New Precinct up and running
The fledgling Kiama Community Precinct group has got off to a strong start, according to founding Committee member Kim Elder. “Following our last meeting we made a submission against a […]
Category Archives: Planning
Illuka Reserve: time for public to have their say
The planning proposal for selling off nine blocks of land at Illuka Reserve at Kiama Downs is now on exhibition, and a public hearing has been scheduled by Kiama Council […]
Funds sought for outside expertise for Jamberoo DCP
According to Graham Pike, the new Secretary of the Jamberoo Valley Residents and Ratepayers Association (JVRRA), progress on developing a Jamberoo-specific Development Control Plan (DCP) has been slow, and it […]
Mayor: Time for a new KUS
The Kiama Urban Strategy (KUS), the document that provides the strategic planning direction for both residential and future employment development, is to be revised. “The KUS needs to be revisited […]
Revised plans for Akuna St/Mitre 10
As the earthworks on Nick Daoud’s Bathers complex near completion, the developer has submitted a revised plan for the Akuna St/Mitre 10 site to Council. “We have been working through […]
Ward supports Iluka Reserve petition
Save Iluka Reserve campaigner David Connelly is heartened Gareth Ward MP has made his opposition to the proposal clear in a recent letter to Council’s General Manager, following the lodging […]
Panel over-rides Council’s Golden Valley Rd decision
The Southern Joint Regional Planning Panel has released its decision that the planning proposal to rezone land in Golden Valley Rd in Jamberoo to residential should proceed for a Gateway […]
Best practice aim for DA information
A proposal championed by Howard Jones and Roger Lyle, and supported by community forums, to increase the amount of information about DAs easily available online will be progressively implemented by […]
Lane access issues for DA
A proposal to build a 16 apartment complex in Bourrool Lane has been knocked back by councilors despite a recommendation by staff that it be approved. Concerns were raised about […]
Cedar Grove II: Access to be put to the test
A motion by Councillor Warren Steel, which sought to encourage the efforts of an adjacent landholder to find a way to create a second entrance for Cedar Grove II, failed […]
