Honeysuckle, Newcastle

Honeysuckle is a near completed 50 hectare residential and commercial urban renewal redevelopment of former industrial land along Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.

[3] With the industrialization of Newcastle, for most of the 20th century, it was dominated by the Honeysuckle railway workshops, wool stores, cargo sheds and warehouses.

"Honeysuckle HQ", a priority project for the HCCDC, encisages the creation of diverse mix of residential, commercial and retail outcomes; along with two hectares of harbourside land for public space including a waterfront promenade, two new parks and the naturalisation of Cottage Creek.

[7][1] Aa number of heritage-listed buildings along Newcastle Harbour has been preserved with the project, including the former railway work sheds which now house The Forum, the Newcastle Regional Museum and space for community activities[8] The Honeysuckle development utilised a top-down, modernist, rational model based on similar urban renewal projects worldwide, such as New York's Battery Park City, London’s Canary Wharf, and Melbourne’s Docklands.

[9] Studies suggest this planning approach can focus on the technical expertise at the expense of public participation in the decision making process.