Darling Harbour Cultural Factors

I have been asked to put together a report for the potential construction project for The City Of Liverpool College. The current site being looked at is on Roscoe Street. I will be discussing the consequences which could occur to the buildings in proximity to the site location, and the people who could be affected.

The real impact regarding local residents and businesses on Cronulla beach is their influence on the government as well as their input and suggestions on points of improvement for the Beach. After all, these are the people that are going to be affected the most from any changes occurring. For example the sea wall at Cronulla Beach is not the most attractive thing, yes it is highly beneficial but the local residents and businesses that have to look at it all the time, may not be as pleased as the government is with the idea. It also needs to be taken into consideration that future development doesn’t impact on their property value, access to the beach or coastal views.

There are many types of marine life that exist in the Sydney Harbour, from plants and fish to mollusks and echinoderms. Habitats for these creatures are provided by man made intertidal seawalls that cover more than half of the perimeter of the harbour. (Chapman 2003). These seawalls can be home to sea stars, which are members of the phylum echinodermata, making them related to animals such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Sea stars dwelling in Sydney Harbour are mainly found in the easternmost areas, and hardly, to not at all, in the other regions of the harbour that reach further inland. (Hutchings et al. 2010). Several echinoderms including sea stars do not handle the constant changing of salinities very well; they are what you would describe

Produce an environmental audit, and report assessing the potential environmental impact of the proposed project on the local Natural Environment.

Why is it necessary to consult relevant groups and individuals about the work to be allocated and the resources they will need?

“I remember back in my country, culture is all about your own traditions and respecting the traditions of other. I find that in Australia there is a lack of culture because a lot of people don’t acknowledge people’s traditions, for example the Bindie and the Hijab. Recently I saw the Bindie being worn by people as a fashion icon. Even though I am not from an Indian ethnic background, I found it quite offensive. It felt as though it was in a slight way, mockery.” (Informant 4)

People in Australia do not normally perform much of physical contact like hugs and kisses. They show respect by looking in the eye upon conversation and usually shake the person’s right hand with another individual’s right hand upon meeting the first time. It is common expectation for Australians to give a nickname to someone who had they developed close friendship with as a sign of endearment (“Culture & Customs,”

The author encourages the reader to understand that planning is not a simply designing a plan. Planning is public improvements

Culture to me is how different people behave, talk and their values. The type of style that I am writing is a personal reflection, I was born in Australia but my parents and 1 of my siblings were born in China. My target audience are to people that are people that are interested in with the 2 different cultures and people that have the same 2 cultures as me. I will be talking about two different cultures that I belong to, the 2 culture that I belong to are Chinese and Australian and what special events that are celebrated throughout the year in the 2 different cultures.

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous urban city in Australia. It is located on Australia's south, east coast along the Tasman Sea. To the east of Sydney you will find the basin bordered by the Pacific Ocean. To the west is the Blue Mountains region in New South Wales. North of Sydney you will find the Hawkesbury River. South of Sydney is the Woronora Plateau. To see more information on Sydney’s location, see Image 1 below. Sydney is located on a submerging coastline, meaning the ocean level has risen and is flooding deep river valleys carved out in sandstone. There are more than seventy harbors and ocean beaches in Sydney including the famous Bondi Bay (Australian Government 2008). According to the

Analyze and advise on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory action.

There were numerous print materials sent to the residents of these municipalities and a community consultation centre in Kincardine was opened to ensure the public was directly involved in the decisions process. After the Council in Kincardine passed a vote to request the DGR Project (2004) as its preferred method for managing L&ILW, there were still independent polls conducted with the residents of Kincardine to ensure there was enough public support for the project to continue along with the submission process.

Within this stage, consultation with the people surrounding the area will occur to incorporate advice and suggestion and to address any concerns from the public and stakeholders. Meetings will occur prior, during and after the completion of the remediation project to report updates for the local public, stakeholders and government. Communication and transparency are important elements to the remediation project and an online website will be established to put out resources and updates for the public to see, and uses. Once permits and regulatory approvals have been attained, other minor operation must take place in order to move forward to stage 2 of the project. Some examples of the minor operations are:

The more the planning process facilitate public participation, the more community will be aware of the planning function as a democratic and community force;

Preliminary Assessment requires sufficient research, huge amount of data, experts advice on impacts of project, extent of impacts and briefly evaluate the importance to decision makers.