
Woollahra Sailing Club acknowledges that we are on the land of the Birrabirragal people, the traditional custodians of the land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
FCS agenda 69-77 Report on WCS comments - Conclusion:
The Lyne Park Playground draft concept plan has been well supported and received by the majority of the community. There has been a very robust and extensive community engagement campaign since January 2022.
The design proposed will offer an inclusive and intergenerational recreational experiences for all abilities currently not offered anywhere in the Woollahra LGA open space network.
It is proposed that the draft concept plan be endorsed subject to the minor amendments mainly in response to the late concerns raised by the Woollahra Sailing Club in the final weeks of the public exhibition.
The straight dark green line shows the current playground fence line. The blue lines show the boundaries of the current rigging area in question, the red area shows the area we believe will be impacted (partly or completely lost to rigging. The Yellow lines show access to the toilet by able bodied public possibly with young children whose head is at swinging boom level. We know we will not be able to safely rig boats on the path). It appears that we might lose up to half of this rigging area. Please note this area is Crown Land managed by Council and is separate to the Club's primary lease which is directly with Crown Lands. The rigging area in question is made available to the Club on a non exclusive licence from Council.
Dear Supporters,
Woollahra Council have a proposed change to the playground at Lyne Park that will dramatically reduce our rigging area. Please see the diagram above. We are a very active community multisport club. We are one of the most active Sailing & Paddling clubs in the country on a very small lot of land. We are already have significant space constraints. Any reduction in space will mean a reduction in community activity.
Please contact the Council to register your views on the proposal. This can be done via:
Please see below a sample letter that can be copied and changed as you feel appropriate. This letter, or variations thereof, has already been sent to councillors, directly from the Club. This content can also be used in the online survey.
The plans are available at: Lyne Park Playground Renewal | Your Say Woollahra (nsw.gov.au)
Woollahra Council has invited feedback.
Tell us what you think in the survey or forward your written comments to the attention of Council's Landscape Project Officer in an email to [email protected] (External link) by 5pm Friday 28 October 2022.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of this project, please contact Vince Caccavo on 9391 7142 during normal business hours.
Please contact council with your feedback asap.
If you require any further information, please contact us at [email protected].
Thank you for your support.
Kind regards
Ross BarrattDear Woollahra Council/Councillors,
We write with regard to the proposed changes to the Lyne Park playground and in support of Woollahra Sailing Club (WSC).
We believe that the Club is a great asset to the local economy and the community, and would hope that the local Council is supportive of its activities. At the moment it feels like the opposite is true. With the plans, as they stand, it will be impossible for the Club to continue to host some of the events and programmes currently run. For some of these events there is no alternative location on Sydney Harbour. We ask that the plans be amended such that there is no change to the Eastern fenceline and the rigging area available for Woollahra Sailing Club is not reduced.
We are very supportive of an accessibility toilet facility in Lyne Park and the expansion to the playground. WSC is a community Club and actively support all parts of our community. Where safe to do so they support less able sailors and kids learning to sail. In recent times WSC has taken many steps to improve inclusivity including engaging with the indigenous community and changes to the constitution and by-laws to ensure gender diversity on the board and committees.
We note that the detail, relating to this area, on display at Lyne Park Playground Renewal | Your Say Woollahra (nsw.gov.au), and in particular https://yoursay.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/75414/widgets/385117/documents/242823 varies significantly between page 3, 4 and 11.
Is it not possible to locate the accessibility toilet elsewhere in Lyne Park. The Park is very large and the WSC footprint very small in comparison. Could it be located adjascent to the accessibility carpark (to the southwest of the Club) or nearer the western corner of the playground or many other areas.
A quick note on why this is so important.
WSC is a small multi-sports community Club. They do a lot for the local community and beyond. In terms of people per square metre per year WSC is one of the most active public spaces in the Council area. WSC currently struggle to do all this on a fraction of the space available to many Sailing Clubs, eg they do more sailing school and dinghy regattas than any other Sailing Club in the country including the large Yacht Clubs, many of which have five to ten times the land available to WSC. Space is already a major challenge for the Club requiring a lot of scheduling and moving of assets.
Please reconsider the proposed changes to the playground such that there is no impact on the very important community asset, Woollahra Sailing Club.
Kind regards
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