Plaza Plans FEATURED Medowie & Tilligerry News Of The Area Tilligerry Peninsular by News Of The Area - Modern Media - March 19, 2019 The Plaza building as it is today. Some 150 residents attended a meeting at Club Lemon Tree on Thursday 14th March. They listened to a representative of the owners and the architect of a proposed redevelopment of the Tilligerry Plaza site. Modern Media: Advertise with News Of The Area and you get your ad in 1) in Print, 2) on the News Website (like this ad), and 3) on our Social Media news site. A much more efficient way to advertise. Reach a HUGE audience for a LOW price TODAY! Call us on 02 4983 2134. Or media@newsofthearea.com.au Or CLICK FOR ADVERT QUOTE Steve Lambourne said that over the years, several proposals had not come to fruition but with financial backing for the current plan, the development should proceed. Architect Warwick Lindsay explained that his design for the 100 unit ‘Seniors Village’ met with all council development requirements and that modifications could be made after community consultation. For years now the derilict site has become an eyesore and the focus of community protest meetings. It has fallen victim to vandals and the fire brigade has been called on several occasions to extinguish deliberately lit blazes inside the building. Warwick Lindsay’s development plan.
This is what one would call quick fix housing For homeless people. Older people wouldn’t consider selling their comfortable homes to buy one one these cement boxes on leased land. Older people ‘s housing deserves a more interesting style/ plan. From its appearance on paper and what was said at the meeting I cannot see this going to far. What is needed is some long term planning in the centre of town and how the communities needs are to be met. Transport, medical, foot ways and other service providers eg Nursing home need to be improved if you are trying to increase accomodation for another 200 – 300 hundred older people.. Reply
