Our next meeting will be Monday 17th February 2025 start 7pm (we meet bi-monthly and try to avoid public holidays etc).
If you know of a local matter that involves the community please let us know , we will do our best to help.
And don’t forget to lodge it with Council on their ‘have your say’ page at: https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/News-and-feedback/Feedback-opportunities/Current-community-consultations
Update from last meeting
- Further to our last correspondence with Council concerning the lack of parking and general supervision of the recent triathlon event we have received a brief reply advising the event is being continually reviewed both individually and as part of a broader events policy. For more information
- Two recent meetings of Council have voted to disregard the recommendations of the overwhelming majority of community consultation groups across the Shoalhaven and move instead to reduce existing safeguards for future balanced growth and development.This is a surprising and disturbing change of direction as there were assurances this would not happen as recently as Council’s meeting on 10 November 2024.Local Ward representative, Councillor Lou Casmiri, briefly advised his current opinion to the HWCV in his email of 6 December 2024.HWCV has expressed its deep concerns to all councillors in its letter of 12 December 2024. For more information.
SCC Planning documents and activity
- Council Apply for 12% Rate Increase.Council will apply to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a Special Rate Variation (SRV) following a vote on 17 December 2024 at Council’s ordinary meeting.Councillors resolved to seek a rate increase of 12 per cent, including the 3.8 per cent rate peg, from 1 July 2025. For more information
- The Wool Road in Old Erowal Bay will stay open after reinforcement works concluded on 17 December 2024. For more information
- Use of Community Facilities Survey.Residents and visitors to the Shoalhaven are being invited to provide feedback on how they use several community facilities in key holiday hotspots and a range of other locations, as part of a wider review of Council’s open spaces and community facilities. For more information
- Holiday ClosuresCouncil’s administrative offices at Nowra and Ulladulla will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period from 2pm Tuesday 24 December and reopening on Thursday 2 January 2025.During the Christmas closure, residents and visitors can call the after-hours helpline on 1300 293 111 for urgent matters. For more information.
- Transport for NSW is beginning preliminary works to upgrade the Princes Highway between Jervis Bay Road and Hawken Road.The upgrade will provide two lanes in each direction for six kilometres of the highway between Jervis Bay Road and Hawken Road, separated by a median barrier, as well as an intersection upgrade at Hawken Road, Tomerong.For more information
Recent Development Applications in Huskisson / Woollamia
- DA24/2302, Dwelling with attached garage & swimming pool4 Park Street, Huskisson
- DA24/2316, Use of additions and approval for second dwelling38 Duncan Street, Huskisson
- MA24/1498, Amended pool dimensions and internal layout changes27 Hawke Street, Huskisson
Approved
- PCD24/1666, Two storey dual occupancy & removal of existing building & PCD24/1730, Torrens Title subdivision 12 Beecroft Street, Huskisson
Link to Documents on Exhibition
Please note: more DAs have probably come in but the staff shortage at Council might mean that they haven’t been uploaded on to DA Tracker yet.
Events / Other
- The Man Walk – HuskissonWalk, Talk, Support – an easy way to meet.Starting Point: Huskisson Sports ClubStart Time: 7:00am Days: Monday & Thursday Duration: 45-60 minutesFor more information
- Jervis Bay Community CruiseShip CoalitionJBCCC expects that the Marine Park Management Plan will be finalised in early 2025, and that the government will want to finalise the rules and regulations for the marine park zones soon after. The community will be asked to comment on those rules and regulations. For more information
- SCRN-Shoalhaven Community Resilience NetworkIn 2022 there were several workshops facilitated by Emeritus Professor Darry Low Choy from Griffith University, about the preparation of a Bay and Basin Community-led Adaption and Resilience Complementary Sub-Strategy. The strategy was completed and released in December 2022. (see attachment).Unfortunately the Councils finances are not in good shape. So if the project is to proceed and make any significant progress either grants will need to be secured or alternative ways found to implement the community’s plan. One such avenue to be explored is with the NSW Reconstruction Authority. Copy of email and Workshop InvitationAdditional information 1 and Additional information 2
- About magazine due dates – 5 February 2025.
Kind Regards,
Committee HWCV
Date: 28/12/2024
BEST WISHES FOR A SAFE, HAPPY & PROSPEROUS 2025!