Darling Harbour East: The Hungry Mile

Unions NSW is backing an MUA push to have Darling Harbour East renamed in honour of thousands of waterfront workers. It is urging unions and supporters to petition the state government to adopt the longtime maritime monicker, the Hungry Mile.

Naming submissions need to be filed with Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, by this Friday.

To make submission on names for East Darling Harbour go to: http://www.newharbourheadland.com/EntryForm.cfm

The Hungry Mile would celebrate two centuries of maritime labour in the precinct where as many as 24,000 people were employed, prior to the advent of containerisation. The Hungry Mile has inspired film, verse, song and rebellion. It is the only name for the area that comes from the people who lived and worked their for generations.