Shore School Graythwaite Project

I strongly support the proposed redevelopment of Graythwaite as an educational establishment. The applicant - Shore - appears to have an unrivalled record for restoring heritage items, befitting the Dibbs legacy.

I am aware of the recent high-profile campaign by many local residents to secure NSW taxpayer-funding to make this space an addition to North Sydney's already admirable list of public green spaces. However, the outcome achieved by the State, which includes not only maintaining large green spaces and restoring many of these buildings but also creating a new, purpose-built medical facility in Ryde - is a significantly better outcome for the community as a whole.

The level of detail and the quality of the submissions involved in this application would indicate that this process has perhaps already greatly exceeded the standards usually applied to maintain the integrity of our heritage items. It would be good for the restoration now to be effected as soon as possible.

I think the community is very lucky that Graythwaite was bought by Shore school and not an individual or company who would develop the site for a profit. This submission ensures the preservation and renewal of a building that was in a dreadful state of neglect and it will preserve a large green space. Children are our future and it is important to look ahead and provide facilities which will support a variety of boys with different needs and abilities and give them different learning options and opportunities. I wholly support this application

The School seeks your support for this revised proposal and formal submissions of support can be made directly to the Department. This project application represents an excellent outcome for the School and wider communities. It will ensure the preservation of a most significant element of the National Heritage and give it a renewed useful life; it will preserve a large green space within five kilometres of the city centre and it will give opportunity for the development of new facilities to enable one of Australia's leading Schools to enhance the educational options for its student body.

It will ensure the preservation of a most significant
element of the National Heritage and give it a renewed useful life; it will preserve a large green
space within five kilometres of the city centre and it will give opportunity for the development
of new facilities to enable one of Australia's leading Schools to enhance the educational options
for its student body.

I have seen the plans proposed by Shore and fully support them. Shore have kept much of the green space. The current state of the property is disgraceful after years of neglect by the NSW State Government (I have been on site to see for myself). Shore will restore the buildings to their former glory and maintain the grounds. The public will have access and thousands of children will finally be able to enjoy the beautiful open space that it is (not possible since the government neglect). The proposed buildings will have minimal impact on the overall green space and ambience of the grounds.
I encourage you to support this development.

Sympathetic plans that I fully support.

I think the refurbishment and development of the Graythwaite site would benefit the community at large as the historic building would be restored. It would also greatly benefit the students at Shore school as it would allow smaller class sizes and greater resources.

iI am writing on behalf of the Shore Old Boys Union Committee, who last night held their 118th Annual General Meeting.

The Committee wishes to fully support the project application currently lodged with the NSW Department of Planning Infrastructure to restore the historic Grathwaite house and the approval of two concept plans for educational buildings respecting the heritage curtilage and grounds.

As is Shore's history, these plans have been developed with significant, proactive liason with many members of the community, as well as seeking extensive expert advice at all times.

Shore has always had a very strong emotional affiliation with the Graythwaite site, given it's origins. This development will be valued and cherished in a way that the property has not experienced for many years, with the great purpose of educating young people in the future and giving the property new life.

The very moderate building development which retains in excess of 90% of the grounds as open space, is highly sympathetic to the environment and history, combined with the fully restored gardens assist Shore School in providing a well rounded, world class education, grounded in a very strong community service ethos, and hence continue to produce men who are renowned for contributing back to the community throughout their adult lives.

We strongly support the application and hope is approved with the merit it deserves without delay to preserve this historic site.


Tony Bulmer
President, Shore Old Boys Union

I've followed with interest the DA for this property, both as a parent at the school and as a resident in the North Sydney community for the past 26 years. Our family is aware of the special significance of the Graythwaite site and the pledge to WWI veterans. I personally can think of no better entity to carry on that pledge of care and remembrance than Shore School, whose own development and direction is informed by that very sense of duty and obligation to others. Aged Care is buoyed by this application and concept plan; the historic site is preserved and made to endure; green space for North Sydney's lungs is also maintained. I would encourage the relevant regulators to approve the application as presented by Shore School so these aims can be achieved.

This project application represents an excellent outcome
for the School and wider communities. It will ensure the preservation of a most significant
element of the National Heritage and give it a renewed useful life; it will preserve a large green
space within five kilometres of the city centre and it will give opportunity for the development
of new facilities to enable one of Australia's leading Schools to enhance the educational options

I believe that the proposal would over develop the site and lead to traffic congestion and reduction in green area in an already highly developed site.

This project has released funds to establish a new aged care facility, preserves an extremely valuable national heritage item, preserves a large green space in the North Sydney urban area and enables one of Australia's leading schools to enrich and enhance its educational offering. It is an outstanding and carefully thought through project

On behalf of the Shore Association I would like to render our complete support for this proposal for the redevelopement of Graythwaite and its grounds.

This project application represents an excellent outcome for the School and wider communities. It will ensure the preservation of a most significant element of the National Heritage and give it a renewed useful life.

It will also preserve a large green space within five kilometres of the city centre and it will give opportunity for the development of new facilities to enable one of Australia's leading Schools to enhance the educational options for its student body in order to create a lasting legacy for generations to come.

I think the submission made by Shore School is absolutely wonderful, sensitive and will ensure this beautiful property is restored to its former glory and beyond.

This project application represents an excellent outcome for the School and wider communities. It will ensure the preservation of a most significant element of the National Heritage and give it a renewed useful life; it will preserve a large green space within five kilometres of the city centre and it will give opportunity for the development of new facilities to enable one of Australia's leading Schools to enhance the educational options for its student body.

Support the submission

I am writing to support the Graythwaite application.

I strongly support the proposed development of Graythwaite by Shore School, as this will retrieve the building and grounds from their erstwhile ramshackle disused condition and enable a well designed and maintained educational facility to be operated in the best interests of the local and braoder communities.

I support the Project's Application.

I fully support the submission and believe that the enhancements to the site are sympathetic with the environment and will be of benefit to the broader community