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Expect no sunlight for two months a year
Disabled access being installed at The Pavilion
Calls for Woy Woy plan after authentic consultation
Man arrested for thefts from cars
Lions Club holds car boot sale on September 25
Ferry diverted
Power cut to Woy Woy
Bays fire brigade to hold 'get ready' weekend
Long-time Woy Woy resident celebrates 100 years
Tenders called for skatepark construction
Tip monitoring to be outsourced
CWA branch holds 'four-in-one' day
Bushcare group to meet near Gurdon Reserve
Visitor information given by Rotary volunteers
Historical information provided at Runway park
Trainee radio operators wanted
Bridge club holds annual meeting
Food and Wine Fare at Pearl Beach in October
Community garden to be part of edible garden trail
August rain below average but close to median
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Stormwater outlet erosion 'solution being finalised'
Sod turned for ambulance station at hospital site
Does panel dismiss civic-minded views of older people?
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Enforce rules on offending dog owners
Potholes around the Peninsula
Facing backwards at Woy Woy
Affordable housing should have breathable environment
Education needed on benefits of native tree planting
Change to Darkinjung names needs discussion
Council ignores importance of endangered bushland
Is council clever enough to fix the roads?
Council tree removal an act of vandalism
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Building work at aged care home gathers momentum
Active Covid cases drop to lowest since Boxing Day
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Folk club to hold performers' night
Free art sessions offered at Ettalong Diggers
Many hands make light work of pinning quilts
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Students stage Mary Poppins for charity
College seeks employers offering work experience
Dancers win places in Challenge
Umina recorder ensemble takes to Opera House stage
Rugby league team crowned City Champions
Student greeting cards sold at college
Olivia wins place in civics and citizenship program
College parents' association to hold meeting
Amaya plays clarinet in State wind band
Jeans for Genes day at Woy Woy South
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Boys' touch team makes it to top four
Native garden to be planted for Queen's jubilee
Parent tours of Woy Woy campus
Volunteer recognised with Education Week award
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Three junior teams in rugby league grand finals
Under-15 girls win 10s format premiership
Umina Bunnies in grand finals
Five Ettalong Eagles teams make netball grand finals
Joint premiers in rugby union
Ettalong has clean sweep of Zone Pairs
Ettalong bowlers to represent zone
Bridge club holds teams tournament
Cricket try out day for girls and women
Margaret Smith selected for State side
Minor Pairs championship played at Umina
Umina women's major pairs
Open day at Umina surf club
Umina green to be taken out of use
New heaters and air conditioners
Netball association choses representative squads
Bowls club re-elects president and secretary
Peninsula Swans present players awards
Roosters seek coaching applications

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Calls for Woy Woy plan after authentic consultation

Residents have told the Peninsula Residents Association that they wanted an overall plan for Woy Woy, based on "authentic community consultation".

They said that they valued Woy Woy town centre's village atmosphere, the nearby natural beauty and the friendly community.

They also said they were concerned about "evasive and ambiguous" planning policies, which allowed non-compliant development.

The views were recorded by the association at an open public workshop about the future of Woy Woy held last Thursday, August 25, at the Everglades Country Club, according to association secretary Mr Julian Bowker.

"Other concerns expressed included a lack of climate change preparedness, a lack of urban greening and overcrowding resulting from the State government's high population targets."

The purpose of the meeting, organised by the Peninsula Residents Association, was to allow the community to have its say on how they would like to see Woy Woy's town centre developed, he said.

"Around 30 residents attended the meeting and each person had the opportunity to record and share their views through small group discussion.

"Participants were asked to list what they liked and sought to retain in Woy Woy.

"Common responses included Woy Woy's waterfront, proximity to Sydney, and the bus, train and ferry services.

"They said they liked the village atmosphere, the friendly community and its surrounding natural beauty, including at the Austin Butler Reserve."

Asked about the problems facing Woy Woy, residents were most concerned about a lack of authentic consultation with community in the planning process, Mr Bowker said.

"They said they were concerned about the absence of an overall plan for Woy Woy to inform and connect individual projects.

"They criticised planning policies and documents which contained evasive and ambiguous statements and allowed non-compliant developments.

"They commented on a lack of climate change preparedness, including a lack of urban greening, which was causing the Peninsula's urban heat island effect.

"They were concerned about the State government's large population targets and consequent overcrowding."

Popular suggestions for future improvements included rehabilitation of historic buildings to help keep its heritage and character intact, said Mr Bowker.

"They also included a return to a democratically-elected council rather than a single government-appointed administrator."

He said another suggestion was to employ an expert town planner to advocate on behalf of the local community for "a well-integrated, green, sustainable and liveable town centre".

"Less popular suggestions were the removal of foreshore mangroves along Brisbane Water Dr to provide views at the entrance of Woy Woy and to increase permissible town centre building heights to 15 storeys to make redevelopment viable."

Mr Bowker said the residents association planned to continue to hold quarterly public workshops to capture community opinion and priorities.

This information would be used as the basis for the association's submissions to the council and other authorities.

For example, comments made at the association's February workshop were used in support of the association's submission to the Council's housing strategy.

Mr Bowker said the association welcomed new members.

For further information, visit the association's website at www.peninsularesidents.org.au.





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