Thank you to everyone who completed this survey. A Mayoral Minute was taken to Council on Tuesday 19 October 2021. To view a recording of the meeting, click here.
The Mayoral Minute proposes to advocate for a program to help businesses prepare effectively for the challenges ahead including construction noise, dust and traffic, decreasing visitor number to the centre and poor customer access. To view the Mayoral Minute, click here.
This page will be updated as milestones are reached.
Project background
The Five Dock Metro is currently underway and long periods of construction pose a number of challenges for local businesses. Sydney Metro have appointed Place Managers to manage the area as work progresses and we would like to send them a proposed strategy to guide programs aimed at supporting our local businesses through this difficult time.
Council recently met with a group of business owners in Five Dock to discuss potential challenges and opportunities. Predicted challenges include:
- Heavy truck movements
- Construction noise
- Dust
- Lack of parking (trades parking, road closures, relocation of bus stops)
- Disruption to deliveries
- Visual appeal of the streetscape
- Footpath dining becoming less attractive
- Vacant sites.
We want to know what support your business needs in order to minimise disruptions brought by this construction. Feedback will be used to create a strategy to support local business, which will be presented to Council later this month and then taken to Sydney Metro.
