The 2011 Residents’ Association makes submissions, writes letters and issues media releases and policy positions on matters of interest to the local community.
Some of our submissions, letters and their replies, and media releases are below.
Submissions
- 24 March 2023 Submission re DA at D/2023/71 – 28-30, 32 and 36 Bayswater Rd., Potts Point
- 25 November 2022 Submission re DA for apartment block at 45-53 Macleay Street, Potts Point
- 12 May 2022 Submission re modification application of DA consent for advertising pylons in heritage areas
- 12 May 2022 Submission re DA for apartment block at 130A Brougham Street, Woolloomooloo
- 24 Apr 2022 Submission re DA for new restaurant at 145 Victoria Street, Potts Point
- 21 Mar 2022 Council reply re plane tree pollen and street sweeping
- 28 Feb 2022 Council reply to 2011RA follow up email re bus shelters
- 28 Feb 2022 Follow up email to Council re bus shelters
- 22 Feb 2022 Email to Council requesting more street cleaning of plane tree pollen
- 24 Feb 2022 Council reply regarding removal of bus shelters
- 9 Feb 2022 Seven questions to all Councillors regarding removal of bus shelters
- 27 Sep 2021 Submission regarding the Draft Noise Guide for Local Government (Environmental Protection Agency)
- 12 Sep 2022 Submission re DA re Metro Minerva Theatre
- 22 Jul 2021 Address to Central Sydney Planning Commission (CSPC) meeting re The Bourbon DA
- 1 May 2021 Letter to Lord Mayor re concrete barriers in Potts Point
- 7 Oct 2020 Submission re the new DA for The Bourbon (D/2020/916)
- 18 May 2020 Submission re DA for 11-13 Greenknowe Ave., Elizabeth Bay (site of the former Country Women’s Association building)
- 24 Mar 2020 Council’s revised plans for Macleay Street “improvements” – 2011 Residents Association response
- 4 Mar 2020 Submission re DA for 6-8 Orwell Street, Potts Point
- 2 Mar 2020 Address to Sydney City Council’s Environment Committee re proposed works in Lawrence Hargrave Reserve
- 1 Jul 2019 Submission to 2019 Joint Select Committee on Sydney’s Night-Time Economy
- 7 Feb 2019 Submission to City of Sydney re Sydney’s Late Night Trading – Draft Planning Controls
- 27 Oct 2018 Submission to Sydney City Council re Draft Development Control Plan – Darlinghurst Road
- 28 Mar 2018 Submission to Sydney City Council re late-night trading in Sydney
- 31 Oct 2017 Submission to NSW Government re short-term holiday letting in NSW
- 26 Jul 2017 Statement re submission to NSW Government evaluation of community impact statements requirements for liquor licensing
- 24 Mar 2017 Submission re Elizabeth Bay Marina project
- 4 Jan 2017 Submission re DA and FA for 22-28 Darlinghurst Rd., Potts Point
- 28 Dec 2016 Submission re DA for 13-17 Ithaca Rd., Elizabeth Bay
- 24 Dec 2016 Submission re DA for Porky’s Nite Spot, Kings Cross
- 12 Dec 2016 Submission re DA for The Bank Hotel, Kings Cross
- 10 Nov 2016 Submission re DA for 75-81 Darlinghurst Rd., Potts Point
- 12 Sep 2016 Submission re Proposed Youth Recreational Facility (including skateboard park) at Rushcutters Bay Park
- 2 Sep 2016 Submission re DA for 55 Macleay St., Potts Point
- 6 Jun 2016 Submission re DA for 118A Darlinghurst Road
- 4 Apr 2016 Submission to Liquor Law Review (Callinan Enquiry)
- 11 Feb 2016 Submission re COS Review of Alcohol Restriction Zones
- 8 Feb 2016 Submission re COS Outdoor Dining Policy
- 4 Nov 2015 Submission to Australian Senate Inquiry into Personal Choice and Community Impacts, especially re Sale and Service of Alcohol
- 9 Sep 2015 Submission re Fitzroy Gardens playground canopy DA
- 14 Jul 2015 Submission re 15 Billyard Avenue (“Clanricarde”) DA
- 10 Jul 2015 Submission re shed at 103 Bourke Street
- 19 Jun 2015 Submission re The Bank, 42 Darlinghurst Rd.
- 9 May 2015 Submission re Sugarmill DA/FA
- Mid-Mar 2015 Electoral information flyer on the lockout laws
- 30 Sep 2014 Submission re proposal to amend The Bourbon DA and FA
- 29 May 2014 Submission re Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain
- 26 Apr 2014 Submission re 40 Macleay St DA
- 31 Mar 2014 Submission re The Village nightclub (Catch Hotel)
- 5 Mar 2014 Submission re 3 Orwell St – Loss of residential amenity
- 22 Jan 2014 Request to call in DA 2013/1476: 4-14 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay
- 17 Jan 2014 Submission re 2013 Live Music and Performance Action Plan
- 19 Dec 2013 Submission re Bayswater Road closure
- 16 Dec 2013 Submission re proposed Crest Hotel redevelopment
- 2 Dec 2013 Submission to the OLGR – Cumulative Impact of Licenced Premises
- 18 May 2012 Submission to the OLGR – cumulative impact of licensed premises
- 27 Jan 2012 NSW Government Dual Roles Submission
- 31 Jul 2009 Submission to City of Sydney on Cumulative Impact Reports
- 23 Feb 2008 Submission to the Federal Green Paper on Electoral Donations and Public Funding
- 16 Dec 2008 Comment on potential City of Sydney Access and Activities on Footways policy
- 11 Nov 2008 Submission to the City of Sydney upgrade of Fitzroy Gardens and Sir Lawrence Hargrave Reserve
- 30 Aug 2008 Poster Public Meeting Save the 311 Bus
- 8 Feb 2008 Submission to City of Sydney dogs-off-leash parks policy
- 2 Feb 2008 Submission on Draft City East Local Area Traffic Management Scheme
- 12 Oct 2007 Submission to the City East Local Area Traffic Management Plan
- 4 Oct 2007 Submission on Draft City of Sydney Late Night Trading Premises Development Control Plan
- 2 Feb 2006 Action City East submission to NSW Parliament Cross City Tunnel Inquiry
- 18 Jan 2006 Joint 2011 and DRAG submission to the NSW Parliament Cross City Tunnel Inquiry
- 25 Jan 2004 Combined community groups letter to Local Govt Boundaries Commission re: Examination and Report on Proposal to Amalgamate the Local Government Area of The City of Sydney with the Area of City of South Sydney
- 1 Aug 2001 Faxed submission to South Sydney Council re Manhattan, 11 Ward Avenue, Potts Point
- 8 Oct 1997 Witness testimony of Dick Bennett of the 2011 Residents Association to the Joint Select Committee into Safe Injecting Rooms
Letters and Replies
- 9 November 2022 – Letter to Lord Mayor re Woolloomooloo Playground upgrade
- 1 October 2022 – Letter to Lord Mayor to request reinstatement of normal operating hours at Kings Cross Neighbourhood Service Centre
- 22 February 2022 Letter to City of Sydney councillors re plane tree pollen in Potts Point
- 13 December 2021 Member letter to Sydney Morning Herald re night mayor
- 14 Oct 2021 Letter to City of Sydney councillors on COVID-19 and the 2011 Postcode Area
- 18 Mar 2018 Letter to City of Sydney councillors advocating purchase of The Metro Theatre, Kings Cross
- 14 Nov 2017 Letter to Lawrence Gibbons of Altmedia, the Group Publisher of City Hub, re inaccurate reporting
- 14 Oct 2016 Member letter to Sydney Morning Herald: Area ugly before lockouts in force
- 15 Feb 2016 Residents celebrate 2 years of last drinks/lockout laws
- 3 Dec 2015 Member letter to Wentworth Courier re 2011RA’s success re community garden in Bourke Street Park, Woolloomooloo
- 21 Oct 2015 Member letter to Wentworth Courier re mangling of bus routes 324 and 325 by new timetables
- 28 Sep 2015 Reply from Office of the Lord Mayor to 2011RA’s letter to Councillors re 2011RA’s Woolloomooloo Garbage Policy
- 16 Aug 2015 2011RA corrects errors in Sydney Morning Herald report on why Kings Cross liquor businesses have closed
- 15 Aug 2015 Freedom without responsibility means chaos: 2011RA replies to Sen. Leyonhjelm’s claims re Kings Cross
- 6 Aug 2015 2011RA to Sydney Morning Herald arguing liquor reforms working
- 5 Aug 2015 Lord Mayor Clover Moore reply to 2011RA re The Bank, 142 Darlinghurst Road
- 6 May 2015 Member letter to Wentworth Courier supporting lockout laws
- 5 Mar 2015 Reply from Dept of Police & Emergency Services re New Year’s Eve lockout exemptions
- 16 Feb 2015 Reply from Dept of Family & Community services re anti-social behaviour of homeless in Woolloomooloo
- 15 Feb 2015 Member letters to Sunday Telegraph supporting lockout laws
- 10 Feb 2015 Replies from candidates for the Seat of Sydney in the forthcoming State election of 28 March 2015 giving their views/policies on the lockout laws:
– Reply from Chris Brentin, The Greens Party
– Reply from Alex Greenwich, Sitting Member
– Reply from Eddie Lloyd, Australian Labor Party
– Reply from Patrice Pandeleos, Liberals - 4 Feb 2015 Member letter to Wentworth Courier supporting lockout laws
- 4 Feb 2015 Letter to Wentworth Courier re lockout laws success
- 22 Jan 2015 Reply from Minister for Police and Emergency Services re police vehicles parking in Kings Cross
- 15 Jan 2015 Reply from Minister for Police and Emergency Services re Woolloomooloo homeless
- 13 Jan 2015 Letter to Wentworth Courier re giving lockout laws a fair trial
- 28 Nov 2014 Letter to COS Councillors re unwanted noise in Llankelly Lane
- 6 Nov 2014 Reply from Alex Greenwich re Kings Cross police vehicles parking in Fitzroy Gardens
- 3 Nov 2014 Reply from Alex Greenwich re sleeping rough in Woolloomooloo – plus Copy of Question to Minister for Family and Community Services asked on 16 Oct 14
- 30 Jul 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier asking for probe re lack of DA in Reg Bartley Oval development
- 23 Jun 2014 Letter to Lord Mayor and COS councillors re “appallingly bad” Reg Bartley Oval decision
- 16 Jun 2014 Letter to Woollahra Council re removal of mangroves from Rushcutters Bay Park
- 5 Jun 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier suggesting how Council could plan its works better
- 4 Jun 2014 Letter to Wentworth Courier re moves to circumvent Government’s new alcohol laws
- 28 May 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier re proposed metal picket fence and mega light poles in Rushcutters Bay Park
- 28 May 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier re Council-sponsored noise
- 14 May 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier re picket fence in Reg Bartley Oval
- 7 May 2014 Letter to Council re Reg Bartley Oval and Rushcutters Bay Park
- 16 April 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier re pop-up toilets
- 31 March 2014 Letter to COS re The Village nightclub (Catch Hotel)
- 5 March 2014 Member letter to Wentworth Courier: MP ‘ignores constituents’
- 3 March 2014 Member letter to Sydney Morning Herald: Quirky village lies at heart of Kings Cross
- 21 February 2014 Letter to COS councillors re Council officers determining DAs
- 12 February 2014 Letter to Wentworth Courier re Sydney Council’s DA-induced violent late night economy
- 10 February 2014 Reply from RAN re hammerhead crane
- 22 January 2014 An Open Letter to Lord Mayor, Sydney Council, re alcohol-related violence spreading to residential areas
- 5 September 2012 Reply from Monica Barone to the 2011RA letter about the playground
- 12 August 2012 Letter to Monica Barone, City of Sydney Council, about the Fitzroy Gardens’ playground
- 18 June 2012 Letter to Assistant Commissioner Murdoch, NSW Police
- 17 June 2012 Letter to Deputy Commissioner Kaldas, NSW Police
- 16 June 2012 Letter to Superintendent Sue Waites, Kings Cross LAC
- 21 March 2012 Response from Minister of Transport Gladys Berejiklian re 311 bus
- 24 Jan 2012 Letter to Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian about 311 bus route
- 21 Jul 2009 Reply from Penny Sharpe, NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Transport re: 311 bus and buses in Woolloomooloo
- 23 Jun 2009 Reply from City of Sydney: re use of the Roslyn Gardens Motor Inn site, Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay
- 15 Mar 2009 Letter to City of Sydney re: management of Development Applications for licensed premises
- 13 Mar 2009 e-mail to Minister for Transport re buses in Woolloomooloo
- 24 Feb 2009 e-mail to City of Sydney re: complaint management process etc
- 15 Jan 2009 Reply from the City of Sydney re: raw sewage in Beare Park (covering letter) and Addendum – correspondence to and from State Govt ministers
- 31 Dec 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re: discarded syringes in Beare Park
- 21 Aug 2008 2011RA and DRAG Community Summit on alcohol
- 30 May 202008 Reply from the City of Sydney re poster poles
- 27 Mar 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re City East Facilities Review (Reg Murphy Centre)
- 4 Mar 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re fixing paving around Rex Centre
- 19 Feb 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re City East Facilities Review (Reg Murphy Centre)
- 19 Feb 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re: off-leash parks proposal
- 11 Feb 2008 Letter to City of Sydney re update on fixing broken tiles outside Rex Centre
- 30 Jan 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re dog attack data
- 25 Jan 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re process for considering Late Night Trading DCP
- 25 Jan 2008 Reply from City of Sydney re bill posters
- 16 Jan 2008 Letter to City of Sydney re broken tiles outside Rex Centre, Potts Point
- 11 Jan 2008 Letter to Minister for Transport re reliability of the 311 bus service
- 11 Jan 2008 Letter to City of Sydney re requesting information City East Facilities Review
- 14 Dec 2007 Letter to Councillors re very short exhibition time for the Late Night Trading Development Control Plan
- 18 Jan 2006 Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Enquiry into the Cross City Tunnel
- 6 Dec 2007 Reply from the City of Sydney re Forbes St Woolloomooloo
- 9 Sep 1999 Police reality in Kings Cross – letter to Sydney Morning Herald
- 17 Sep 1996 No solution (re proposed pissoir in Springfield Plaza) – letter to Sydney Morning Herald
Media Releases
- 28 Aug 2016 Keep the lockout laws, say Kings Cross residents
- 17 Feb 2016 Kings Cross, NSW at crossroads while Queensland powers ahead
- 1 Dec 2013 Redefining Kings Cross
- 17 Oct 2013 Alcohol-Fuelled Violence and Crowd Control in Kings Cross
Policy Positions
- 3 Aug 2015 Woolloomooloo Garbage Collection Policy
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