A PLAN FOR OUR HISTORIC STATION A PLAN FOR OUR TRANSPORT

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SOS Ballarat Objectives

• To stop investment in the rail precinct which compromises the future effectiveness of it as a transport hub.

• To promote investment in the short-term for redevelopment of the site consistent with a long-term vision for it to be an effective transport hub for the century ahead.

• To preserve through appropriate reuse, as much of Ballarat’s outstanding and unique rail heritage as possible.

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2014 Master Plan and Existing Situation

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SJB Urban | ARUP | Lovell Chen / CBRE

Ballarat Station Precinct Master Plan

The Ballarat Station Precinct Master Plan was overseen by a working group including VicTrack, the former Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure, Regional Development Victoria, Public Transport Victoria and the City of Ballarat. The development of the master plan involved a comprehensive community consultation process over two phases and included more than 100 members of the Ballarat community.

Community Consultation Outcome

The Ballarat community was invited to share its thoughts and ideas on the challenges, priorities and opportunities for the precinct via online surveys, email submissions and community workshops.

Current challenges identified: • Congestion and conflict of access between pedestrians, buses, vehicles and cyclists • Demand for car parking • Sub-standard access to the station buildings and platforms • Poor presentation and underuse of heritage buildings  • Vandalism / tidiness of the precinct • Poor coordination between bus and train timetables • Lack of shelter at the bus terminal • Poor integration of the precinct with the city centre and connections to Eastern Oval • Lack of signage and wayfinding devices  • Poor sense of safety and security within the precinct, particularly at night  • Lack of lighting • Minimal activation within the precinct and surrounding area (Source: BCC website http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/haveyoursay/2013/ballarat-station-precinct-masterplan.aspx)

2014 Master PlanSOS Save Our Station Ballarat

SJB Urban | ARUP | Lovell Chen / CBRE

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2016 Pellicano PlanSOS Save Our Station Ballarat

Half the Goods Shed is being wasted on

an undefined irrelevant retail area .

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NOTES

• the area within the red line ( added by SOS based on Pellicano’s land subdivision plan.) WILL BE PRIVATELY OWNED.

• None of the $25 million of public money is for a bus interchange or DDA compliance at the station.

• Only 270 public all day parking spaces and no capacity for more as Ballarat grows.

The SOS group are not anti development

We want modern lifts, formalised car parking, undercover bus hub (within $25 million) and we are realistic about the funding available and so we propose a staged development programme which includes future low level north facing residential opposite the oval. Sale of this land will assist with future transport requirements.

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Service Existing State Govt proposal Save Our Station

Long-term Public Car Parks North side

130 sealed Approx 270 unsealed Total of 400

270 sealed (multi-storey) 490 sealed (ground level)

Transport staff car parks North side

Approx 50 50 (Lost if regional bus interchange proposed for a later stage is built)

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On street all day parks: Nolan Lydiard

18 23

0 0 -PTV 'temp' urban bus interchange

0 23

TOTAL long term car parks in precinct

491 320 563

Regional bus terminus 6 6 -on current site 8

Shuttle bus terminus 1 1 -on current site 1

Urban bus terminus 2 Lydiard 12 Lydiard (not costed in $25m) Permanent site not identified or costed.

12 within precinct

Taxi terminus: Under cover Open

0 4

0 4

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Access across site: Disability compliant for rail Disability compliant for urban and regional buses

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Weather protection between transport modes: Rail to reg. Bus Rail to urban Bus Reg. to urban Bus Rail to taxis

Yes No No No

Yes No No No

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Heritage: Refurbish Goods Shed

Goods Shed use consistent with heritage Site history interpretation Retain heritage site lines

No. Demolition by neglect. No

No Yes

Yes

No. Interior of Goods Shed to be lined No Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes Yes

Private sector investment No Yes. $19m for delivery of 46 apartments, 1700m2 convention centre,1500m2 retail, car parking and site purchase.

Yes. $15m for 42 apartments, car parking and site purchase.

TOTAL INVESTMENT $0 $44m $40m

SOS Development Proposal

Important safety features include:

Formalise buses, cars, bikes and pedestrians into separate zones .

Provide DDA compliant access to all bus and train platforms using lifts and stairs via a safe, wide naturally lit underpass.

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SOS Development

Proposal Bus interchange

All buses will enter and leave via Lydiard St ( Cars will enter via Nolan St.) Road works to improve pedestrian. bike and bus safety at this exit is factored into our budget.

All local buses will go into the goods shed to put down and pick up passengers. All Regional buses will operate from the south side of the goods shed with a canopy sufficient for weather protection.

DDA compliant accessibility provided. 10

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PROVIDED FOR

ROOF CUT AWAY FOR CLARITY

TERMINAL

URBAN BUS TERMINAL

FIXED SEATING TO BE

BE CONSTRUCTED

PASSAGEWAY.

REGIONAL BUS

WITH RAILWAY BUILDING

INTERNAL TOILETS TO

UNDERGROUND WALKWAY

BUS ROUNDABOUT

WAITING BUS PATRONS

CONNECTING GOODS SHED RAILWAY STATION BUILDING VIA UNDERGROUND

INTERNAL STAIRS AND LIFTS (X4) TO PROVIDE WEATHERPROOF ACCESS TO AND FROM THE

BICYCLE AND MOTOR BIKE SHELTERS TO BE PROVIDED

PROPOSED EXTERNAL VIEW OF GOODS SHED

PRINTED: Wednesday, 1 February 2017

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF PROPOSED BUS TERMINALLOCATED IN EXISTING GOODS SHED

BALLARAT RAILWAY PRECINCT

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STAIRS AND LIFTS AT BOTH ENDS

ROOF CUT AWAY TO SHOW

BUS ROUNDABOUT

ROOF RIDGE TO PROVIDE

TO BUS TERMINAL.

UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAY

GOODS SHED

LEAVE VIA LYDIARD DT.

CORRUGATED IRON

SKYLIGHTS

EXHAUST VENTILATION

CONNECTING STATION BUILDING

REGIO

NAL BUS T

ERMIN

AL

ALL BUSES TO ENTER AND

URBAN BUS TERMINAL

BUS ENTRY AND EXIT TO

EXISTING ASBESTOS ROOF TO BE REPLACED WITH

ISOMETRIC VIEW OF PROPOSED BUS TERMINALLOCATED IN EXISTING GOODS SHED

BALLARAT RAILWAY PRECINCTDATE PRINTED: 1.2.17

PROPOSED EXTERNAL VIEW OF GOODS SHED

Goods Shed Looking West Platforms either side of the bus lanes.

The internal heritage structure will remain a visible integral part of the Bus Hall Interchange with lifts and stairs to each platform.

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Bluestone platform

walls

Bluestone walls and timber columns and roof trusses will

remain visible.

2015 Goods Shed Cardno-Structural-Engineer-Report Modified by SOS

Goods Shed Looking N West Platforms either side of the bus lanes.

The internal heritage structure will remain a visible and integral part of the Bus Hall in the transport Interchange.

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Bus Lanes between platforms

Remove platform extension

Doors to Lydiard St

2015 Goods Shed Cardno-Structural-Engineer-Report Modified by SOS

Undercover Local Bus Hub Looking N West Shipping containers on platforms either side

of the bus lanes. The internal heritage structure will remain a visible and integral part of the Bus Hall in the transport Interchange.

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2015 Goods Shed Cardno-Structural-Engineer-Report Modified by SOS

PELLICANO Development Proposal

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SOS BALLARAT Development Proposal

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Labor's Pre-Election Promise

The Ballarat railway precinct would be totally revamped under Labor, Opposition leader Daniel Andrews has promised. 

He pledged $25 million over four years to fix up the derelict goods shed next to the station, turning it into a convention centre. 

"This disused and sadly in disrepair goods shed will become a 3000-square-metre exhibition space, a convention space, a space that Ballarat doesn't have at the moment," said Mr Andrews. 

"This will mean a brand new bus terminal, a new taxi rank, new parking facilities, new station facilities.”

“Under a plan devised by the City of Ballarat, business would also need to contribute up to $40 million to get the precinct up to scratch, and Mr Andrews said a four-star hotel would be a possibility once the initial four-year plan was finished.”  "Once (the initial works) are done ... works will begin with council, the state government and the private sector towards the ultimate vision, which is a four-star hotel."  

4 November, 2014 Ballarat Courier  http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/2672512/labor-promises-25-million-convention-centre-for-ballarat/  Also stated in The Age on the same day.

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How can BCC help?

Advocating to State Govt: 

• That the $25m is very welcome, but must address the public's concerns identified during community consultations.

• Local and regional bus interchange on-site and undercover. • DDA compliance for bus and train facilities. • Increased car parking and safer internal traffic movements. • Traffic management works around the precinct.

• That Infrastructure Victoria be requested to assess the costs of the 2 proposals (Pellicano and SOS Ballarat), and provide Benefit-Cost Ratio calculations on which one gives the public the better return on the $25m investment.

• To revisit the Master Plan with emphasis on its long-term effectiveness as a transport hub and in celebrating its unique heritage (with land sales, hotels, convention centres and retailing being secondary considerations)

• The Master Plan fell short of this. The Pellicano proposal even more-so.

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