Paragraph 3: Play

Question 1

What strategy does the “Play” aspect of the Honeysuckle renewal project focus on.

Answer 1

To Make the area into a more attractive place to live and increase tourism. By increasing access to the foreshore area in order to Improve the quality of life in the city centre and inner suburbs

Question 2

What is the aim of the “play” aspect

Answer 2

To entice recreational services to move and operate in Newcastle

Question 3

List an example of the “Play” aspect

Answer 3

The Honeysuckle Precinct

Question 4

What was Honeysuckle like before the renewal (2)

Answer 4

• Deserted stevedoring and train maintenance site

- Contaminated soil, dilapidated, and unused

Question 5

How did the Honeysuckle development corporation renew honeysuckle area (6)

Answer 5

• 5 years, to decontaminate soil, in order to landscape (connected to foreshore shared path)
• installation of public art (worth place park, aboriginal culture)
• restoration of 2 chinese roofed stevedoring wharves (honeysuckle hotel, maritime museum)
• restoration of old train maintenance sheds (forum gym, newcastle museum)
• Stronach property hired to create the mixed use development, The Boardwalk (cafe/restaurants, office and apartments)
• Construction of crowne plaza hotel and breakwater apartments by Becton property group

Question 6

restaurants located in honeysuckle (6)

Answer 6

-Coldrock
-hogs breath
- The boardwalk:
. Larna Thai
.Bellini’s restaurant and
bar
.MoneyPenny
. Harbour bar

Question 7

what is the effect of renewing the Honeysuckle precinct (3)

Answer 7

• Increase in recreational services,, increase peoples quality of life
• entice people to move to newcastle
• entice people to open up business
• Maintain newcastle history, more increasing place
• More tourism

Question 8

How did the renewal of the Honeysuckle precinct entice recreational services to operate in Newcastle (3)

Answer 8

• Prime location
• Large and growing local market
• Increase in tourism

Question 9

What are the consequences of the “Play” aspect of the Honeysuckle renewal project on social structure (2)

Answer 9

• change in demographic from, labour intensive to largely service based

Question 10

What are the direct consequences of the “Play” aspect of the Honeysuckle renewal project on Economic Character (2)

Answer 10

• Increase in demand for dwellings closer to work increasing house and apartment prices
• Social dislocation of the previous residents due to increase in living cost

Question 11

What are the consequences of the “play” aspect of the Honeysuckle renewal project on Culture of place (2)

Answer 11

• preservation of historical architecture protect history of newcastle
• improved and more convenient lifestyles
• More noisy and busy street life

Question 12

What are the consequences of the “play” aspect of the Honeysuckle renewal project on Sustainable development and Growth.

Answer 12

• entice global business and people to come to newcastle

- enhance tourist experience, entice more tourism for newcastle