Placemaking NSW creates, manages, and cares for many of Sydney’s unique iconic harbourside locations.
Its precincts include The Rocks, Barangaroo and Darling Harbour, Luna Park, Ballast Point Park, and waterfront areas in Pyrmont.
These special places include more than 100 heritage buildings as well as unique venues such as the Chinese Garden of Friendship and major event facilities at the International Convention Centre. It also cares for the natural and built environments that make the precincts the popular destinations they are today.
Placemaking NSW brings Sydney’s foreshore to life with incredible public spaces, a vibrant mix of events and activations from small scale community events to some of the city’s biggest and most popular events such as New Year’s Eve and Vivid.
Placemaking NSW helps to strengthen the connection between these places and the people that share them, in turn generating significant community, environmental and economic benefits for the people of NSW.
Placemaking NSW is the trading name of Place Management NSW.
Our work
Barangaroo is place-making in progress, an evaluation of exceptional infrastructure, design and architecture, public spaces and experiences.
Placemaking NSW owns and manages the 60 ha Darling Harbour site, which includes 28 ha of water, known as Cockle Bay.
The Luna Park Reserve at Milsons Point is one of the most prominent and visually distinctive landmarks on the Sydney Harbour Foreshore.
Placemaking NSW owns and manages Sydney's oldest historic harbourside precinct and the birthplace of modern Sydney – The Rocks.
Our developments
Placemaking NSW is currently managing the important remediation and conservation works at White Bay Power Station in Rozelle. It was recently appointed to manage the Bays West Stage 1 urban renewal project and aims to have the site activated in time for the opening of the new Metro West line in 2030. It is also responsible for master planning Rozelle Bay.
Place Management NSW Board
The Place Management NSW (PMNSW) Board is appointed in accordance with the Place Management NSW Act 1998. The board oversees PMNSW’s policies, management and performance, sets strategic direction for the entity and monitors compliance with statutory requirements. The board monitors organisational performance against strategic objectives.
PMNSW’s Chief Executive is responsible for the day-to-day management of PMNSW in accordance with specific policies and general direction of the board and is subject to the control and direction of the minister. Board members are appointed by the minister for a 3-year term.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Kanofski | Chair, Placemaking NSW |
| Romilly Madew | Advisory Committee and Place Management NSW Board Member |
| Bridget Smyth | Advisory Committee and Place Management NSW Board Member |
| Melanie Hawyes | Advisory Committee and Place Management NSW Board Member |
| Alex O’Mara | Advisory Committee and Place Management NSW Board Member |
| Richard Horne | Advisory Committee and Place Management NSW Board Member |
| Anita Mitchell | Chief Executive, Placemaking NSW |
Resources
- Place Management NSW and Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2023-2024 (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Place Management NSW and Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2022-2023 (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- Place Management NSW and Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2021-2022 (PDF, 5.1 MB)
- Place Management NSW Annual Report 2020-2021 (PDF, 8.3 MB)
- Place Management NSW and Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2018-2019 (PDF, 3.1 MB)
- Place Management NSW and Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2017-2018 (PDF, 3.2 MB)
- Place Management NSW and Luna Park Reserve Trust Annual Report 2016-2017 (PDF, 3.2 MB)
Contact us
For enquiries about Placemaking NSW email [email protected]
For enquiries related to permit applications email [email protected]