The NSW Government is placing the draft Inner North Subregional Strategy on exhibition for public comment. When finalised, the Subregional Strategy will guide land-use planning until 2031 in the Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Mosman, North Sydney, Ryde and Willoughby local government areas.

Key directions include:
Strengthening the employment role of the global economic corridor from North Sydney to Macquarie Park;
Improving housing choice and creating liveable and sustainable communities;
Encouraging public transport use;
Protecting and promoting the Subregion's harbour setting;
Supporting the Subregion's knowledge assets such as the Royal North Shore Hospital and Macquarie University.

The Subregional Strategy translates objectives of the NSW Government's Metropolitan Strategy and State Plan to the local level. Local councils were consulted during its preparation.

The following chapters are available for downloading:

Introduction (9MB)
Economy and Employment (3.1MB)
Centres and corridors (10MB)
Housing (1.58MB)
Transport (3.49MB)
Environment, heritage and resources (2.61MB)
Parks, public places and culture (3.53MB)
Implementation and governance (515KB)
Appendices (1.69MB)

The following documents provide a summary of the draft Subregional Strategy:

Brochure pages one and four
Brochure pages two and three

The draft Subregional Strategy is formally on exhibition from Wednesday, July 18, to Monday, September 17, 2007, at the following locations:

City of Ryde Council, 1 Devlin St, Ryde
Hunters Hill Council, 22 Alexandra St, Hunters Hill
Lane Cove Council, 48 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove
Mosman Municipal Council, Mosman Square, 573 Military Rd, Mosman
North Sydney Council, 200 Miller St, North Sydney
Willoughby City Council, Level 4, 31 Victor St, Chatswood
NSW Department of Planning, Information Centre, 23-33 Bridge St, Sydney

Submissions can be:
Mailed to Sydney Region East, NSW Department of Planning, Locked Bag 8, Redfern NSW 2016
Emailed to innernorthsubregion@planning.nsw.gov.au
Faxed to (02) 8374 5991

You can also talk to a NSW Government planner about the draft Subregional Strategy at:
Argyle Centre Hall, 33 Blaxland Rd, Ryde on Thursday, 9 August, between 5pm-8pm
Stanton Library, Level 2, 234 Miller St, North Sydney on Saturday 11 August between 2pm-4pm

Further inquiries: 1300 305 695