Parkwood, New South Wales

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Parkwood
New South Wales
Coordinates 35°12′14″S148°58′45″E / 35.20389°S 148.97917°E / -35.20389; 148.97917
Established2020
Postcode(s) 2618
LGA(s) Yass Valley Council
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal division(s) Eden-Monaro
Suburbs around Parkwood:
Mullion Wallaroo Wallaroo
Uriarra Parkwood Belconnen (district) (ACT)
Uriarra Macnamara (ACT) Macnamara (ACT)

Parkwood is a proposed future suburb of Yass Valley Council in New South Wales, Australia.

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The site is part of the West Belconnen / Parkwood cross-border development near the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border. [1]

History

Parkwood is situated in the Ngunnawal traditional Aboriginal country. [2] The origin of the name Parkwood is from the name given to a property by an early settler by the name of Thomas Southwell in 1854 near the confluence of Ginninderra Creek and Murrumbidgee River. [3] In 1910, the Seat of Government (Administration) legislation enacted all property within the ACT being designated as Crown land, and ACT properties then became leasehold rather than freehold. The section of land in NSW north of the border (now known as Parkwood) remains freehold. [4]

Parkwood was approved, rezoned and designated as a suburb[ citation needed ] by Yass Valley Council in 2020. The Parkwood Planning Proposal was approved by the NSW Government in 2020. [5] The NSW Government, ACT Government and Yass Valley Council had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that ensured the new residential areas would be supported by services and infrastructure on a cross-border agreement basis. [6] Local environmental planning provisions for land in Parkwood, including zoning of lands, were made in 2020. [7]

Development

The development, situated nearby the Murrumbidgee River and Ginninderra Creek includes investment into green infrastructure, public spaces and community facilities, with land usage designated for urban development and conservation purposes. [8] The proposed construction phase had been anticipated to provide more than 3,800 employment positions. [9] The project would consist of 5000 dwellings and house 13,000 residents. [10] The Parkwood Urban Release development was designated as one of 19 projects included in the NSW Government's Planning System Acceleration Program that expedited planning assessments to retain people in jobs and to sustain the economy during the COVID-19 circumstances. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Yass Valley Council (26 July 2019). "Media Release:NSW Government gives green light to release land for 5,000 new homes". Yass Valley Council. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "D3: Ngunawal / Ngunnawal". collection.aiatsis.gov.au. Federal government: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "History of the Ginninderry project". Ginninderry. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "History of the Ginninderry project". Ginninderry. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Attre, Neha (21 July 2020). "Over 5000 new homes in Yass Valley as Parkwood Planning Proposal given green signal". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Media Releases | Yass Valley Council". www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Gibson, Monica (23 December 2020). "Yass Valley Local Environmental Plan (Parkwood)". NSW Legislation.
  8. ↑ Attre, Neha (21 July 2020). "Over 5000 new homes in Yass Valley as Parkwood Planning Proposal given green signal". Goulburn Post. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Media Releases | Yass Valley Council". www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. ↑ Bushnell, Ian. "Rezoning paves way for 5000 border homes". About Regional. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Bushnell, Ian. "Rezoning paves way for 5000 border homes". About Regional. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "NSW Fast-Tracks $4.7bn in New Approvals". The Urban Developer. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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