Jannali's tale of two carparks

 

Finding myself in Jannali the other day, I had to check out the red-hot local news story that had been raging down there. The state government were wanting to compulsorily purchase and demolish nine houses near the train station for a commuter car park. Why don't they use the Woolworths car park site on the other side of the station, ask the residents. Put a few stories on top of that?

 

 

 

 

Transport Minister Constance was rather evasive about that. He eventually promised to consider it, but he didn't sound that convincing.

 

 

 

 

 

The Woolworths Metro car park is indeed well located, very spacious, and could indeed do the job. But that's not what these things are usually about. It's likely to have been secretly earmarked for something else by the property developers.

What say we check back in here, in a couple of years time. What's the betting there will magically be an enormous housing development on the Woolworths car park site?

Jannali 2226

 

Jannali is on the Cronulla/Waterfall line, and it's the stop before Sutherland. I stopped and checked it out the other day, and it's a thoroughly nice little suburb.

Several pleasant cafes and a very nice feel to the place.

 

And there are excellent little bushwalks to be done around here. Like in the Burnum Burnum Sanctuary, where there are forests of Gymea Lilies. I guess there ought to be, as it's not far from Gymea here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the Pipeline Track, alongside the very rusty old Woranora water pipeline.