Moriah College Redevelopment

I Have lived in Queens Park for some 40 years prior to Moriah College relocating from Bellevue Hill.
Since the school was built the impact on residence has been significant in particular I mention the following.
1. The increased traffic and pollution from increased vehicle movements.
2. Parking for residence, who pay a fee, is becoming increasingly difficult.
3, At peak school times Baronga Ave. York Rd and Queens Park Rd are congested.
4, Four storey buildings are an excessive development.
Perhaps Moriah College should build a multi storey (2) car park on the land, that was once the Eastern Suburbs Hospital
Moriah College should also ban students from driving to school.
Yours Faithfully

David Read

The value of education in today's society cannot be over-estimated. The proposal by Moriah College exhibits excellence in preparing our youth for their personal futures as well as to the absolute benefit of our society. Moriah College is not a selective school in so far as minimum academic qualifications are not required. It is open to youth of the Jewish community of which my grandchildren are members. It is a fact that public school education within my precinct is very limited with only Rose Bay Secondary College being available. With all due respect, my absolute preference is to ensure that my grandchildren receive the best possible education and this will be made infinitely more possible with the approval of the proposed facilities. As a former collegian and as a member of the community who seeks excellence in the education of our youth, I am truly hopeful that the Moriah proposal receives unqualified approval and, once approved, I intend contributing to the construction of the project.

This will provide a fantastic educational environment

The school is a wonderful asset to the community and needs an upgrade facilities. This development will ease traffic around the school by moving car on campus (something other schools should be encouraged to do in the Eastern Suburbs), create more green space for the children, allow updated facilities and learning space for future generations.

Moriah College has been repeatedly expanded over the years, but surely enough is enough. This site is bounded on three sides by Centennial Parklands and is hardly the place for a high-rise building (4-5 stories apparently), which will no doubt overshadow parts of the park at various times of year, and reduce the general amenity of the park.

I understand they applied some years ago to build on the valuable remnant of eastern Sydney scrubland that adjoins the west boundary of their campus; thankfully and rightfully that was refused! I am now involved in rehabilitating that land.

The streets around the school are already a nightmare for parking and through traffic at school drop-off and pick-up times. Adding hundreds more students will only make that worse. there seems to be little enforcement of the existing traffic management plan, as students routinely park in streets they are not supposed to. No doubt that behavior will continue.

I ask that this submission be rejected in its totality. The school can surely find less intrusive places to expand in.

I have been a parent of children at Moriah College since 2005 and my youngest child will continue to attend the College until 2029. In order for the College to continue to provide the excellent level of Care and Education that it does for our children now and into the future it must be able to grow and progress in the same way that any other school, business, institute or even government organisation does.
The proposal to upgrade the facilities at the Queens Park Campus are necessary to ensure that the College continues to nurture and educate our children and continues to create upstanding Australian Citizens who, as it is impressed on them throughout their schooling, continue to give back to the local and global communities while they are in school and well after they leave.
The benefits of the new facilities will:
Creating updated, contemporary learning spaces and new recreational spaces
• Modern, high quality spaces are needed to suit contemporary teaching and learning methods. Moriah College is currently experiencing a shortfall of appropriate learning spaces, with some existing buildings inefficient and outdated. The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation.
• A new agile and adaptive study centre will offer a flexible, modern High School library-space that will house a book collection and support innovative learning in a technology-rich environment.
• The project will offer more spaces where students can get together, to allow for greater social interaction and enhance collaborative knowledge sharing.
• The proposed design includes the construction of a new building, which will maximize spatial resources and leverage more opportunities for students to enjoy green, open spaces.
Improving traffic flow for everyone, including surrounding neighbours
Moriah College has actively designed a proposal to improve traffic congestion within the Queens Park area including:
• A new internal ‘ring road’, which will ensure all High School vehicle drop off and pick up will improve traffic flow, and keep more cars on campus and off local roads
• A Green Travel Plan, which seeks to create a modal shift, encouraging greater use of public transport, walking, cycling, and car-pooling, rather than private vehicle use. This is expected to reduce private vehicle use by 10% and will include more than 100 additional bicycle spaces, showers, change rooms and lockers.
• Staggered arrival and departure times for different cohorts of students will help reduce traffic congestion during the peak traffic periods
• The redirection of vehicle access away from residents on Queens Park Road by relocating the main entry and administration of Moriah College to York Road and Baronga Avenue, further reducing potential impact for near neighbours
• Most importantly, as part of the proposal, Moriah College will be upgrading the Queens Park / York Road intersection and the York Road / Baronga Avenue intersection further providing real and sustainable solutions to the traffic issues facing the Queens Park precinct as a whole. Moriah has been working collaboratively with Waverley Council to ensure these intersection upgrades will occur prior to development of the new facilities.
Sustainable growth delivered in a staged approach
• The proposed upgrades enable Moriah College to grow sustainably. The school currently has capacity for 1,680 students and is seeking an increase of 17% across Early Learning through to Year 12 that will be delivered in a staged approach over the next 15 years. This equates to a 1% increase per annum.
Moriah is an important community hub
• Moriah College is a place of belonging for our whole community and we welcome many community members to participate in events and activities at the College. A variety of major communal organisations utilise Moriah’s facilities for their events and will be inspired to bring their programs to our new, flexible spaces.

The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation, whilst actively designing a proposal to improve traffic congestion within the Queens Parkarea in a number of ways:
A Green Travel Plan,which seeks to create a modal shift, encouraging greater use of public transport, walking, cycling,andcar-pooling, rather than private vehicle use.Thisis expected to reduce private vehicle use by 10% and will includemore than 100 additional bicycle spaces, showers, change rooms and lockers.
The redirection of vehicle access away fromresidents on Queens Park Road by relocating the main entry and administration ofMoriahCollege to York Road and Baronga Avenue, further reducing potential impact for near neighbours.
Moriah is a pivitol institution within the community and the community as a whole will benefit from the new and improved flexible spaces whist focussing on changes that will not only improve the accessibility for the community but will provide sustainability solutions for the traffic in the Queens Park Area.

A new internal ‘ring road’, which will ensure all High School vehicle drop off and pick up will improve traffic flow, and keep more cars on campus and off local roads
A Green Travel Plan, which seeks to create a modal shift, encouraging greater use of public transport, walking, cycling, and car-pooling, rather than private vehicle use. This is expected to reduce private vehicle use by 10% and will include more than 100 additional bicycle spaces, showers, change rooms and lockers.

Modern, high quality spaces are needed to suit contemporary teaching and learning methods. Moriah College is currently experiencing a shortfall of appropriate learning spaces, with some existing buildings inefficient and outdated. The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation.
• A new agile and adaptive study centre will offer a flexible, modern High School library-space that will house a book collection and support innovative learning in a technology-rich environment.
• The project will offer more spaces where students can get together, to allow for greater social interaction and enhance collaborative knowledge sharing.
• The proposed design includes the construction of a new building, which will maximise spatial resources and leverage more opportunities for students to enjoy green, open spaces.

Moriah College has actively designed a proposal to improve traffic congestion within the Queens Park area including:
• A new internal ‘ring road’, which will ensure all High School vehicle drop off and pick up will improve traffic flow, and keep more cars on campus and off local roads
• A Green Travel Plan, which seeks to create a modal shift, encouraging greater use of public transport, walking, cycling, and car-pooling, rather than private vehicle use. This is expected to reduce private vehicle use by 10% and will include more than 100 additional bicycle spaces, showers, change rooms and lockers.
• Staggered arrival and departure times for different cohorts of students will help reduce traffic congestion during the peak traffic periods
• The redirection of vehicle access away from residents on Queens Park Road by relocating the main entry and administration of Moriah College to York Road and Baronga Avenue, further reducing potential impact for near neighbours
• Most importantly, as part of the proposal, Moriah College will be upgrading the Queens Park / York Road intersection and the York Road / Baronga Avenue intersection further providing real and sustainable solutions to the traffic issues facing the Queens Park precinct as a whole. Moriah has been working collaboratively with Waverley Council to ensure these intersection upgrades will occur prior to development of the new facilities. The proposed upgrades enable Moriah College to grow sustainably. The school currently has capacity for 1,680 students and is seeking an increase of 17% across Early Learning through to Year 12 that will be delivered in a staged approach over the next 15 years. This equates to a 1% increase per annum

Moriah College is a place of belonging for our whole community and we welcome many community members to participate in events and activities at the College. A variety of major communal organisations utilise Moriah’s facilities for their events and will be inspired to bring their programs to our new, flexible spaces.

This school is an essential feature for the Jewish Community of Sydney. The proposed upgrades enable Moriah College to grow sustainably. The school currently has capacity for 1,680 students and is seeking an increase of 17% across Early Learning through to Year 12 that will be delivered in a staged approach over the next 15 years. This equates to a 1% increase per annum.

This will reduce the burden on NSW Government schools, with a lack of capacity at state schools in area - particularly in high schools.

As a resident of a nearby suburb who commutes past the school, I support the project which will create a further internal ring road and improve traffic flow in the area.

I support the Moriah College campus redevelopment as it will improve traffic flow and improved facilities for the students, included new green spaces.

I object to this development mainly for its effects on traffic flow on all sides of the school and the public access to Queens Park. Side streets are often clogged with traffic from parents and students with several parking in my street 4 blocks from the school. The buses clog the the entrance to the Baronga Avenue side of the school already and police often do breath analysis in Queens Park Road and York Road which also has a slow down effect on traffic. The development would be an eyesore looking over the Park.

As a parent of the college and a local resident, I am supportive of the submission put forward by Moriah College for the following reasons:

The development updates and upgrades an aging and dilapidated school with contemporary learning spaces and new recreational spaces including:
• Modern, high quality spaces are needed to suit contemporary teaching and learning methods. Moriah College is currently experiencing a shortfall of appropriate learning spaces, with some existing buildings temporary in nature, inefficient and outdated. The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation.
• A new agile and adaptive study centre will offer a flexible, modern High School library-space that will house a book collection and support innovative learning in a technology-rich environment.
• The project will offer more spaces where students can get together, to allow for greater social interaction and enhance collaborative knowledge sharing.
• The proposed design includes the construction of a new building, which will maximise spatial resources and leverage more opportunities for students to enjoy green, open spaces.

The proposal also improves traffic flow for everyone, including surrounding neighbours. Moriah College has designed a proposal to improve traffic congestion within the Queens Park area including:
• A new internal ‘ring road’, which will ensure all High School vehicle drop off and pick up will improve traffic flow, and keep more cars on campus and off local roads
• A Green Travel Plan, which seeks to create a modal shift, encouraging greater use of public transport, walking, cycling, and car-pooling, rather than private vehicle use. This is expected to reduce private vehicle use by 10% and will include more than 100 additional bicycle spaces, showers, change rooms and lockers.
• Staggered arrival and departure times for different cohorts of students will help reduce traffic congestion during the peak traffic periods
• The redirection of vehicle access away from residents on Queens Park Road by relocating the main entry and administration of Moriah College to York Road and Baronga Avenue, further reducing potential impact for near neighbours
• Most importantly, as part of the proposal, Moriah College will be upgrading the Queens Park / York Road intersection and the York Road / Baronga Avenue intersection further providing real and sustainable solutions to the traffic issues facing the Queens Park precinct as a whole. Moriah has been working collaboratively with Waverley Council to ensure these intersection upgrades will occur prior to development of the new facilities.
Sustainable growth delivered in a staged approach
• The proposed upgrades enable Moriah College to grow sustainably. The school currently has capacity for 1,680 students and is seeking a modest increase of 17% across Early Learning through to Year 12 that will be delivered in a staged approach over the next 15 years. This equates to a 1% increase per annum.

Moriah is an important community hub:
• Moriah College is a place of belonging for our whole community and we welcome many community members to participate in events and activities at the College. A variety of major communal organisations utilise Moriah’s facilities for their events and will be inspired to bring their programs to our new, flexible spaces.

• The proposed upgrades enable Moriah College to grow sustainably. The school currently has capacity for 1,680 students and is seeking an increase of 17% across Early Learning through to Year 12 that will be delivered in a staged approach over the next 15 years. This equates to a 1% increase per annum.
• Modern, high quality spaces are needed to suit contemporary teaching and learning methods. Moriah College is currently experiencing a shortfall of appropriate learning spaces, with some existing buildings inefficient and outdated. The College proposes to upgrade its school facilities to create contemporary learning spaces that inspire innovation.
• A new agile and adaptive study centre will offer a flexible, modern High School library-space that will house a book collection and support innovative learning in a technology-rich environment.
• The project will offer more spaces where students can get together, to allow for greater social interaction and enhance collaborative knowledge sharing.
• The proposed design includes the construction of a new building, which will maximise spatial resources and leverage more opportunities for students to enjoy green, open spaces.

Moriah is an outstanding academic institution. With the proposed changes, this will only further enhance the quality of the students graduating. It will also make the school less onerous on the neighbourhood.

The school is an important community hub, as well as a centre of excellence when it comes to STEAM based education. It is important that the school be allowed to maintain and modernise its facilities so that they are available for the education of the next generation of students. This will benefit both the local community as well as help maintain the premises, raising land values in the area.

Fantastic innovation and will take the school to a new level

This project is crucial to create updated, contemporary learning spaces and new recreational spaces.
It will improve traffic flow for everyone, including surrounding neighbours.
Sustainable growth delivered in a staged approach
Moriah is an important community hub

To whom it may concern,

I write this letter in strong support of of Moriah’s proposal to upgrade facilities at the Queens Park campus. In particular, I back this proposal for three key reasons.

1. The proposal will create additional education spaces, improving quality of education for students and quality of work for teachers.
2. The proposal will result in improved efficient traffic flows, creating a better traffic situation for both local residents and the school community.
3. The proposal will deliver sustainable growth in Moriah College's capacity to deliver quality education to students, whilst creating new innovative spaces for the entire local community.

At the end of the day, this proposal will deliver more green space on campus, more aesthetically pleasing buildings as outdated buildings are demolished and a clear decrease in traffic flows with a projected 10% decrease in private vehicle use. Without this proposal, the local residents will have to contend with ever greater levels of private vehicle use. The entire proposal will improve the educational capacity of New South Wales, delivering value to both the school community and the broader community.

For these reasons, I support this proposal and ask for you to allow it proceed as quickly and efficiently as possible.