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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
 Have your say on bush fire risk in the Shoalhaven
May 9, 2023
 Fire agencies and land managers are developing a Bush Fire Risk Management Plan for the Shoalhaven and the community is invited to participate in this process by having a say on how bush fire risk is managed.
 The plan will map and describe the level of bush fire risk across the area and sets out treatment strategies to reduce the risk of bush fires and better protect the community over five years.
 The Have Your Say survey is the way the Shoalhaven Bush Fire Management Committee gathers feedback from the community to assist with the risk planning.
 Bush fires can affect our homes, livelihoods, and communities with devastating consequences; therefore, your values and priorities are an important consideration in the planning process.
 Your input will provide valuable insights that enable the Bush Fire Management Committee to prioritise the communities, places, spaces, resources, and assets that the community hold of most value.
 All residents and landholders residing in the region are encouraged to participate in the short, 5-minute survey on how bush fire risk is managed over the next 5 years. 
For more details and to access the survey go to Shoalhaven Managing Bush Fire Risk
 

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Review of Shoalhaven City Council’s Access Areas for Dogs Policy
The proposed draft Access Areas for Dogs Policy has been placed on public exhibition for 6 weeks, from 1 May to 11 June 2023. 
Each Community Consultative Body across Shoalhaven is considered a key stakeholder in relation to the policy review process and is therefore invited to review the proposed draft policy and to provide a detailed written submission to Council.
The general public is being invited to review the draft policy and provide feedback via an online survey (feedback form).  
The draft policy can be downloaded from Council’s website, here. Further information is available at Council’s website, here.

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Guest Speaker for June 19th meeting: We are hoping to have Fiona Schreurs, Council’s Recovery Project Coordinator, speak on recycling & waste management. A good opportunity to ask what is & isn’t recyclable.

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Pedestrian Access and Mobility Plan (PAMP), and Bike Paths.

Council intends to update its PAMP and Bike Plans this calendar year, and a lot of work has been done in the lead up to this point. Staff have been busy reviewing and updating the PAMP and Bike Plan mapping to commence the process. This has involved capturing all known existing paths into the mapping, and reviewing all proposed paths to remove any known errors, address missing links, and ensure that the strategy is as up to date as possible (reflecting other known strategies and plans, and reflecting all known community requests to this point in time, where that has been possible).
Some community requests may not have been captured into the current draft mapping (where, for example, more detailed investigations will be required in the first instance to confirm feasibility or refine scope). That doesn’t mean some of the more visionary projects can’t be added, it means allocations of funding for some of those projects are likely to be required in the first instance to undertake the detailed investigations required before we know with more certainty if a project will be feasible, in what form, and along what alignment, before they can be added to the plans.
Council proposes to engage a consultant in the near future to commence the formal update of the PAMP and Bike Plan strategies. The end result of that engagement will be an updated website including updated PAMP and Bike Plan strategies (whilst the PAMP and Bike Plan maps and rankings are living documents that evolve as projects are completed and new projects added) the PAMP strategy itself hasn’t been updated since 2005, nor the Bike Plan since 2013.
An initial PAMP website was developed in May 2021 ( https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Planning-Development/Development-Plans-and-Policies/Pedestrian-Access-and-Mobility-Plan ), which includes links to the original PAMP 1 and PAMP 2 documents, the original Bike Plan, and other relevant information, if you were after some background. The website also provides a link to an “Interactive Mapping” tool which will be updated over the next few weeks to reflect the latest mapping amendments (still some work to do in that space). The part of the website that discusses the current PAMP-Bike Plan update will also be updated in the near future, and upon completion of the consultancy work the website will be further updated with the latest strategies.
Council is inviting Basin Villages Forum members to undertake a preliminary review of the latest plans. Attached are the latest mapping amendments to review and provide feedback. Primarily the PAMP and Bike Plans not only show where future projects are proposed, but also (given funding limitations) a methodology to score and rank projects to assist Council as part of in their decision making. Also attached a document that captures the historic and current scoring criteria, and welcome your feedback on the criteria as well, which is also up for review as part of the PAMP-Bike Plan review process.
This will not be your only chance to comment, this is just the start of the process. Community members are welcome to provide their feedback to Council at any time. However, given that amended plans have just been updated, this is an opportunity for interested groups to get in early and provide feedback ahead of the broader PAMP-Bike Plan review process. It would be good (but not essential) to have your feedback before we engage a consultant to commence the formal updating of the plans and associated strategies. This will allow us time to make any necessary amendments to the plans before we engage a consultant and involve the broader community on the proposed PAMP-Bike Plan review.
That said, If you could please provide your feedback on the plans and score criteria to me by close of business Thursday 11 May, 2023PAMP-andBikePlan-ScoreCriteria-2023Review-MailOut
PAMP-ALL-2023

 

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Update on Palm Beach Accessible Boardwalk (Greville Avenue, Sanctuary Point) - click here.
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Shoalhaven City Council wants to know how satisfied you are with your hometown and hear your suggestions for improvement as part of the 2023 Australian Liveability Census that Council is proudly supporting this year.
The Australian Liveability Census is facilitated by independent research company Place Score with support from over 80 local and state government agencies, as well as community groups, education and private organisations.
This nation-wide research project will help us understand liveabiity from our community's perspective - and see how we are faring compared to the rest of the country.
With 49 towns and villages that are each unique in the Shoalhaven, we want people of all ages in every community to contribute to this research and generate data that accurately reflects the liveability according to those that live there.
The insights collected include what matters most in liveable neighbourhoods, how current neighbourhoods are performing and ideas for improvements.
If you would like to know more about the 2023 Australian Liveability Census or Place Score, you can visit their website
The online survey is open until 30 June and we will be actively promoting it during this time, however we would appreciate your support in sharing this with your friends and colleagues: 
https://getinvolved.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/liveability-census
The survey includes a list of questions that take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.

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Support Service Specialist - Natacha - Nowra Service NSW, and to connect and discuss ways Service NSW can provide support and services to your community.
Cost of Living Service is a NSW Government initiative bringing more than 70 rebates and savings together in one convenient location. A savings finder tool is available at https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/campaign/cost-living which allows customers to answer 6 simple questions to quickly identify rebates and savings they may be eligible for.
Customers that need more help to access and apply for rebates can book a free 1 hour over the phone appointment by calling 13 77 88. In future, we will be returning to face to face appointments, at which time customers can book a face- to-face appointment at their local service centre (Nowra/Ulladulla). Appointments run for approximately 45 minutes to an hour.
The cost of living service will continue to expand and grow with more rebates and savings. We have social media content, brochures, newsletter copy, and posters which we can provide for distribution within your community. Please get in touch to learn more about Cost of Living and to discuss options in how best to raise awareness in your community.
T 13 77 88     M 0455 888 179. E Natacha.Evans@service.nsw.gov.au 

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Development Application – RA17/1000 – Anson Street / Island Point Road St Georges Basin – LOTS 1 & 6 DP 1082382 
The application has been REFUSED by SOUTHERN REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL on 19 MAY 2022.
 A copy of the Notice of Determination of the Development Application may be viewed at Council’s offices or through Council’s DA Tracking website – http://www3.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/masterviewUI/modules/ApplicationMaster/Default.aspx
 Supporting information and documents considered by the Panel in making their decision can also be viewed on the Regional Planning Panel’s website - https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/planning-panel/concept-master-plan-mixed-use-development

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Coastland Planning Advisory Committee

Sussex Inlet, St Georges Basin, Swan Lake and Berrara Creek CMP – Stage 2 2022-05-23 COMM PRESENTATION SGB Sussex Inlet, St Georges Basin, Swan Lake and Berrara Creek CMP - Project Update
Promotional Video - Sussex Inlet, St Georges Basin, Swan Lake and Berrara Creek CMP.

Coastal Management Program for the Shoalhaven Open Coastline and Jervis Bay 2022-05-23 COMM Shoalhaven Open Coast and Jervis Bay CMP - Project Update
Promotional Video: Open Coast and Jervis Bay CMP
Link to the Minutes of the Meeting
https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Council/Meetings/Agendas-Minutes

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Letters needed re Shoalhaven Hospital and understaffing. Click here for more info.
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The future of waste management starts here and now in the Shoalhaven
Council's Waste Services team are thrilled that construction has commenced on the new Bioelektra Australia's Resource Recovery Facility. This facility, will revolutionise the way domestic waste is managed in the Shoalhaven. In an Australia first, this technologically advanced system will see over 90% of the contents of your red bin being diverted from landfill and recycled, and re-purposed in a variety of ways. Shoalhaven's landfill space will be exhausted within 10 years and the Bioelektra system will extend the landfill lifespan to approximately 50 years. No other available kerbside collection system, has the capacity to achieve this level of landfill diversion. The Bioelektra facility is another example of how the Waste Services team continue to embrace the best possible waste management solutions, now and into the future. Find out more about this incredible, new waste management system here.
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Recycling batteries is now even easier.
There are currently over 150 million loose or removable used batteries being stored in homes across the country just waiting to be disposed of. Now, more and more major retailers are participating in a nationwide scheme that allow customers to drop off their household batteries for recycling. Find your nearest drop off point here. Batteries contain zinc, lithium and other valuable resources which we want out of our environment and captured for recycling. There's plenty of other reasons why we should recycle batteries. Find out more here.

Something not right? Snap & Send!
Have you seen illegal dumping in your area? What about overflowing park bins or discarded trolleys? These are just some of many issues that can be easily reported to the correct authority via an App called 'Snap Send Solve'. Whether you are in a local sports field or enjoying one of our majestic coastal walks, this App allows you to use your smart phone to report an incident on the spot. The reporting process is done in seconds. No complicated web forms or waiting on the phone.  Find out more here.

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What’s happening opposite the IGA carpark, in Island Point Road? Click here for information on Village Grove.

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For update on intersection of Jervis Bay Road & Princes Highway, click here.

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PlanningAlerts. Find out for free what is being built and knocked down in your area and receive email alerts when something new is planned.

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Have you witnessed unsafe driving and wish to ‘Dob in a Hoon’? The PDF form is here - Dob in a Hoon Flyer or call 4429 3315

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http://www.snapsendsolve.com/
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Reporting of graffiti is important. Email: graffiti@shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au or phone 4429 5720 (bh). After business hours, phone 4429 3506

Report a Problem - quick LINK to Shoalhaven City Council.

Aerial photo provided with permission of Jervis Bay Tourism

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