Last week (2 September), Randwick City Council voted to enter into a Development Agreement with Transport for NSW (TfNSW) that will assist the integration of the CBD & South East Light Rail project into Randwick City.

The Development Agreement directly addresses areas of community concern about the project and secures some significant wins for Randwick City residents and businesses.

The agreement now gives our local residents more certainty and more input into how the project will be delivered throughout Randwick and Kingsford.

Council has been campaigning to bring light rail to Randwick for many years, and now we are set to see this become a reality. Signing this agreement helps us make a great project even better for our local residents, businesses and the thousands who travel to the Prince of Wales hospital complex, the University of NSW and the surrounding education precinct, as well as Royal Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Parklands.

Bringing light rail to Randwick City will transform our public transport system and bring considerable benefits to our area. It will create up to 700 jobs as a direct result of construction, and it will support the growth of thousands of jobs in education, health and research in Randwick City.

Construction is expected to start in April 2015. Information about what's included in the Development Agreement is available on Council's website.

Councillor Scott Nash
Mayor of Randwick          @randwickmayor