Found something very interesting...

[AuzzieCruiser]

I found out that they will be demolishing Wharf 8 and the passenger terminal as part of the rejuvenation of that precint!!

Here is a diagram:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1646/barangaroodemplanwx4.jpg

And the link as well.

http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/p...n_Part1of2.pdf (http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/asp/p...n_Part1of2.pdf)

What does this mean for P&O/Princess who primarily use the facility?? Will they now be departing from the OPT?:confused:

[ladyoftherib]

Just dropping by to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Jarrod, and your mum, too.......

if you ever feel like checking in to say hi, I can be reached at

ladyoftherib@gmail.com


Happy cruising and hopefully we will be off on another one in the not too distant future, too!!

[arxcards]

Jarrod,
Is part of a long planned rejuvenation.

New facilities will be built before Wharf8 is demolished in stage 2. I gather the facilities will be bigger & better to allow two cruise ships to be berthed at the same time in Darling Harbour.

Cheers
Geoff

[Neilius]

I found out that they will be demolishing Wharf 8 and the passenger terminal as part of the rejuvenation of that precint!!

Here is a diagram:



This whole thing has some exciting spin-offs. Wharves in Sydney have been demolished in the past. A lot of that wood has been recycled. It's now showing up in furniture stores, reincarnated into dining suites, tables, chairs, etc.

The wood is very hard, and has a lot of character.

Our dining room table and chairs are made from some of this timber recycled from a Sydney wharf. I reckon the wood could be over a a century old.

When you sit down for dinner, it's fascinating to think what might have once been happening on the wood that you're sitting on, and the ships that may have once been tied up to it :)

If you're interested, I've added a link to a picture below.

It's good value for money - especially when you consider the history it contains. (I can hear the horn blowing now.... :) )

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2069267297_7a4158e7fa_t.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/2069267297/)

[arxcards]

This whole thing has some exciting spin-offs. Wharves in Sydney have been demolished in the past. A lot of that wood has been recycled. It's now showing up in furniture stores, reincarnated into dining suites, tables, chairs, etc.

The wood is very hard, and has a lot of character.

Our dining room table and chairs are made from some of this timber recycled from a Sydney wharf. I reckon the wood could be over a a century old.

When you sit down for dinner, it's fascinating to think what might have once been happening on the wood that you're sitting on, and the ships that may have once been tied up to it :)

If you're interested, I've added a link to a picture below.

It's good value for money - especially when you consider the history it contains. (I can hear the horn blowing now.... :) )

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2390/2069267297_7a4158e7fa_t.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/magictyger/2069267297/)

My wood is nowhere near as exciting ;)