Category Archives: Planning & Law – Eurobodalla
Train Street Broulee DA049322 22; Coastwatchers submission February 2022
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ESC Media Release: Council powers up with renewable energy – April 2021
Eurobodalla Council has signed a landmark 10-year agreement to source the bulk of its energy from renewablesfrom July.Electricity generated by solar farms at Parkes and Griffith, and from wind farms in the New England area due tocome online in 2024, … Continue reading
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Letter to the Editor (The Beagle): Plenty of better solutions than simply switching off legislation that protects wildlife: August 6th 2020
The Beagle Editor, Commenting on ‘lnnes presses to Switch off Biodiversity to allow bushfire rebuilds‘ It is really sad to hear this coming from the Mayor of our council. Our recently amended environmental regulations in NSW are already quite relaxed … Continue reading
SHASA Media Release – Nature Coast or Developers’ Coast?
Media Release – Broulee Meeting – Rural Lands Strategy 18 November 2018 A public meeting will be held on Sunday 18th November at 2pm at Captain Oldrey Park, Broulee to raise awareness and engage with the community about the effects … Continue reading
Rural Lands Strategy Update from the Nature Coast Alliance
UPDATE ON THE RURAL LANDS STRATEGY/PLANNING PROPOSAL OCTOBER 2018 Most of you will be aware that Eurobodalla Shire Council adopted the Rural Lands Planning Proposal on 28 August 2018 as exhibited with only very minor changes. Our monitoring suggests some … Continue reading
UPDATE ON THE RURAL LANDS STRATEGY/PLANNING PROPOSAL OCTOBER 2018
Most of you will be aware that Eurobodalla Shire Council adopted the Rural Lands Planning Proposal on 28 August 2018 as exhibited with only very minor changes. Our monitoring suggests some 1100 submissions were received by Council by 28 August … Continue reading
OEH response to Eurobodalla Rural Lands Strategy Planning Proposal June 2018
“The Office of Environment and Heritage has reviewed your latest planning proposal resulting from the Rural Lands Study. Given that none of the changes that we suggested in our 2016 submission on this planning proposal have been adopted, we still retain a … Continue reading
Rural Land Services SE Submission to ESC re RLS – June 2018
Local Land Services SE submission re RLS June 2018 (106KB .pdf)
NSW Rural Fire Service Letters to ESC re Rural Lands Strategy 2015, 2016, 2018
RFS RLS PP Response 28 June 2018 (5MB .pdf)
Department of Primary Industries Submission to ESC re Rural Lands Strategy – June 22nd 2018
DPI Fisheries – Rural Lands Strategy Response – 22 June 2018 (111KB .pdf)
Presentation to Council – Rural Lands Strategy – August 14th 2018
Presentation to Council Tues 14 Aug 2018 (67KB .pdf) This presentation to Eurobodalla Shire Council was made by Reina Hill (Vice President of Coastwatchers) on Tuesday August 14th 2018 in support of Councillor Mayne’s motion that council defer voting on the … Continue reading
Office of Environment and Heritage response to Eurobodalla Rural Lands Strategy Planning Proposal
OEH response to Eurobodalla Rural Lands Strategy Planning Proposal (305Kb .pdf) OEH Attachment 2 – Maps of where OEH has retained an objection to the zoning or minimum lot size pgs 1-10 (5MB .pdf)
Coastwatchers Submission to Rural Lands Strategy Planning Proposal to amend Eurobodalla LEP 2012 – June 22nd 2018
Coastwatchers submission 22 June 2018 RLS Proposal amendents to ESC LEP 2012 (245KB .pdf)
Eurobodalla Challenged on its Rural Lands Strategy Proposal – Council warned of multi-million dollar oyster industry loss – The Beagle
Public Access before the Ordinary Council meeting of June 12th saw three very strong representation presented to Councillors in regards to the proposed Rural Lands Strategy. Please click here to read the full article on The Beagle website.
ESC Rural Lands Strategy Proposal – Suggested Points for writing Submissions
Eurobodalla Shire Council is proposing very significant planning changes under their new Rural Lands Strategy Planning Proposal If we don’t object to these changes the conservation values and long term future of this beautiful area will be compromised.
Guide Letter re Rural Lands Strategy Planning Proposal
ESC RLS Guide Letter June 2018 (123KB .pdf) ESC RLS Guide Letter June 2018 (9KB .docx) ESC RLS Guide Letter June 2018 (110KB .rtf) The text of the above guide letter appears below. Name . Address . Date . General Manager Eurobodalla Shire … Continue reading
Rural Lands Zoning Dispute – Bay Post Online – May 31st 2018
The axing of E3 zoning in the Eurobodalla is just one of Coastwatchers’ concerns about the Eurobodalla Shire Council’s Rural Lands Strategy, currently on public display.
CW request to Council to adopt OEH Long Beach Sandy Place Reserve Coastal Wattle management Sep 2017 Report
Dear Mayor and Councillors – Eurobodalla Shire Council I am writing in response to The Long Beach Community Association letter to Coastwatchers requesting our support for the Long Beach Coastal Wattle Management Project as outlined in the attached OEH Report … Continue reading
Long Beach Coastal Management Project
In response to The Long Beach Community Association letter to Coastwatchers requesting our support for the Long Beach Coastal Wattle Management Project, we provide the following response. In the first instance, we acknowledge the ecological value of Coastal Wattle as … Continue reading
CW Submission to ESC re No Investments in Fossil Fuel Industries – March 7th 2018
Submission to Eurobodalla Shire Council. Amended Investment Policy Ref. No. EOO4623 Due date Wednesday 7th March 2018 Coastwatchers supports and endorses Council’s policy to exit investment in fossil fuel industries. Coastwatchers urges all Councillors to vote for the Amended Investment Policy, to … Continue reading
Council Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Target Media Release
Eurobodalla Council is aiming to source 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and reduce its energy emissions 80 per cent by 2030. Council’s new draft Emissions Reduction Plan outlines high-impact cost-effective actions to reduce Council’s … Continue reading
Eurobodalla Shire Council Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuel Investments
At the Council meeting on 14 February 2017, the Council in a 5:4 vote agreed to give preference to investing with financial institutions that do not invest in, or finance, the fossil fuel industry. Councillors McGinlay, Brown, Thomson, Constable and … Continue reading
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Coastwatchers Submission to ESC on Amendment to the Broulee Residential Zones DCP – Jan 27th 2017
Submission to ESC re Broulee Residential Zones DCP (100KB PDF, opens in a new tab)
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Submission from South East Land Services re Rural Lands Strategy Proposal – Dec 9th 2015
South East Local Land Services (724KB .pdf)
Submission from NSW Rural Fire Service re Rural Lands Strategy Proposal December 4th 2015
Rural Fire Service (851KB .pdf)
CW Submission to ESC – Eurobodalla Draft Rural Lands Strategy – Nov 27th 2015
You can view a PDF of the submission using this link Submission to the ESC pdf or read below: ——————————————– Submission to the Eurobodalla Shire Council Eurobodalla Draft Rural Lands Strategy 27 November 2015 Background In a submission regarding an earlier version … Continue reading
Submission from Office of Environment and Heritage re Rural Lands Strategy Proposal – Nov 27th 2015
Office of Environment and Heritage (903KB .pdf)
Coastwatchers Respond to Local Environment Plan (LEP) Campaigns – April 4 2012
YOU have probably read leaflets, or articles and letters in the local paper criticising the Local Environment Plan (LEP) from groups such as Hands Off Our Homes (HOH) who are running campaigns to persuade the NSW government to reject the … Continue reading
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Bengello Bounty – A study of the Eurobodalla coast between Broulee and Moruya River – October 2005
The Bengello sandplain between Broulee and the Moruya River is one of the mostvaluable natural assets in the Eurobodalla Shire.Its geology is fascinating. The sandplain is one of the largest and most extensivelystudied beach-ridge plains on the eastern seaboard of … Continue reading
