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15 May 2023
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Call for strategy to 'focus on housing people'
Liesl Tesch makes jacket for parliament
CWA considers evening meetings
Tesch 'disappointed' shopper carpark will be privatised
Renovated CWA hall expected to open this week
Freshwater crocodile found in Umina
Injured driver flown to Royal North Shore Hospital
Clean4Shore to remove derelict vessels in Phegans Bay
Pelican sightings sought
Grant to plant wildlife corridor
Sunset session held on waterfront
New personal training
Appreciation for Linda Burney
CWA branch holds Mother's Day stall
Shade tree group plants dwarf variety of local tree
'Girls' night in' to encourage female players
Mingaletta hosts plumbing session for women
Teen dance party commended
Ferries diverted
Fire at Myola Rd
Bringing fun back to Sydney
Incident met with large police presence
Forum about learner driver program
Moving office in Parliament House
Trivia night to raise money for wildlife rescue
May rainfall is just 5.9mm so far
Collapse  PLANNING PLANNING
Five-bedroom Pearl Beach house would lose 15 trees
Application for gym to operate 24/7
Simplified process needed for affordable housing - Hart
Planning panel given report about court appeal
Collapse  FORUM FORUM
Changes needed for planning to succeed
Is the Peninsula another Paradise Lost?
Council still not accountable for budget spending
Collapse  HEALTH HEALTH
Dr Reid organises women's health forum
Hospital auxiliary runs Mother's Day stall
Aged care facility accredited for another three years
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Annual music concerts to be held on Saturday
New kiln for arts and crafts centre
Raucous folk group returns to the Troubadour
Two travel-themed books to be launched at library
Concert raises $10,000 for Lifeline
Free book launch and family day at writers' festival
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Staff win volleyball trophy back from students
Buddy guided tours at St John the Baptist
Top student featured in college social media
Coffee and cake curriculum sessions offered
Top marks for visual design
Boys freestyle relay team win gold
Breakfast for mothers before school
Girls relay team finishes fifth
Jacob wins gold at swimming championships
Schools compete in touch football
Uniform shop opens on first Thursdays
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Netball association holds grand opening
TKT has double celebration at netball centre opening
One-way traffic for Woy Woy Lions
Umina boardriders make the finals
Club holds blessing of new canoe
Woy Woy Bowling Club plays last game after 90 years
Novice bridge teams play championship
Tour de Central Coast includes Peninsula
Selected for Touch World Youth Cup
Cricket nets project under way at Rogers Park
Eric Tweedale celebrates 102nd birthday
Holly Parker recognised in Parliament
Bowling arm tournament attracts 48 bowlers
Masters swimming point score meet at Woy Woy
Kelsey wins bronze medal
Women's rugby team seeks more players
Southern and Ettalong United defeats Terrigal 5-2
Women's Premier League win to Umina
More touch teams for winter competition
Little aths presentation night promoted
Cricket club holds annual meeting
Water polo presentations
The look of success

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Changes needed for planning to succeed

Mr Wiffen (Peninsula News, May 1) has tried to explain the ineptness of the mythical beast we know as planning.

During a recent visit to Gosford, I mused on the claimed development that would retain views to the ridgelines.

For this to be assured, each property in the CBD would need to be assessed for view corridors with future development to comply with strict conditions on height and setbacks.

This of course has not happened, with the status quo continuing.

An example is the Ettalong Waterfront development with high rise being approved to block views to the estuary and beyond.

Any claim of planning for the future is pie in the sky, based on reasoning supplied by Mr Wiffen, myself and others.

Assessment of development applications can be disastrous when it includes negotiation, deals, off-sets and amendments, due to the preponderant claim the development will improve if planning guidelines are rejected.

Ettalong's waterfront is in danger of being an eyesore and an environmental disaster if this attitude is allowed to continue.

Consider what impact the new ambulance station traffic management will have on Ocean Beach Rd.

Who believes it will be successful?

If the advice by Mr Wiffen and myself was adopted by the council, there would be at least three changes.

Planning instruments would become rigid, staff skills would improve and experts would need to be consulted.





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