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Fact Sheet
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Size
Homes
Population
Project Life
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1,545 hectares (3,800 acres)
Approximately 5,000 dwellings
Approximately 12,000 to 14,000 residents by 2015
12 - 15 years
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- The 1,545-hectare St Marys development
will include approximately 5,000 homes contained within
three separate and distinct villages, each surrounded
by the 900-hectare Regional Park.
- The villages will be fully planned communities
incorporating learning, retail, recreation, employment
and community facilities.
- Almost two thirds of the site will be
preserved as a 900-hectare Regional Park, which will
be more than four times the size of Centennial Park.
The park will be owned and managed by National Parks
and Wildlife Service, with almost $7 million in funding
from the developers towards its establishment and capital
improvements.
- The Regional Park will preserve all
of the heritage-listed Cumberland Plain Woodland, and
will provide a natural habitat for wildlife and native
plants, as well as recreation facilities, education
and employment opportunities for Western Sydney (subject to Plan of Management).
- The developers are committed to sustainable
development practices throughout the planning, design
and construction of the project. This includes measures
for:
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- Encouraging reuse of rainwater and enhancing
water quality
- Reducing the need for private cars, by providing
schools, community services and jobs on site
- Providing public transport links to the major
centres and railway stations, as well as bus-priority
routes and a strong network of cycle/walkways
- Recycling as much waste material as possible
into road construction.
- Energy saving homes and appliances
- Tree retention policies
- Onsite recycling of waste materials
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- Aside from the Regional Park, the development will
include
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- 48 hectares of regional open space and parklands
- learning centres for children and adults
- retail, dining and entertaining precincts
- employment land to generate jobs
- community & recreation facilities
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- An employment development strategy has been prepared
with input from local councils, the State Government, employer groups, training organisations and the community
to identify job opportunities and relevant training for the local community. Key
components are:
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- Our aim is to generate over 5,300 ongoing jobs,
equating to roughly one job for every resident
worker.
- Over 8,000 jobs are also expected to be generated
during the construction phase.
- Training programs will provide opportunities
for the local community to develop the skills
needed in the industries and businesses on the
site.
- Four separate parcels of employment lands will
be developed including the Dunheved employment
lands as well as recreation, learning and retail precincts within each of the
three residential villages.
- Targeting industries such as light industry and light manufacturing,
environmental management, recreation
and food processing.
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