Plans drawn for new Macquarie University community

The NSW government has announced plans to redevelop Macquarie Park into a vibrant community for students and residents.

Minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, said the project will aim to investigate opportunities for new apartment living.

“We’ll have an exciting opportunity to build on Macquarie Park’s success as a commercial hub and enhance this existing business space with a residential community as well, so it can continue to grow and thrive into the future,” Stokes said.

The NSW Government will invest $5 million into new infrastructure, working with the City of Ryde to improve existing parks and open spaces along Shrimpton Creek.

The plan envisions the construction of up to 5,800 new homes by 2031, including an additional 556 new social housing dwellings.

“The NSW Government is putting words into action. We said we would boost the supply of social and affordable housing,” said Brad Hazzard, Minister for Social Housing.

“We also want to use social housing to break the cycle of disadvantage – we want to encourage people in social housing to be aspirational, not generational.”

Information sessions will be held over coming days for residents to discuss options.

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