Staff respond to discussion paper. Staff complained of being bombarded with reforms in their submission on the State Department’s discussion paper on short and long term rental accommodation. The administrator did not deal with this item due to his previously noted non pecuniary interest with a relative having a property on the coast used as a short term … [Read more...] about March meeting highlights
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February meeting highlights
Airport masterplan in six months A Status Update on Active Council Resolutions tells us that the airport masterplan was supposed to come back to Council by the end of 2023 but it will be the middle of year before we see it. Other reports such as the Winney Bay upgrade plan and the mountain bike plan are also behind schedule. : : COSS Trial support "in principle" The … [Read more...] about February meeting highlights
Highlights of the January 2024 meeting
# Two Species Management Plans (SMPs) one for a critically endangered shrub, the Scrub Turpentine, and the second one for a threatened microbat, the Broad-footed Myotis, was adopted. These are the first of many SMPs to come. The report explained the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 has increased the level of protection of threatened species by requiring developers to … [Read more...] about Highlights of the January 2024 meeting
Welcome to Country could change again
The Coast’s Welcome to Country may change after Council-under-administration’s first meeting of 2024, to be held on Tuesday, January 23. Administrator Rik Hart is being asked to put the words “Darkinjung Country” back into the Welcome. Mr Hart removed the words when he adopted the Welcome to Country and Council’s First Nations Accord in December 2022, saying he would leave it … [Read more...] about Welcome to Country could change again
CEO gets five more years
The December 12 council-under-administration meeting saw the Administrator adopt an Administrator's MInute that was not made public until late the next morning - more than 14 hours after the decision was made. The Meeting Code of Conduct says items must be available to the public at a time as close to when they are available to Councillors, or in the Coast's case, the … [Read more...] about CEO gets five more years
