Re: Punchbowl depot......recent changes

[craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)]

In <hMau3.3704$O_1.21587@ozemail.com.au> "John Koulouris" <yianno@ozemail.com.au> writes:

>The depot has been knocked down.....is anyone aware as to why ? Will it
>reopen ? Is it going to be sold off ?

The land has already been sold, for a sum which is hotly discussed in our
mealrooms from time to time. The depot was closed at about 5 years ago,
maybe one or two more.

Punchbowl Car Sidings won't be coming back - the land is too valuable since
it's quite close to Homebush Bay - and so I expect that once it's cleared
and cleaned enough to be declared safe for building residential accomodation
(sometime in the next few months) there will be a rapid building spree of
multi-level medium-density living space there in time to get filled up for
the Olympic Games next year (which are now only 13 months away).

Regards,

Craig.
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