Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority
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Government of New South Wales
The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
in order to maintain the Port Jackson
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge...
(Sydney Harbour) foreshore area. It maintains 4 km² of waterfront real estate in the foreshore area including Darling Harbour and The Rocks
The Rocks, New South Wales
The Rocks is an urban locality, tourist precinct and historic area of Sydney's city centre, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, immediately north-west of the Sydney central business district...
. The current president of the SHFA board is Jarrod Ingram.
The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority also owns and maintains other land in Sydney, including the Rozelle Marshalling Yard
Classification yard
A classification yard or marshalling yard is a railroad yard found at some freight train stations, used to separate railroad cars on to one of several tracks. First the cars are taken to a track, sometimes called a lead or a drill...
s and White Bay Power Station
White Bay Power Station, New South Wales
The White Bay Power Station is a heritage listed former coal-fired power station on a site in White Bay, in the suburb of Rozelle, from Sydney in New South Wales, Australia....
. Some of this land is not waterfront land, and it is quite a quirk of SHFA's history that it is the owner of this land.
The Authority is also place manager for a number of culturally significant sites in Sydney, including Luna Park Sydney
Luna Park Sydney
Luna Park Sydney is an amusement park, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Circular Quay precinct. In previous years, land ownership included the suburbs of Pyrmont
Pyrmont, New South Wales
Pyrmont is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pyrmont is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney...
and Ultimo
Ultimo, New South Wales
Ultimo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ultimo is located 2 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney....
, but these have since been redeveloped and sold to the private sector. Proceeds from these land sales were returned to the NSW Treasury.
The Authority is administered by a seven-member Board, which reports to the NSW Minister for Planning.