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Achieving a positive outcome for the site relies on strong relationships with the local community and stakeholders. Understanding what matters to people who live, work and spend time in the area helps shape the project as it progresses.

A stakeholder engagement approach has been developed to provide opportunities for the community to stay informed, ask questions and share feedback at key stages of planning and delivery. This feedback will help guide the ongoing development of the project.

Engagement activities

Mirvac is undertaking early consultation on several State Significant Development Applications (SSDAs) for Blackwattle Bay before they are lodged with the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI).

The consultation is being staggered so the community can consider the detail of each SSDA in stages, rather than receiving all of the information at once. This is intended to make it easier for people to understand what is proposed, ask questions and provide feedback on each part of the project.

Feedback received during this early consultation will help inform the SSDAs before they are lodged with DPHI. Once each SSDA is lodged, DPHI will run the formal public exhibition process, where community members and stakeholders can make a submission directly to the Department.

If you would like to share your feedback on our plans for the site, or have a general question, please get in touch via email at blackwattlebaycommunity@mirvac.com .

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Closes 23 June

Share your feedback – foreshore survey

Complete a short survey on how you experience the area – what works well for you and what you'd like to see more of – so your feedback can help shape a precinct that is vibrant, inclusive and sustainable.

TAKE Survey by Tuesday 23 June

Join us online – Foreshore + Early Works pre-SSDA webinar

Join us online to learn how your feedback on public spaces is helping shape our plans for the foreshore. We'll also provide an overview of our early works proposals. We will be joined by expert consultants and there will be a live Q&A session where you can ask questions and share your feedback directly with the project team.

Visit on Sat 20 June, 10am–1pm

Come visit us – Foreshore + Early Works pre-SSDA market stall

Missed us last time? We'll be back at the Civic Plaza at the new Sydney Fish Market. Drop by to see how your feedback is shaping our plans for the foreshore, get an overview of our early works proposals, and chat to the team in person.

Join us on Saturday 20 June, 10am–1pm

Full engagement program

The renewal is being delivered through separate State Significant Development Applications (SSDAs). We'll update these activities as consultation dates and sessions are confirmed.

Please note: Demolition of existing structures on the old Sydney Fish Market site is being managed separately by Infrastructure NSW under a Review of Environmental Factors (REF), and is not part of the SSDA consultations below. See further details and have your say before Friday 12 June 2026 via INSW's website here.

What we're consulting on & when (target timing)	How you can get involved
Foreshore pre-SSDA consultation 8 May – 23 June 2026	Learn about the proposed foreshore works Open now: Foreshore survey – complete it here Upcoming: Webinar for Foreshore and Early Works pre-SSDA consultation. Monday 15 June 7–8pm. Register here Upcoming: Community pop up for Foreshore and Early Works pre-SSDA consultation. Saturday 20 June 2026 10am–1pm, Sydney Fish Markets Civic Plaza. No registration required. Past: Community pop up to introduce the project and get early feedback on public spaces. Saturday 16 May 2026, 10am–1pm, Sydney Fish Markets Civic Plaza. See content here.
Early Works pre-SSDA consultation 3 June – 30 June 2026	Learn about the early works needed every weeks to support the renewal of Blackwattle Bay. Upcoming: Webinar for Foreshore and Early Works pre-SSDA consultation. Monday 15 June 7–8pm. Register here (You only need to register once) Upcoming: Community pop up for Foreshore and Early Works pre-SSDA consultation. Saturday 20 June 2026 10am–1pm, Sydney Fish Market Civic Plaza. No registration required.
Concept Plan pre-SSDA consultation & Detailed Design (Buildings 3–7) pre-SSDA consultation Coming third quarter 2026	Coming soon: Learn about the overall planning framework for the old Sydney Fish Market site, including proposed land uses, building envelopes, public spaces, access and movement. Coming soon: Learn about the details of the initial buildings being delivered as part of the project.
What happens next? Applies across all SSDAs	Engagement outcomes reporting Feedback from consultation will be reviewed and summarised in Engagement Outcomes Reports. These reports will detail what we heard and how the project responded. Engagement Outcomes Reports will form part of the applications to DPHI for the SSDAs. Timing: Second half of 2026 for the Foreshore, Early Works, Concept Masterplan and Detailed Design SSDAs. Formal public exhibition Once each SSDA is lodged, DPHI will place it on formal public exhibition. Submissions can then be made directly to DPHI. Timing: From second half of 2026 as the Foreshore, Early Works, Concept Masterplan and Detailed Design SSDAs are lodged.

Outstanding SSDAs, along with the community engagement and consultation for the balance of buildings within the masterplan, will follow. We will provide further updates as additional information becomes available.

Community newsletters and updates

On Saturday 16 May, we met with the local community at the new Sydney Fish Markets to talk about what's planned for the public spaces at Blackwattle Bay. We shared some background on the site's planning history and heard from locals and visitors about what they'd like to see in the foreshore and open spaces as part of our first planning application to be lodged. View the content including proposed designs for our first SSDA here.

Please see Mirvac’s media release announcing it is the preferred developer to work with the NSW Government on the redevelopment of the old Sydney Fish Market site, in a project delivery agreement with Infrastructure NSW here.

Register for updates

Community feedback is an important part of Mirvac's commitment to maintaining strong relationships with our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate, and we look forward to staying in touch as the project progresses.

To receive community updates about the planning process and future engagement activities, please register your details via the community updates form. For sales and leasing interest, please register your details via our sales and leasing updates form.

If you have a general question or would like to get in touch with the project team, you can contact us at blackwattlebaycommunity@mirvac.com.

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