The guys who are proposing it seem really confused.

First they want to have "enclosed fish cleaning facilities which prevent birds from being attracted to the area, and important feature because of the proximity to the airport"

but they are also building a "specially designed bird watching platform" obviously for all the birds they plan on not attracting.

And then, they say that the saltmarsh habitat will be expanded, "these areas will provide additional bird habitat and attract migratory birds"

Confusing eh.

Forget the rigging area Sean...... there is little water to sail on.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I have only driven past there so I am no expert and if I make erroneous comments, I apologise in advance. My main point is that at this present time the foreshore area along the northern side of Botany Bay seems pretty dodgy. There are truck trailers parked all over the place. Its a very busy road with lots of trucks.

There doesn't seem much in the way of facilities or amenities there, the strip of land between road and water is sandy and scrubby with no apparent open areas.

As the population of NSW increases then there will be increased demand on infrastructure like ports, roads and railways. Its good that they are planning for growth. Otherwise we will end up paying more for everything and the place will end up like Pakistan, where everything is 50 years old and breaking down.

There isn't really anywhere else they can put a container port in NSW.

I am not really that familiar with the area but I think there is a cemetary close by on a hill and there are some factories and big sheds there. I don't think there is much vacant land there but perhaps if land around the port could be used by the port, its not a bad idea to suggest them to use the land.

Why not ask the authority to look into this?

To really stop this from happening someone needs to do some diving around there and discover a snail or some crustation that only lives there and will be wiped out if they fill in the area.

yeh, there is a colony of rare Meekats in the bushes......Chris T is quiet friendly with them.

When disucussions were going on about construction of the third terminal both the existing operators suggested that thier terminals be expanded instead of having to build this new facility.

This proposal was knocked back on the basis that Sydney needs to have three operators for more competion....

Expanding the two existing terminals would not have lead to this much construction.

I don't know what's more ridiculous... the sign or the fact that the manger is called Blackadder.

Bureaucratic lunacy

Dont worry, that peanut (Blackadder) used to be the manager at Warringah council and they got sacked.
Just goes to show, once a bureacrat........

Just change his name to SlackBladder on the sign..

DavMen said...

Actually I've had a loacal ask me to move my car because it was parked infront of his house (not driveway) - I laughed - he was serious.

What happened after that?

Mobydisc said...

DavMen said...

Actually I've had a loacal ask me to move my car because it was parked infront of his house (not driveway) - I laughed - he was serious.

What happened after that?

Nothing I just walked away, rigged my gear and went sailing.
I'm to old to be bothered.

Mobydisc said...


I'll stick to the bathwater and pelican itch.

Besides these inconveniences, in Sydney, Kyeemagh with a NE seabreeze is hard to beat!

DavMen said...

laff77 said...

Is that at Kyeemagh? If so how long has it been up for?

That looks like its in a side street that runs off the main beach parade down near the south ramp, Henson or Shellwod street.
If the sign is offical (not bogus) means the locals probably getting upset. Still can rig etc. on the main grassed area, just not this side street.
Actually I've had a loacal ask me to move my car because it was parked infront of his house (not driveway) - I laughed - he was serious.

Henson St, this old cat was giving me the 'look' thats when I noticed I was right under the sign. Awell "TFBR". "200m from the sign" thats just plain stupid.
Summer parking can be a bother for sure.

Unbelievable, what next? I feel for you guys, I use to love sailing BB.