 6th July 2008

This Fact Sheet was handed out at the Fraser’s Information evening on 9th July 2008. In the Update below Frasers Property have summarised the changes in the Concept Plan. What is not particularly clear is that the revised concept plan proposed by Frasers seeks to increase the floor space allowed on Read More…

CUB Site Meeting 9th July 2008 – Coalition Chippendale Community Groups Comments

The Coalition Chippendale Community Groups has circulated the following background for the Fraser’s Exhibition and Briefing on their new Concept Plan for the site this Wednesday 9th July. While the Plans will be on display from 5pm there will be a briefing on the plans starting at 6.30pm. The Exhibi Read More…

Video on Blacksmithing at ATP Eveleigh & Campain to Save it

This 10 minute video is about Wrought Artworks who have operated the ATP Blacksmith Shop for the last 17 years as part of heritage conservation at the ATP. The RWA has now served them with a notice to quit the premises and a campaign is being run to maintain the Blacksmith operations at the ATP. … Read more

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