 The students were given an A$5000 grant, funded by the South Sydney Development Corporation, an authority owned by the Government of New South Wales to oversee the redevelopment of the Green Square precinct.Nine of the students' designs were put on public exhibition in August that year.By August 1999, a $300 million plan was announced by the South Sydney Development Corporation, that would feature housing for 25,000 residents, cafes, restaurants and boating facilities on the Alexandra Canal.