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#197
Friends of Callan Park

Published name

Friends of Callan Park

1. What is your experience of Cockatoo Island / Wareamah?

Visited within last 2-5 years

2. Which of the following best describes your overall response to the Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Draft Master Plan?

Supportive

3. How important to you is each of the following Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Draft Master Plan objectives?

Response breakdown
80%
Very important
20%
Important
Conserve, protect and interpret the World Heritage Values
Very important
Establish Cockatoo Island / Wareamah as a place for tourism, restaurants and cafes, accommodation, events, creativity and employment
Important
Enhance the access and connection to the island for Greater Sydney
Very important
Rehabilitate the island’s waters and built assets for the use and benefit of future generations
Very important
Establish, conserve and protect First Nations values of place
Very important

4. The Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Draft Master Plan brings together many considerations to create an engaging experience. How satisfied are you that the draft master plan addresses each of the following historical themes?

Response breakdown
100%
Very satisfied
Connecting with Country
Very satisfied
Natural history
Very satisfied
Convicts, prisoners and school children
Very satisfied
Dock working, ship building and defending Australia
Very satisfied

Would you like to submit any specific feedback on the proposals within Cockatoo Island / Wareamah Draft Master Plan?

Friends of Callan Park support the approach of the document identifying and working with the different layers of history. Also using the World Heritage Values as the framework.
Whilst overall this Master Plan is very good, it does not identify priorities or funding required. Thus, in the future, when decisions need to be made, the priority could become "what makes the most money or what is the cheapest alternative"?. This is particularly true if there is a principal of "Cockatoo Island/Wareamah must pay for itself". Potentially, "for profit" decisions could ruin the balance of supporting the site to individuals with varying incomes.
Cockatoo Island/Wareamah is public space and requires support by government(s) just as education and health services are also governments' responsibility.
Friends of Callan Park recommend reassessing structures identified as low significance for how they demonstrate changing patterns of use at this layered site. And reassess recommendation(s) for removal.
Rather than a structured planting pattern, Friends of Callan Park recommends a more informal style of planting.

Would you like to upload a document or documents?

No