The Bays precinct around Glebe Island would get three new parks, maritime-focused commercial buildings and potentially an expanded cruise terminal under a plan being circulated by the state-owned corporation that runs NSW ports. But housing is absent from the Port Authority of NSW’s vision for the 32 hectare site, other than about 250 homes promised under the previous government near the future metro station. An excerpt of the Port Authority of NSW’s Bays Port Plan, marked “final draft for consultation”, obtained by the Herald.
The plan – marked “final draft for consultation” and obtained by the Herald – stands in contrast to an option being considered by the Minns government to relocate the ports from Glebe Island to make way for high-density housing, or have a mix of both. The Herald revealed on Thursday the government had commissioned former NSW Treasury boss Michael Schur to review the site’s future , including the Rozelle Bay marinas around the corner. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose electorate of Grayndler takes in the ports, said it was a matter for the state government “but we do need more housing”.
He applauded the recent adaptive reuse of the former White Bay power station as a cultural venue. “There is a range of things that you could do with Glebe Island that are better than the way it has been used for a long period of time, and one of those is obviously housing,” Albanese said. Port operations at Glebe Island, which receives larg.
