Modification 7 Changes to Concert Restrictions

Although I do support an increase in the yearly concerts at the stadium I do OBJECT to the following:
1) The rehersal and sound test finish time of 10pm - this directly impacts school age children and students in South Paddington.
8pm should be the sound check/rehersal limit.
2) The concert length being increased to 10 hours twice a year.
3) The increased Madi Gras after party hours.

This is a much needed update, very supportive

I would like to see more events allowed at the SFS.

I am writing to express my support for the proposal to allow an increase in the number of concerts held at the Sydney Football Stadium from the current limit of 6 events per year to a maximum of 20 events per year. This proposal presents a remarkable opportunity to enhance the cultural vibrancy of Sydney, boost the local economy, and provide more diverse entertainment options for residents and visitors alike.

Cultural Enrichment and Community Engagement:
Increasing the number of concerts at the Sydney Football Stadium would significantly contribute to the cultural enrichment of the city. Live music events have the power to bring people together, fostering a sense of community and shared experience. With a greater variety of concerts, a wider range of musical genres can be accommodated, catering to the diverse tastes of the population. This will not only provide entertainment but also serve as a platform for emerging local artists to showcase their talents and gain exposure.

Economic Benefits:
An expanded concert schedule would also have positive economic implications for Sydney. Concerts attract both local and international audiences, which, in turn, generate revenue for the city. Visitors attending these events often spend money on accommodations, dining, transportation, and other local businesses, boosting the hospitality and tourism sectors. Furthermore, additional concerts mean more job opportunities for event organisers, security personnel, catering staff, and other event-related roles, contributing to increased employment rates.

Tourism and Destination Attractiveness:
Sydney is known globally as an iconic destination, and the Sydney Football Stadium holds a unique position within the city's landscape. An increase in concerts would make Sydney even more attractive to tourists, enhancing its reputation as a vibrant and dynamic cultural hub. This expanded cultural calendar could potentially attract music enthusiasts from around the world, bolstering the city's international tourism profile.

Mitigation of Concerns:
It is important to acknowledge concerns regarding potential noise, traffic congestion, and strain on local infrastructure that an increase in events might bring. However, with proper planning and collaboration between event organisers, local authorities, and the community, these issues can be effectively addressed. Implementing noise mitigation strategies, coordinating transportation options, and communicating event schedules to the public can help minimise any potential negative impacts.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, I firmly believe that allowing an increase in the number of concerts at the Sydney Football Stadium is a step in the right direction. This proposal aligns with the city's commitment to fostering cultural diversity, supporting local artists, and boosting economic growth. By capitalising on this opportunity, Sydney can solidify its reputation as a global cultural destination while ensuring that the concerns of the community are duly considered and addressed.

Thank you for considering this proposal. I am hopeful that the expansion of concerts at the Sydney Football Stadium will receive the support it deserves and look forward to the positive impact it will bring to our beloved city.

I strongly object as this proposal.
This represents a more than 230% increase in the stadium utilisation which is contrary to what was originally proposed by the pervious government. Residents have already been massively impacted by the 2 year plus build of this stadium suffering under dust, noise and traffic congestion over a prolonged build with no compensation.
This proposal has the potential to deliver a significant negative impact on the value of property in the vicinity plus represents a major ongoing disruption for residents. Already on major game/concert days, traffic in the vicinity comes to a standstill, resident parking is impossible, there are rarely parking police on duty to impose fines on those that breach parking times and or park directly over residents driveways .. (a very common occurrence). No additional parking is proposed, no improvements to traffic flow have been proposed and the protection of resident parking and their rights to access their driveway has not even been mentioned.
The noise from both the concerts, the traffic and the thousands of loud drunken concert goers we already have to contend with too often and, this proposal means residents will be impacted up 230+% more which is an outrageous increase.

If this is to go ahead strong action needs to be taken to improve public transport and reduce people driving to the area:
- public transport needs to be substantially improved to reduce traffic.
- additional off street parking needs to be added for the patrons
- taxis, Ubers and others stopping mid traffic to load and unload passengers need to be fined to the maximum.
- resident parking needs far greater protection. Illegal parkers need to be charged such as on special event times at double or triple the cost, parking police need to be on duty and anyone who parks over a driveway should be towed and fined the maximum amount. Residents however should be allowed to park in their driveways and to clamp anyone who parks illegally in or over their driveway.
- the cycle way down Morre Park Rd needs to be removed to add to parking - few bikers use it and represents yet another WOKE move by Government to protect the minority at the expense of the majority. The proposed cycleway on Oxford St should be axed as this will increase congestion.
- Finally, for noise protection, residents should be offered double glazing as was offered to the residents of Moore Park Rd when the first stadium was built.

In summary, I strongly object to this proposal. Nothing has been put forward to compensate and protect residents, no proposal has been put forward to reduce the traffic issues and no additional parking has been proposed. I will be working with the residents of Paddington to prevent this and will be approaching our local member to object.

Increasing the concert caps and time limits would make the Allainz Stadium precinct a destination. This in turn would cause a lot of the current housing stock to be converting to short term accommodation for the people coming in for the concerts and that would in turn be extremely detrimental to us renters in the suburb. Add to that the atrocious traffic planning and management during every event and the hair brained idea of running a cycle track on Moore park road past the stadium, no doubt to accommodate the "thousands" of cyclist using it. It would just be a complete and utter shit show.

I am up at 5:00am each morning for work and therefore would not support any further noise pollution by increasing the number of concerts past the current limit of 6 should the events be held during the evening. I have no objection to day time concerts.I also do not support increasing the rehearsal and sound finish times past 7pm. This work should be carried out during the day in any case and not late of an evening.

Going from 6 concerts a year to 20 is a huge jump. The parking around our street is terrible whenever there is a concert or major event on. The other night our friend couldn't find any parking because the FIFA WWC was on and so he had to go home and couldn't come over. It's not great that we have to adjust when we have people over depending on events at the stadium. I know people shouldn't drive to the stadium, but people do it anyway and are happy to risk a fine. We're also concerned about the length of concerts and noise pollution because we live so close. We have a young child who would be disturbed with her sleep by such noise for long periods of time.

As a local resident, I am broadly supportive of the the Sydney Football Stadium being used more regularly for concerts and events. However, I fear that greater use of the stadium will result in more car parking on grassed areas in Moore Park. Using the park for car parking reduces public amenity, prevents Sydney residents from exercising and relaxing in the park, and damages the parkland. I believe that the long term aim is to stop all car parking on Moore Park, by encouraging more use of public transport, and building more car parking on the stadium site. I would strongly urge that if the increased concert frequency is allowed, then a condition of that approval should be a cessation or significant reduction in car parking on grassed areas in Moore Park i.e. by encouraging stadium attendees to use public transport or ride sharing services to get to the venue. There should also be monitoring to ensure that there is no increase in illegal parking in resident permit controlled areas around the stadium. Encourage patrons to enjoy events at the stadium, but tell them to leave their cars at home.

Object to the proposal due to the increased level of noise that the proposed modifications will being to the local area.

Broadly I support the proejct but have some concerns. I also must state upfront that I am a member of the SFS community consultative committee (SCCC).On the quesiton of CONCERT NUMBERS documentation should more accruatly indicate that it is actually icnreasing the cap from 4 concerts/year to 20 over a 6 months summer period from October-March. The NOISE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM process is great however there is currently little transparency. I recently sent a sound recording from the Colombia v Gernamy womens cup game to teh SCCC to understand the types of noise reading recorded at the monitoring locaitons inside and outside the SFS. The SFCCC learnt that these measurements are not routinely made or collected and that this only occurs for a few selected sporting matches duing the year. Internally this data is only used at concerts to advise sound desk technicians. It is recommended that we need to have a transparent program of noise monioting that appears on the site's website in real time for any one to review. The system itself should also be independently audtied by the EPA and other organisations on a scheduled basis. Related to the increase of CONCERT LENGTH from 5-10 hr maximum for 2 concerts i the 6 month period, it is requested that this can not occur on consecutive days . This is especially relevant considering the requests for an increase in precending cocnert day reshearsal hours from 1000- 1900 to 1000 to 2200. This time appears excessive for rehearsals and would suggest that a 2000 time cut off would be appropriate unless transparent residential noise monitoring indicates levels at or below 70dB(A). These measurements should also consider stage location & the need for additional residential monitoring at different stage locations also considering the weather conditions at the time of rehearsals and the concert. The Paul McCatney Concert planned for October could be used as a good pilot for this. With respect to TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT the greatest issue relate to the effect of rail track closures over the next 2 years with some commutter prefering to drive, and then need to find a PARK. One reccommendation would be to provide those those outside a 10 km radius of the SFS with 4 ticketed pax in the car, parking priority rather than the "first in first served" planned approach. It is of note that with proposed SFS parking facilities, the exit of traffic onto Moore Park Road will create traffic gridlock when used for high capacity crowds when the Driver Ave intersection lights at Moore Park Rd are red. The main issue for our residential area however is the USE OF OUR STREETS AS TOILETS. It should be ensured that portable toilets be provided outside the SFS and enroute to public transport to stop our streets being used for unrination, defecation, vomiting and other forms of antisocial behaviour that occurs particularly after concerts. Perhaps the SFS could also run a campaign when patrons are levaing the venue to "use the loo before you shoot thru". It is understood that as part of the concert planning, toilets to be avialable as part of new parking facilties will not provide for the expected numbers and is is recommended that unless more permanent toilet facilties can be made avialable that will match the expected needs based on attendance, that portable toilets be made avialable. This should be based on a publically accessible risk assessment whcih indicates the numbers of toilets to be provided for the capacity of the crowd. This again should be tested for the Paul McCartney concert. It is of note that there are toilet/change facilities on East and West Kippax Parks which are not opened during these events currently.

I support the idea of more concerts but I am concerned about the impact on parking in my street. Although Selwyn and surrounding streets are limited to 1 hour, 7 days a week, 8am to 2am, the city is very ineffective in the way it enforces this. Large events at the stadium have a significantly negative impact on street parking availability. The proposal of closing surrounding streets to anyone who is not a resident would serve the dual purpose of removing the main negative impact on surrounding neighbourhoods and create a culture of public transport usage when attending concerts.

I am a resident living in the enclave of Paddington between Moore Park Rd and Oxford St. As I understand it, this submission has 4 proposed modifications associated with driving an increased use of the stadium. My concerns relate to item 3 and 4 which are outlined below.

Item 3 - Increasing the rehearsal and sound test times from 7pm-10pm.
As a local resident we love the atmosphere created by having the stadium on our doorstep and support increasing the number of events held to 20 events per year. However it is important to recognise that when there is an event taking place there is significant noise pollution that occurs and that impacts the ability of our young childrens sleep. With an increase in the number of events we would expect an increase in the number of rehearsals and sound test times. We feel it is viable to impact our sleep 20 times a year however our concern is that by also increasing the rehearsal and sound test times to 10pm this will result in our sleep and the serenity of our living environment being impacted much more than 20 times per year. It is niave to assume that this will have no impact on residents and it is unnecessary to do sound testing so late into the night.

Item 4 - Addition of exemption to the concert curfew (11pm) for the Mardi Gras after party.
We also raise a concern around an exemption of the concert curfew for the Mardi Gars after party.As mentioned above we have significant noise impacts during an event and we feel the current curfews that are in place are reasonable and enable the best of both worlds. The thought of being kept up all night because of an after party with no specified end time is horrifying and concerning. Currently the after party is held further within the Entertainment Quarter precinct well away from dwellings. It enables the party to go on without impacting local residents. It is unreasonable to impact such a large number of residents for an unspecified time when there is a perfectly viable solution down the road that works for all.

As mentioned above we think that items 1 and 2 in the proposed development are sound, logical and in the best interest of the community at lease however we request that items 3 and 4 be rejected or significantly modified to ensure we have a common sense approach to sound pollution that does not unnecessarily impact neighbouring residents.