Sydney Harbour YHA and The Big Dig are featured in the latest Rocks Experience magazine focusing on sustainability.  Read the article here.

Built NSW Pty Ltd has been appointed as the building contractor for the Sydney Harbour YHA project.  They took possession of the site from 4pm on the 5th August 2008. 

Building activity will commence in the next few weeks with further excavation of the footings for the buildings, erection of cranes and establishment of hoardings and scaffolding to protect the remnants and to control dust. Prior to the commencement of any construction activity, the builder will issue construction notifications to neighbouring residents and businesses.

The NSW Minister for Planning, Hon Frank Sartor, has approved the development application for Sydney Harbour YHA and the Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre. For details of the approval, please follow these links:
http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/06_0265_therocksyha_approval.pdf
http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/pdf/06_0265_therocksyha_dg_asstreport.pdf

The NSW Minister for Planning, Hon Frank Sartor, approved the development application for Sydney Harbour YHA and the Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre on Friday 8th February, 2008.

On 13^th September, the Environmental Assessment Plan for the Sydney Harbour YHA and The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre went on display at the Department Planning . The proposal will be on display for one month with the closing date for submissions 14^th October, 2007.

On August 28, YHA submitted the Environmental Assessment Plan for the Sydney Harbour YHA and The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre to the Department of Planning.

We expect the proposal to be on public exhibition-and available on the Department of Planning website-from the middle of September. Any enquiries should be addressed to the Department’s Information Centre on 1300 305 695 or via information@planning.nsw.gov.au.

YHA submitted the Environmental Assessment Plan to the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority. Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority has granted Land Owners Consent (LOC). The Environmental Assessment Plan is due to be lodged with the Department of Planning at the end of August.

Wayne Johnson, Archaeologist with the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, led a special, one-off tour on the Dig Site for interested individuals who had been unable to attend The Site Open Day held in March.

440 people walked over the site and learned of its history and future as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival.

The Open Day provided the community the opportunity to view the Dig Site and to meet members of the YHA Project Team who will be managing the design development process. Sydney Learning Adventures ran tours over the site throughout the day, pointing out building foundations and telling stories of the early residents of the site and what became of them.

The most recent architectural plans for the newly named ‘Sydney Harbour YHA’, and plans for the Archaeology Education Centre, were on display, and Allison Cronin (one of Tzannes Architects involved in the site) and YHA project staff, were on-hand to answer any questions.