Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children’s new Macquarie University school plan revealed
A plan to relocate the historic Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children’s centre from its North Rocks home has been revealed. See the $74 million plan here.
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A $72 million plan for the Royal Institute of Deaf and Blind Children centre of excellence to be relocated from its North Rocks home to Macquarie University — which will see a new pre and primary school as well as an expansive health consulting services centre — has been revealed.
The State Significant Development is up for public consultation through NSW Major Projects at the Planning Department until December 16.
It forecasts the development of a series of sensory and purpose-built spaces at the university site, following the sale of the property at 361-365 North Rocks Rd, North Rocks, announced in 2018.
A planner for the multimillion-dollar projects said the facility was proposed to open for the 2023 academic year, and will include a clinical services centre, library and resource centre,
accommodation for a specialist Pre-schools, Schools and School Support Program, research and assessment centre, therapy and rehabilitation services across a 10,475sq m, three-storey facility.
“The development includes preschool and School accommodation for up to 80 preschool children and up to 120 schoolchildren in a single storey pavilion addressing Culloden Rd,” the planner said in a submission supporting the proposal.
The main RIDBC building is expected to cater for approximately 260 staff and include a series of classrooms, a business hub and medical facilities.
The centre of excellence will replace RIDBC’s existing headquarters at North Rocks, following a 60 year history at the site.
“The site at Macquarie University provides RIDBC with a significant opportunity to relocate, consolidate and refocus its operations from the existing North Rocks campus to a new location which enhances its relationship with, and proximity to, academic functions with MQU, its student base, and the Australian Hearing Hub and Cochlear,” the planner said.
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