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14 August 2008

Community Notice

Ashfield Council has approved the Development Application for the redevelopment of its Administration Building and Civic Centre at 260 Liverpool Road , Ashfield. Works for the redevelopment will commence in August 2008.

Administration Building Courtyard

From Wednesday 20 August 2008 the courtyard will be closed to the public to facilitate works in preparation for the demolition of the Westpac Bank building. This will include the removal of park furniture, trees, signs and the disconnection of electricity and water in this area.

Ashfield Council apologies for any noise disturbances during these works and will aim to minimise inconvenience to customers and staff.

The Ashfield Civic Centre Redevelopment will include a new and expanded Library, a modern, accessible Customer Service Centre, new Community Meeting Rooms and refurbished staff accommodation. For more information contact Ashfield Council on Tel: 9716 1800 or visit www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au .

30 July 2008

Council reaches significant milestone for Ashfield Civic Centre Redevelopment

ASHFIELD Council approved the Development Application for the redevelopment of its Civic Centre and Administration Building at 260 Liverpool Road at its meeting on Tuesday 22 July 2008, a key milestone for the $12.3 million project.

General Manager for Ashfield Council, Ken Gainger, said the approval of the development application was a positive step forward for the Civic Centre Redevelopment project.

“We are very pleased to have achieved this significant milestone for the Civic Centre Redevelopment, a project that has involved an extensive period of planning and consultation between Council, the architects, users of Council's facilities, residents and Council staff,” he said.

“We are confident that the redeveloped Civic Centre, which takes into account feedback from our customers, library patrons and users of the Centre, will be an affordable, accessible and community-focused facility,” he said.

“We are proud that the new portions of the Civic Centre could achieve an Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) of 4, with environmentally sustainable aspects including modern, energy efficient mechanical and electrical equipment, stormwater harvesting, lighting design which maximises the use of natural light and includes energy efficient fixtures, as well as modern and efficient air conditioning and ventilation systems.”

Mr Gainger said the next steps would include the preparation of a building certificate and tendering for the services required to bring the project to completion.

“Council will commence procurement processes to appoint a project manager, probity auditors, a company to demolish the Westpac bank building and a construction company to undertake the redevelopment,” he said.

Mr Gainger said key benefits of the new Civic Centre would include an accessible Customer Service Centre, a landscaped forecourt fronting Liverpool Road , an expanded, state of the art library, new and accessible community meeting rooms, refurbished Council offices and a small retail tenancy.

“The Ashfield Council Civic Centre will remain one of the most vital pieces of community infrastructure,” he said.

“By investing in this major, critical infrastructure, Council will be providing a modern, contemporary facility for our community and Council's service delivery, and will ensure that we are able to continue to meet our community's expectations and be sustainable into the future.

“Meetings are also underway with local Youth Service providers to explore grant opportunities to fund a youth resource centre as another aspect of the redevelopment.”

Civic Centre Development Application

Ashfield Council approved the Development Application for the Ashfield Civic Centre Redevelopment at the Ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 22 July 2008.

The Development Application (No 2008.128) was submitted by Ashfield Council following an extensive planning and community consultation process. The application was on public exhibition until Tuesday 24 June 2008 and was assessed by an independent planning consultant.

The proposed $12.3 million redevelopment includes alterations and additions to the Council Civic Centre and Administration Building , including:

•  Expanded library

•  New community meeting rooms

•  New Customer Service Centre

•  Refurbished administration offices

•  Retail/commercial tenancy

•  Landscaped plaza and

•  New Town Hall foyer.

See the Civic Centre Development Application Plans and Reports on this page.

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