# 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
Council Meetings
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
Austin Butler Reserve – report says to cease sale
A recommendation goes to the Council-under-administration meeting on November 28 to take no further action on a proposed sale of the land to the shopping centre in Woy Woy. The report to be tabled says in the targeted survey of peninsula residents 46 per cent voted for the sale and 49 voted against the sale. "In summary, the independent community survey does not provide … [Read more...] about Austin Butler Reserve – report says to cease sale
Next meeting: November 28
The November 28 meeting is the second last ordinary meeting for 2023.Council Watch will alert readers when the agenda is public. According to Council's Engagement and Community Participation Plan, by the end of December - quarter two - the council should have dealt with a large list of items the public hasn't seen yet. They include a flooding and tidal inundation policy, … [Read more...] about Next meeting: November 28
