Nazia Pokar

Winners announced for the 2013 Mosman Design Awards

The Mosman Design Awards presentation evening once again was a big hit with the nominating architects, owners and judges that attended the event on 11 March at the Mosman Art Gallery. The walls of the Art Gallery were adorned with designs of many well known and respected architects. Michael MacCormick won two awards; the 2013 .. read more

On March 13th, 2013, posted in: Current Projects, Mosman Design Awards by Nazia Pokar

It’s your turn to decide which property should get the 2013 People’s Choice Award

You can now cast your vote for the property that you believe should win the 2013 People’s Choice Award. Voting opened on 21 January and will conclude on 22 February 2013. This year 11 nominations have been received from well known architects for new residential development and alterations to existing dwellings. Each design portraying the .. read more

On January 30th, 2013, posted in: Current Projects, Planning News by Nazia Pokar Tags:

The Design Awards attract eleven nominations this year

This year eleven nominations have been received from architects for the 2013 Mosman Design Awards. They provide a sample of development over the last 2 years spread across Mosman. People’s Choice Voting will open on 21 January giving you the opportunity to choose your favourite property and the winner will be announced on the Presentation .. read more

On January 7th, 2013, posted in: Current Projects by Nazia Pokar

Work on the People’s Junction to continue in 2013

Last year was a busy year for the People’s Junction project which began with the project team exploring different ideas and concepts for the future of Spit Junction. As the project progressed the team held two community engagement sessions, the first in March 2012 introducing the project to the community and seeking ideas, followed by .. read more

On January 7th, 2013, posted in: Current Projects by Nazia Pokar

Safety of awnings over public lands

Council has written a submission to the State Government about the safety of awnings over public lands.  The NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure has released a draft Planning Circular advising Councils of the steps that they and building owners should take to identify potential safety issues related to awnings over public lands. The draft .. read more

On December 19th, 2012, posted in: Current Projects, Planning controls, Planning News by Nazia Pokar

Planning proposals

We’re currently working on three planning proposals. These are planning documents which explain how Council is proposing to amend its Local Environmental Plan. Once they are completed they are submitted to the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure for approval to proceed and place on public exhibition. The three proposals relate to: The Mosman Police .. read more

On December 19th, 2012, posted in: Planning controls by Nazia Pokar

Council Submission on A New Planning System for NSW – Green Paper

The NSW Government is reviewing the State’s planning system. The Review began late last year and a Green Paper was prepared seeking feedback and comment from the public. A submission has been prepared on behalf of Mosman addressing a number of issues of particular relevance to this community. The purpose of a planning act Public .. read more

On October 4th, 2012, posted in: Current Projects, Planning News by Nazia Pokar

You said it and now the project team has responded

Following a month of extensive community consultation a a report on the outcomes is now available. The Report has been prepared focusing on the second phase of consultation –preliminary Spit Junction Masterplan and draft feasibility study of the Mosman Civic Centre sites. The report captures the feedback from both traditional and online consultation. The report .. read more

Call to action…last chance to input to development of draft plan

The project team has worked all year to refine and draft a Masterplan for Spit Junction. Community input is critical and feedback has helped shape the development of the Masterplan through: A series of workshops for local business operators and the wider community Information stalls at Mosman Markets Ongoing updates to this webpage, blogs, Facebook .. read more

Market Fever

The ‘Planners in Pink’ from the project team last Saturday spoke to over 50 people at the Mosman Markets. The planners were impressed at the level of interest shown by passers-by and community members who made the effort to come down to the Peoples Junction stall to speak to them about the Masterplan and Civic .. read more