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AJ Sadauskas<p>The Parramatta City Council has voted to create a Chinatown precinct, similar to the ones in Burwood or Haymarket, in the southern part of the Parra CBD: <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-sydney-council-wants-to-create-a-new-chinatown-it-s-not-where-you-expect-20250812-p5mmbq.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/this-sydney-council-wants-to-create-a-new-chinatown-it-s-not-where-you-expect-20250812-p5mmbq.html</a><br><br>Non-paywall link: <a href="https://archive.is/UDzt9" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.is/UDzt9</a><br><br>"Church Street in Parramatta is known for being the go-to spot for Eels fans before games kick off, its wide range of eateries and, now, the light rail. But on the south side of the street, next to Westfield Parramatta, the precinct is quiet."<br><br>Church St north of Parramatta station is pedestrianised, with a light rail down the middle.<br><br>It has Parramatta Town Hall/Phive, Parramatta Square, the river, the Riverside Theatre, and CommBank Stadium.<br><br>There's still a lot of development around the future metro station, and the former Culture Kings site, and nearby at the future Powerhouse Museum.<br><br>But it's generally a good urban space. People want to eat and spend time there.<br><br>Church St south of Parramatta station is s car street. It has the five storey Westfield Parramatta.<br><br>People don't want to spend time there, because it's s good place for cars, not people.<br><br>"'At the moment, it’s obviously looking a little bit more tired with less restaurants and shopping opportunities,' Parramatta Labor Councillor Michael Ng said."<br><br>That's an understatement. It's a dead zone.<br><br>While there are a couple of good cafés south of the train line (Circa, Miss Collins), they're on another street (Wentworth St) that has less through traffic.<br><br>"A new proposal from the City of Parramatta Council is hoping to change that.<br><br>"At a meeting on Monday night, the council supported a motion, moved by Ng, to explore developing a Chinatown precinct along Church Street, between Fitzwilliam and Campbell streets. The next step is community consultation.<br><br>"The proposal envisions a distinctive destination for visitors, one that would reflect Parramatta’s multicultural identity and support local businesses.<br><br>"Ng said the southern end of the CBD has always had a history of Chinese businesses, but it has experienced a decline with many shops closing down in recent years. He believes the council can reactivate the precinct by turning it into Parramatta’s own Chinatown.<br><br>"'We can see across Sydney, in Burwood, in Fairfield, in Cabramatta, these precincts bring communities and bring people. And what we’re looking for is hoping to attract more young people to come to Parramatta,' he said."<br><br>It's a fantastic idea.<br><br>The Chinatown precinct in Burwood is amazing. There's lots of restaurants, small food stalls, themed bars, and a night market on Thursday to Sunday night.<br><br>Something like that in Parra would be great.<br><br>What I'd strongly suggest they do is extend the pedestrianised area further south in the short term, and extend the light rail south in the medium term.<br><br>In turn, the pedestrianised street would be a great place to put more outdoor seating for restaurants, as well as a night market.<br><br><a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/nswpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nswpol</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sydney</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/parramatta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parramatta</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/nsw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nsw</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/tags/urbanplanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanPlanning</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>We need real emission cuts not more dodgy climate targets <a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/we-need-real-emission-cuts-not-more-dodgy-climate-targets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">greenleft.org.au/content/we-ne</span><span class="invisible">ed-real-emission-cuts-not-more-dodgy-climate-targets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
Independent Media Australia.<p>Feeling hopeless? You’re not alone. The untold story behind Australia’s plummeting standard of living <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/feeling-hopeless-youre-not-alone-the-untold-story-behind-australias-plummeting-standard-of-living/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feeling-hopeless-youre-not-alone-the-untold-story-behind-australias-plummeting-standard-of-living" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">australiainstitute.org.au/post</span><span class="invisible">/feeling-hopeless-youre-not-alone-the-untold-story-behind-australias-plummeting-standard-of-living/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=feeling-hopeless-youre-not-alone-the-untold-story-behind-australias-plummeting-standard-of-living</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a></p>
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