Planning Canada Bay, Greater Sydney

Abstract

The chapter addresses the extent Canada Bay Council (herein referred to as Canada Bay) is applying sustainable urban planning (SUP) practices (see Chap. 1) in planning the municipal area. The chapter acknowledges the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 merging Canada Bay with Burwood and Strathfield councils noted in Chap. 2. Canada Bay (in Sydney Inner West District) is one of twelve municipalities within three Greater Sydney Districts (Sydney Inner West, Greater Parramatta and St George), all considered to be in global transition (see Chap. 2). Examining SUP practices is based on the application of three key SUP principles (as adopted in Chap. 2), being: Developing Sustainable Urban Centers; Developing Sustainable Transport; and, Protecting the Natural Environment.

Firstly, a background to Canada Bay development and population changes (e.g. global movement of population) is outlined. To examine the pattern of urban development, four phases of Canada Bay development are examined: Early Canada Bay; Traditional Canada Bay; New Canada Bay; and, Future Canada Bay. Given conclusions reached here, key Canada Bay Council planning documents are then critiqued to determine the extent Council applies SUP practices. In addition, given State planning of Greater Sydney affects Canada Bay, a second question is posed: what is the impact of Greater Sydney planning and development on Canada Bay? In examining this question, examples of State plans (including council amalgamations under the Proclamation noted above) likely to affect Canada Bay are addressed. By chapter’s end, conclusions are drawn on Council planning and impact of Greater Sydney planning on Canada Bay. The chapter notes that these conclusions will be addressed further in: Chap. 9 (examining the extent of SUP practices being applied over the whole of Sydney Inner West District); and, Chap. 18 (examining directions for planning a sustainable Greater Sydney or a sustainable city anywhere).

Plate 8.1

Edith Walker (Source Wikipedia 2016)

A snippet on Eadith Walker gives an insight into her legacy:

Dame Edith Campbell Walker, DBE (1861–1937) was an Australian philanthropist. Eadith Campbell Walker was the only child of Australian banker and politician, Thomas Walker. They lived in the family home, Yaralla, an Italianate mansion in Concord West, an inner-western suburb of Sydney. She and her father carried out numerous charitable works in Australia. (Source Wikipedia 2015)