Seven years on: Harbord Diggers carpark DA finally lodged for public return

Almost seven years after Mounties Group first promised to return the former eastern carpark at Harbord Diggers back to the community, a development application has been lodged. At the time of publication, Council confirmed staff are in the process of uploading documentation to the online portal. Once loaded, it’ll be the first time plans for the site have been shared publicly.  The land at Crown Reserve 145 beside McKillop Park, just metres from the Duke Kahanamoku statue and Surfers Walk within the Manly–Freshwater World Surfing Reserve, was used as a construction compound during the redevelopment of Harbord Diggers. Under its agreement with NSW Crown Lands (who are the landowners), Mounties was required to rehabilitate the site and re-establish it for “community use” once construction ended in...

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