Project updates
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Open for comments
We are inviting the residents of 2 Malthouse Way to provide their feedback.
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Reviewing feedback
We are reviewing your feedback and will report back on what we heard. Council will decide whether to formally lodge with the NSW Geographic Names Board.
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Lodge proposal
We are formally lodging the change with the NSW Geographic Names Board.
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Timeline item 4 - active
Decision by NSW Geographic Names Board
If the GNB approves the change, it will be notified in the Government Gazette and Council will notify all residents.
Project details
2 Malthouse Way is located within the Flour Mill complex and comprises of four buildings identified as SP94960, SP92961, SP98375 and SP98376.
Currently, three of the four strata buildings are geographically aligned to the suburb of Summer Hill, while 2 Malthouse Way (SP98376), is situated in the suburb of Lewisham.
We are seeking feedback from residents on if they support realigning the suburb boundary which will change the suburb of 2 Malthouse Way from Lewisham to Summer Hill.
The current boundary between the Summer Hill and Lewisham suburbs follows the Hawthorne Canal. Since the opening of the Inner West Light Rail Extension in 2014, the canal is no longer suitable as a suburb divider and needs to be replaced by the more visible Light Rail Corridor. Realigning the suburb boundary to a more prominent geographical feature is in line with the NSW Addressing Policy.
Council was approached by 2 Malthouse Way Strata Committee to investigate a change of suburb for the address, from Lewisham to Summer Hill.
The Flour Mill complex comprises four buildings identified as SP94960, SP92961, SP98375 and SP98376. Currently, three of the four strata buildings are geographically aligned to the suburb of Summer Hill, while 2 Malthouse Way (SP98376), is situated in the suburb of Lewisham.
If the suburb is changed, all four strata buildings will be geographically aligned to the suburb of Summer Hill. Residents of 2 Malthouse Way will be in the Inner West Council Ashfield-Djarrawunang ward and no longer be in the Stanmore-Damun ward.
Amending the suburb boundary will result in unifying the addresses of all four buildings within the stratum complex. This change will also improve access for emergency services and mail delivery issues.
View boundaries
View the current and proposed suburb boundaries below:
Have your say
You can provide feedback through the following channels:
- Online through the survey below
- Call 02 9392 5814
- Email hanno.klahn@innerwest.nsw.gov.au
- Mail Inner West Council, PO BOX 14, Petersham, NSW, 2049 (ATT: Hanno Klahn)
What happens next?
Council will consider all feedback and at a meeting decide whether to formally lodge the proposal with the NSW Geographic Names Board (GNB).
If the GNB approves the change, it will be notified in the NSW Government Gazette and Council will:
- Notify all properties affected
- Make any required changing to signposting, maps and rates information
- Notify Australia Post, Emergency Services, Utility and Telecommunication Services, Australia Electoral Commission and Valuer General’s Office NSW.
