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I live near Moonee Valley.
Not sure whether this is an option for Rose Hill, but shows that housing developments and racing venues can coexist.
Moonee Valley Park
Welcome to Moonee Valley Park, a visionary new neighbourhood set within botanical parklands, located only 6kms from Melbourne’s CBDmooneevalleypark.com.au
Agree with 2nd NZ team based on the south island (Christchurch) as a sensible next cab off the rank for 20 teams. Just hope that new stadium is earthquake proof.
That ground is one of the options we are looking at for our 12th home game next year.
Its a link to a website rather than a video.
So it’s the same as NSW. The Minister has oversight over planning and we have State Significant Developments which takes approvals away from councils.
You could definitely file the article under their 'immigration is bad' campaign...
Nearly 20% in the last 10 years and predicted to be another 64% between now and 2050. Growing at a much faster rate than Sydney.
Agreed. They’ve turned their attention to infill development in recent times, but only after creating massive sprawl. That creates flow challenges for roads, shops, health care and public transport which they well behind Sydney on.
SMH.com.au said:How are Sydney’s ‘brand-new, shiny’ metro stations holding up? Not so well
ByPenry Buckley
June 11, 2025 — 5.00am
At Epping metro station, drips fall from the ceiling. Inside a cordoned-off area, a yellow cleaning bucket, two smaller buckets and a plastic storage crate are working overtime. Nearby, buckets deal with additional leaks.
If you’re wondering how Sydney’s 2024 metro stations could look in a few years, Epping offers a clue. The underground station opened in 2009 before being upgraded for the North West Metro line, reopening in May 2019. Six years later, it has seen better days. Its glass escalator panels are scratched and grimy, its once-white canopy grey and stained.
A commuter walks past buckets collecting dripping water at Epping metro station.Credit:Kate Geraghty
No wonder: higher-than-expected numbers are switching from double-deck trains to metro services at Epping. Since the city extension opened in August 2024, the metro has become wildly popular – more than 80 per cent full on average between 8am and 9am – raising concerns about the 19,000 extra rush hour passengers between Bankstown and Central expected when the extension opens. Metro passengers have not escaped delays that have hampered the rail network.
Many have praised the new stations’ dazzling fitouts – NSW Premier Chris Minns has commended the former Coalition government’s investment in “brand-new, shiny, underground rapid transit”.
Ten months down the line, the sheen has started to come off. The Herald visited eight stations over two days, finding maintenance issues at almost every one. Work is also under way to install digital advertising screens, the latest visual clutter since plastic signage took over a rejuvenated Central Station before the metro opening.
Beyond the cracked and gum-marked tiles, grime-smeared walls and a sea of yellow plastic temporary dividers, out-of-order bathrooms were especially common.
In Central Station, all six metro bathrooms have been out of order for several months. The platform lift was also recently under maintenance.
Opal gates were also frequently out of order, including at Barangaroo, Victoria Cross and Crows Nest. On the platform at Martin Place, the glass-reinforced concrete walls from Macquarie Group’s $378 million fitout are stained from use by travellers. At Waterloo, the new station with the lowest average patronage, there were no noticeable maintenance issues.
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On the more modest older section of the line, delivered under budget in 2019, leaks were a problem, with buckets catching drips at stations between Chatswood and Epping on a wet Sydney Monday.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Sydney Metro said maintenance was “a crucial part of keeping the M1 Line safe and running”, but the operator was investigating if further rectification work was required for bathrooms.
A spokesperson for Transport for NSW said that since the new metro stations opened, Opal gate failures had not exceeded “expected average faults”.
Asked about the use of buckets, Sydney Metro said there was a remedial works program to fix leaks as they are identified at older stations on the Epping to Chatswood line.
How are Sydney’s ‘brand-new, shiny’ metro stations holding up? Not so well
From out-of-order bathrooms to faulty barriers, the sheen has come off Sydney’s metro stations just a year after the city extension opened to rave reviews.www.smh.com.au
Is it me or are these people never happy with any public transport?
Well, I took the Metro to Castle Hill and the both of used the bathroom, very clean and functional , as was Rouse Hill. Have never had an issue with the Metro
