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Re: [NSW] Wolli Creek



Chris Brownbill won a Nobel Prize in Literature by writing:

          So if the local council are so keen on the name, are we going to see the station
          re-renamed back to North Arncliffe one day?
          
I reckon "North Arncliffe" and "Wolli Creek" both sound awkard. Is there a better name???

          Gnome 412 wrote:
          > 
          > Hubert Lam wrote in message <9munhs4rk9qilpll8e7ei1grekepc8fq90@4ax.com>...
          > >Was Wolli Creek (previously North Arncliffe) designed to be an "interchange
          > only" station (i.e. no
          > >ticket selling facilities) or is it now fully a "station"? I read somewhere
          > in the NG that it has
          > >inroads that Rockdale council is doing but now it seems like it's a full
          > blown station!
          > 
          > This is from Rockdale City Council's junk-mail "Report to the Community
          > 1999":
          > 
          > Features of the North Arncliffe development include -
          > * Construction of a Town Square at the station
          > * Provision of a local shopping facility, including a small supermarket,
          > adjacent to the station
          > * Creation of additional local space withing the area, including a new
          > forewshore park and recreational facilities along Cooks River
          > * Restoration of the Tempe House heritage precinct
          > ...
          > Two applications have have already been received for the redevelopment of
          > mahor sites within the area.  These applications, worth a total of $105
          > million, will together provide 738 new dwellings and 18,000 square metres of
          > office and retail space, creating some 900 permanent jobs and housing for
          > about 1,500 people.
          > 
          > Rgds