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@beachescouncil WHAT'S ON? SCIENCE OF THE SURF WITH DR RIP Thu 27 Apr, 7 - 8.30pm, Manly Community Centre ‘Dr Rip’ will present his extremely popular, informative and entertaining insight into how the beach works. ‘Dr Rip’ (aka Dr Robert Brander) is a senior lecturer and surf scientist at the University of New South Wales. Free Bookings search ‘Dr Rip Manly’ at northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au COUNCIL MEETING Wed 26 Apr, 6.30pm, Mona Vale Memorial Hall The agenda can be viewed online at northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/meetings or at any Northern Beaches Council Customer Service Centre or library. Requests to address Council or speak at Public Forum should be lodged by 12pm on Wednesday 26 April by phoning 9942 2427 or submitting a request form which can be downloaded from Council’s website and emailed to [email protected]. GET YOUR BUSINESS READY FOR THE NBN Thu 27 Apr, 8 - 9.30am, Civic Centre Dee Why Guest speaker Michael Tyler from NBN Co will help you find out how to capitalise on the NBN coming to the Northern Beaches. Bookings: [email protected] AVALON CAR BOOT SALE Sat 29 Apr, 8am - 2pm, Dunbar Park Avalon Find a pre-loved bargain including household items, sporting goods, clothes and toys. Also enjoy live music, a fund-raising BBQ and drop off donations at the Smith Family clothing bins. LITERARY LUNCH WITH HELEN THURLOE Wed 3 May 12 - 1.30pm, Mona Vale Library Hear award-winning Australian author Helen Thurloe discuss her first novel, Promising Azra, about a 16 year old girl who wins a science prize only to discover her parents are arranging her marriage to a cousin in Pakistan she has never met and is 20 years her senior. Adults $8 concession $6 includes light lunch Bookings 9970 1600 CAROL BAXTER AUTHOR TALK Wed 3 May, 7 - 8.30pm, Forestville Library Join Australian author and professional genealogist Carol Baxter as she discusses her sixth true crime release The Fabulous Flying Mrs Miller. $5 Bookings search Carol Baxter at northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au Enquires: 9942 2449 ANZAC DAY Tue 25 Apr Dawn Services 4.25am Manly War Memorial, The Corso 5:30am Manly Dam, King Street, Manly Vale Hosted by Council and Manly Warringah War Memorial Park Remembrance Trust Commemoration Ceremony 11am Manly War Memorial, The Corso HAVE YOUR SAY YOUR SAY OPEN FOR COMMENT Council believes in strong community consultation and has a number of items open for feedback at yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au • Alcohol Free Zones - closes Sun 30 Apr • Planning Proposal - 15 Jubilee Avenue Warriewood - closes Sun 21 May • Marine Parade Amenities Block Land Licence, Manly - closes Tue 16 May • Avalon Upgrade - 51 - 55 Old Pittwater Road Avalon - closes Sun 14 May • Planning Proposal - Narrabeen Park Parade, Narrabeen - closes Sun 14 May SHAPE 2028 Online Survey Your Community Strategic Plan will help guide local decision-making and community participation over the next decade. Share your thoughts on our draſt vision, goals and strategies through our online survey at yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au. Our final listening post will be set up at: • Wed 26 April, 9 - 11am Manly Fresh Produce Market Submissions close Sunday 30 April. PROPOSED LEASE OF LAND TO ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES (RMS) SYDNEY ROAD AND HOPE STREET SEAFORTH Council intends to grant two leases to RMS. The leases are for a term of six months for the land known as Part of Lot 5 DP836339 Hope Street, Seaforth. The leases will facilitate construction works required for road upgrades in relation to the proposed B-Line Program. For more information and to make a submission visit yoursay. northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries: Council's Property Officer, 9976 1500. Submissions close Tuesday 16 May. SPORTSGROUNDS AND GOLF COURSES DISCUSSION PAPER As part of the Sportsgrounds and Golf Courses Discussion Paper it has been identified that there is half the number of sportsfields on the Northern Beaches than some other comparable council areas and double the golf courses. To see the Discussion Paper or make a submission visit yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au. For more information visit one of our drop-in sessions: • Wed 26 Apr, 6 - 8pm, Seaforth Community and Sporting Pavilion, Wakehurst Parkway, Seaforth • Thu 27 Apr, 6 - 8pm, Curl Curl Sports Centre, Abbott Rd, North Curl Curl • Sat 29 Apr, 9 - 11am - Coastal Environment Centre, Pelican Path, North Narrabeen Submissions close Sunday 7 May. DRAFT AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY At its meeting on the Tuesday 28 March, Council resolved to place a Draſt Affordable Housing Policy, Action Plan and Discussion Paper and a Housing Needs Analysis on public exhibition. To see the documents or make a submission visit yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au. Alternatively documents can be viewed at any Council Customer Service Centre during business hours. Enquiries: Suzy Lawrence, Senior Strategic Planner, 9942 2111 or [email protected]. Submissions close Sunday 30 April. INTEGRATION OF DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION (DA) SERVICE Council is currently working to integrate and streamline how the development application (DA) service is delivered. A number of documents are currently on exhibition which will standardise how DAs are accepted, processed and determined. Details are available at yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au To find out more, come and talk to some of our planning staff at one of the scheduled drop-in sessions: • Sat 29 Apr, 1 - 3pm, Mona Vale Memorial Hall, 1 Park Street, Mona Vale • Tue 2 May, 5.30 - 7.30pm Manly Council Chambers, 1 Belgrave Street, Manly Submissions close on Sunday 14 May. PUBLIC EXHIBITION PITTWATER WATERWAY REVIEW STAGE 1 DISCUSSION PAPER Council is seeking comment on the Pittwater Waterway Review Discussion Paper. The Discussion Paper seeks to inform and engage the community on the wide range of issues and challenges the waterway faces now and into the future. Relevant documents can be viewed at Council’s Customer Service Centres during business hours or via yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au which also includes details of upcoming community engagement events including drop-in sessions and pop-up stalls. Any person may make a submission during the exhibition via Council’s Your Say page or in writing marked with the subject name and addressed to Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 882 Mona Vale Enquiries: Strategic Planning Team on 9970 111. Submissions close Sunday 14 May. PUBLIC EXHIBITION - PLANNING PROPOSAL PP0002/15 - HOUSEKEEPING (MINOR AMENDMENTS TO PITTWATER LEP 2014) Council is seeking comments on Planning Proposal PP0002/15 which intends to make a number of amendments to address minor errors and inconsistencies identified since the implementation of the Pittwater Local Environmental Plan 2014. The relevant documents can be viewed at yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or at Council’s Customer Service Centres during business hours. Any person can make a submission during the exhibition period via Council’s Your Say web page by emailing [email protected]. au or mailing Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 882, Mona Vale NSW 1660. Enquiries: Strategic Planning Team on 9970 1111. Submissions close Monday 22 May. HAVE YOUR SAY COUNCIL NOTICES A MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR My last two columns have focused on the 15 year Sportsground and Golf Course review. As expected, release of the Discussion Paper has generated a stream of correspondence. This is what was hoped for. I would like to move off this topic for a while, but before doing so I want to deal with the issue of me “deciding to continue with the project”. To be clear (again), I will not be making any decisions that will affect anyone’s tenure. In fact only last month I extended the Warringah Golf Club lease for two further years, ensuring their long-term future would be determined by an elected Council. By me adopting a Strategy all implementation decisions will fall to the next Council - they will be free to love it or leave it. Next week’s Council Meeting falls on the Wednesday (due to Anzac Day) and will be held in the Mona Vale Memorial Hall, from 6.30pm. The following week there will be an Extraordinary Meeting to consider the release of next year’s Budget and Operational Plan, commencing at 7pm in the Dee Why Chambers. Members of the public are always welcome. You can also follow meetings live on the internet. Following on from any Council Meeting a number of items go on exhibition for feedback. It is through this consultation process that Council is able to establish the community’s views on a particular topic. At the moment we have a number of items open for feedback on Council's Your Say page (yoursay.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au), like the Shape 2028 Community Strategic Plan. This Plan will help guide Council decision making for the next decade so I encourage everyone to make a submission on this and the other projects you will find online there. Through community consultation Council is also able to help shape what the future of the Northern Beaches will look like, a perfect example of this is the new and greatly expanded Walter Gors Park in the Dee Why town centre. Last week I had the pleasure of opening this park and if you haven’t had an opportunity to visit yet, look for a chance to take the kids or grandkids soon. It is truly a fantastic space, with something for people of all ages. Take your table tennis bats and ball, take a picnic or food to cook on the barbeques, or just enjoy sitting under a tree watching the community enjoyment as they embrace this new place. I was involved in the former Warringah Council decision to dedicate five Council-owned houses to create this major park for the town centre. I want to acknowledge the great job of Council staff and former Councillors to produce this amazing outcome. This is something the local community really needed, and judging by the huge number of users, is already really embracing. Dick Persson AM [email protected] CONTACT COUNCIL IF YOU HAVE A BOAT STORED AT NARRABEEN LAGOON Orange stickers have been placed on all boats currently stored around Narrabeen Lagoon asking people to contact Council. Many people have already contacted Council and received an identification number to place on their boat. Council will soon start removing any boats stored around Narrabeen Lagoon that do not have an identification number on them, in preparation for building secure storage facilities at various locations. If you have a dinghy, canoe or kayak at Narrabeen Lagoon and do not already have a unique identification number from Council please call 9970 1111 or email watercraſt@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au with your details, to avoid the boat being removed by Council. NARRABEEN LAGOON TRAIL CLOSED Northern Beaches Council is improving the accessibility and safety of the boardwalk on Narrabeen Lagoon Trail between Bilarong Reserve and Deep Creek Reserve at North Narrabeen. The Trail will be closed in this section and users will not be able to circumnavigate the Lagoon during this time. The improvements are expected to take five weeks (depending on weather) and will start on Monday 1 May. For any enquiries please contact Russell Jenkins on 9942 2620. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL 72 OLD PITTWATER ROAD BROOKVALE Council is in receipt of Application No. DA2017/0310 for demolition works and construction of a residential flat building at Lot 1 DP 6040, 72 Old Pittwater Road, Brookvale. The proposal does not constitute designated development. Northern Beaches Council is the consent authority. The applicant is Haywood Bakker Gillett. Enquiries: Phil Lane, Senior Planner, 9942 2111 or [email protected] Exhibition: Mon 24 Apr - Tue 9 May The proposal and relevant documents can be viewed via northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or at Council's Dee Why Customer Service Centre during business hours. Any person may make a written submission during the exhibition period addressed to the General Manager, marked with the application number and sent to Northern Beaches Council, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why. 164 WARRINGAH ROAD BEACON HILL Council is in receipt of Application No. Mod2017/0072 for modification of development consent DA2016/0995 granted for alterations and additions to the McDonalds restaurant and signage at Lot 1 DP 575638, 164 Warringah Road, Beacon Hill. The proposal does not constitute designated development. Northern Beaches Council is the consent authority. The applicant is McDonalds Australia Ltd. Enquiries: Adam Mitchell, Senior Planner, 9942 2111 or [email protected] Exhibition: Mon 24 Apr - Tue 9 May The proposal and relevant documents can be viewed via northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or at Council's Dee Why Customer Service Centre during business hours. Any person may make a written submission during the exhibition period addressed to the General Manager, marked with the application number and sent to Northern Beaches Council, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why. PUBLIC RESERVE OF JOHN FISHER PARK (SOUTH OF THE LAGOON) Council is in receipt of Application No. DA2017/0298 for installation of a telecommunications facility (monopole) with associated equipment shelter at the Public Reserve of John Fisher Park (South of the Lagoon), being Crown Reserve No. 84882 at Lot 7356, DP 1167221, Griffin Road, Curl Curl. The proposal does not constitute designated development. Northern Beaches Council is the consent authority. The applicant is Optus Mobile Pty Limited. Enquiries: Phil Lane, Senior Planner, 9942 2111 or [email protected] Exhibition: Mon 24 Apr - Fri 26 May The proposal and relevant documents can be viewed via northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or at Council's Dee Why Customer Service Centre during business hours. Any person may make a written submission during the exhibition period addressed to the General Manager, marked with the application number and sent to Northern Beaches Council, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why. MANLY 16FT SKIFF SAILING CLUB EAST ESPLANADE MANLY Council is in receipt of Development Application No. 69/2017 for alterations and additions to the Manly 16ſt Skiff Sailing Club at Lot 7011 in Deposited Plan 1074608 known as East Esplanade, Manly. The proposal does not constitute designated development. Northern Beaches Council is the consent authority. The applicant is Symons Goodyer Pty Ltd. The proposal is ‘Integrated Development’ under Section 91 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. In this regard, a permit is required under the Fisheries Management Act 1994 from the NSW Department of Primary Industries and a Controlled Activity Approval is required from WaterNSW under the Water Management Act 2000. Enquiries: Ritu Shankar, Senior Planner, 9976 1609 or [email protected] Exhibition: Mon 24 Apr - Thu 25 May The proposal and relevant documents can be viewed via northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au or at Council’s Manly Customer Service Centre and at Manly Library during business hours. Any person may make a written submission during the exhibition period addressed to the General Manager, marked with the application number and sent to Northern Beaches Council, 1 Belgrave Street, Manly.
