Tag Archives: Salamander

Council’s commercial section has replied to TRRA’s query about the reported disposal of land for a BigW store. They have confirmed this intention and foreshadowed workshops to help develop Design Guidelines for the rest of the Council owned land. TRRA … Continue reading →

** Now you can comment on this post! Council has replied to TRRA’s enquiry about about its intentions following the withdrawal by Tinklercorp of its offer to buy the entire 11 hectares of land surrounding the existing Centre. Council replied … Continue reading →

Council has replied to TRRA’s enquiry about about its intentions following the withdrawal by Tinklercorp of its offer to buy the entire 11 hectares of land surrounding the existing Centre. Council replied on 3 April HERE that it had resolved … Continue reading →

** NB You can now comment on this post!……… Following reports that Council’s sale of the land around the Salamander Shopping Centre to TinklerCorp has fallen through, TRRA has written to Council urging them to see this as an opportunity. … Continue reading →

Another 12 months down the track, Another lawyers picnic? Another deal at a lower price? Another PSC ratepayer funded failure? Newcastle Morning Herald 21 March 2012: HERE PS Examiner 21 March 2012: HERE PS Examiner 21 March 2012: HERE Still … Continue reading →

Council has a provisional agreement to sell all its land holding around the existing Salamander Bay Shopping Centre to a Tinkler Group company for $22.05 million, subject to negotiation and a lease-back deal for the sites of the Library and … Continue reading →

Council has a provisional agreement to sell all its land holding around the existing Salamander Bay Shopping Centre to a Tinkler Group company for $22.05 million, subject to negotiation and a lease-back deal for the sites of the Library and Community and Child Care Centres.  This follows their withdrawal in February of their own DA for the site, in which they proposed a subdivision and new access road, having provisionally agreed to sell three lots for an Aldi, Big W, and a Medical Centre.  The independent assessment of their DA was very critical, reflecting many of TRRA’s 2010 criticisms: HERE

TRRA wants to see development of the peninsula’s second major town centre, but with a forward looking Master Plan which integrates mixed uses including commercial, retail, residential and community, which is pedestrian friendly and manages traffic well, and which protects the environmental values of the parts of the site bordering the Mambo wetlands.

TRRA has objected to the process through which the Council put the land up for sale, which we think fails to ensure the best return to the community, both in dollar terms and in a good planning outcome.  Our letter to Council is: HERE

For the full earlier history of TRRA’s involvement in this issue:

Click on: Sep 2011 Update  and May 2011 Update

And then to all the previous update/history text under Salamander Town Centre from: Here

February
Council withdraws Salamander Centre DA

Salamander Centre – Conspiracy or Stuff Up? –  Download