NF1 Report: Elections postponed
Local Government elections have been postponed until 4 December. Current councillors will remain in their roles until council goes into caretaker mode at its last meeting before 4 November.
Neighbourhood Forum 1’s 14 July meeting was cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.
4 September council elections postponed
Local Government elections have been postponed until 4 December. Current councillors will remain in their roles until council goes into caretaker mode at its last meeting before 4 November.
Read Council's media release on the subject here.
Liquor Licence Application by Liquorland
Licence Application by LiquorLand (Coles Group) for the building on the corner of Short & Walker streets in Helensburgh – closing date for submissions has been moved to 10 August after NF1 requested an extension due to lockdown restrictions. Make a submission here.
Your letter or email should be clearly marked with APP-0008817690 and it should be sent to:-
NSW Liquor and Gaming
GPO Box 7060
Sydney NSW 2001
Email: new.applications@liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au
Another Packaged Liquor Licence
Application has been made by Franco Wine Online for a Packaged Liquor Licence Delivery Only at
1 Murrawal Road, Stanwell Park with storage in a “downstairs area”. The ILGA application APP-0008971459 lists trading hours as Mon-Sat 6am-midnight, Sun 10am-11pm. Submissions via ILGA.
Update from Wollongong City Council
Council has released the Helensburgh Update July 2021, which was to be distributed to all 2508 homes. Didn’t get it? call Council on (02) 4227111.
Helensburgh Town Centre Plan – Phase 2
We are waiting of details of the Western Terrace (Pharmacy to Newsagent area) final plan. This has been delayed until the August meeting.
New Helensburgh Community Centre and Library
Council advised: Further investigations of the existing library site were required after the January 2020 bushfire season, in light of the proposed amendments to NSW Rural Fire Service requirements for construction in bushfire prone areas. These investigations have identified new regulations around identified bushfire zones, which have created several constraints for this site which indicate that this site is unlikely to be a feasible location for the new Community Centre and Library (CC&L). Investigations continue into the viability of locating the CC&L on an alternative site in the Helensburgh Town Centre. The complexities involved … have resulted in delays with announcing an alternate site. Other aspects of the project’s planning continues. Council notes there is a budgeted commitment in the capital budget and Infrastructure Delivery Program.
Expected timeframes moving forward:
• Community engagement (2021);
• Engage consultant design team (late 2021)
• Development Assessment submission (early 2023);
• Design completion (late 2024);
• Construction commences (early 2025);
• Completion and opening (mid 2027).
Share your thoughts by 9 August at our.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/planning-for-a-new-helensburgh-community-centre-and-library
You can also email the Engagement Team at engagement@wollongong.nsw.gov.au or call Council on (02) 4227 7111.
Please forward your comments for discussion at the next NF1 meeting.
Walker Street resurfacing
A council officer has advised that the current resurfaced surface on Walker Street from Cemetery Rd to Lawrence Hargrave Drive is a temporary surface – Council has been asked to explain the surface, the quality of the work and the missing drainage for all the springs in the roadway.
Stanwell Park Kiosk
A new operator is up and running. NF1 welcomes feedback on its hours, pricing and value for money.
Wildlife
The body of a long-nosed bandicoot was discovered at Stanwell Tops in July. The bandicoot may have been poisoned. Locals say they haven’t seen any for years and feedback from Symbio was “Good to see they are still holding on in the area”. This has triggered questions from NF1 members about wildlife corridors between the Royal National Park and the Illawarra Escarpment.
NF1 meets at 7pm on the second Wednesday of each month, except December and January, at the old Community Centre on Walker St. At press time, the August meeting was set for August 11.
