Disappointing: NSW Government abandons school project

It's hard to know when any announcement made by a politician is worth listening to. Both major parties make decisions and tell the voters, only to hit the reverse a few months later. Little wonder we have lost faith in our political process.

Bad news on the new Ultimo Public School announced a few months ago for the Council Depot below Harbour Mill. It was exciting to have a much-needed new school in the area, especially given the thousands of new residents, including in the Bays Precinct. Now the plans are off.

It must be especially annoying for residents whose children attend the existing school as that will now be bulldozed and replaced by a high-rise school. So they have lost their local school for many years.

This article was in the Herald on Saturday:

The state government has abandoned plans to build a much-needed inner-city primary school on a block of land owned by the City of Sydney.

In a significant backflip, the government will instead relocate students, bulldoze the existing Ultimo Public School and build a high-rise school on the existing site.

The surprise move has outraged the Pyrmont and Ultimo community, which has lobbied for years for a new school for the area which has undergone significant growth.

The full article is here:

http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/ultimo-plans-dumped-amid-contamination-fears-20150612-ghmepw.html