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The chapter addresses the extent Hurstville Council (herein referred to as Hurstville) is applying sustainable urban planning (SUP) practices (see Chap. 1) in planning the municipal area. The chapter acknowledges the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 merging Hurstville and Kogarah councils noted in Chap. 2. Hurstville (in St George District) is one of twelve municipalities within three Greater Sydney Districts (Sydney Inner West, Greater Parramatta and St George), all considered to be in global transition (see Chap. 2). Examining SUP practices is based on the application of three key SUP principles (as adopted in Chap. 2), being: Developing Sustainable Urban Centers; Developing Sustainable Transport; and, Protecting the Natural Environment.
Firstly, a background to Hurstville development and population changes (e.g. global movement of population) is outlined. To examine the pattern of urban development, four phases of Hurstville development are examined: Early Hurstville; Traditional Hurstville; New Hurstville; and, Future Hurstville. Given conclusions reached here, key Hurstville Council planning documents are then critiqued to determine the extent Council applies SUP practices. In addition, given State planning of Greater Sydney affects Hurstville, a second question is posed: what is the impact of Greater Sydney planning and development on Hurstville? In examining this question, examples of State plans (including council amalgamations under the Proclamation noted above) likely to affect Hurstville are addressed. By chapter’s end, conclusions are drawn on Council planning and Greater Sydney planning. The chapter notes that these conclusions will be addressed further in: Chap. 17 (examining the extent of SUP practices being applied over the whole of St George District); and, Chap. 18 (examining directions for planning a sustainable Greater Sydney or a sustainable city anywhere).
A snippet on each of the identities follows:
Hugh Patrick (1844–1922) served Hurstville as Mayor in 1895, 1902 and 1913
Jack Lindwall (1918–2000) was an honoured cricketer along with his brother Ray (Source: Wikipedia 2016)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2011) Australian census review. ABS, Canberra
Hurstville City Council (2004) Hurstville city master plan. NSW, Hurstville
Hurstville City Council (2012a) Hurstville city development control plan 1. NSW, Hurstville
Hurstville City Council (2012b) Hurstville city local environment plan. NSW, Hurstville
New South Wales Government (2014) A plan for growing Sydney. NSW, Sydney
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This chapter is dedicated to two past identities in the St George District, Hugh Patrick; and Jack Lindwall (depicted on heritage plaque in Hurstville) (Plate 14.1).
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Rauscher, R.C., Momtaz, S. (2017). Planning Hurstville, Greater Sydney. In: Cities in Global Transition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39865-5_14
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