[Bermagui Community] Bermagui Community Forum Update - December 2021

Tue Dec 14 15:55:28 AEDT 2021

The latest news from the Bermagui Community Forum

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Bermagui Community Forum Update
In this issue

.#PoolHarbour Dredging Update (#Harbour)
. P (#Advisory) roposed Change of Town Zoning (#Zoning)
. Boat Ramp Upgrade (#Boat)
. B (#Tower) ike Plan Soldiers On (#Bike)
. Clay Shooting Club (#Harbour)  Withdraws DA (#Field)
. Council Election Result (#Election)
Management Committee

Coordinator:                       Geoff Steel (mailto:geoffsteel1 at bigpond.com)
Deputy Coordinator:      Narelle Myers
Phil Coates
Fergus McWhirter
David Monro
Bill Southwood

Transport for NSW representatives visited Bermagui on 1 December to meet with Rocky Lagana, Operations Manager at Fishermen's Wharf and community representatives to explain the process they will follow in dredging the Bermagui Harbour in the marina area. It is nearly 20 years since the harbour was last dredged.

The objective is to dredge a maximum of 0.5 metres of sediment from the harbour floor to allow safe navigation for the fishing fleet and other vessels. Current clearance is not sufficient when entering and leaving the main central wharf. We were assured that sand and sediment from the harbour floor will be filtered to remove debris and contaminated material, and then pumped to the existing large sand pile to the north of the wharf area. The initial studies of the harbour floor do not indicate significant quantities of contaminated material. The most toxic area is near the slipway and this will not be disturbed.

With the background of poor community consultation with the dredging of the river estuary and pumping of large quantities of sand and sludge onto Horseshoe Bay beach last year, Transport for NSW are following a more open communication process with the community in their planning for dredging the harbour.

Transport for NSW representatives at this initial meeting were Adam Milgate, Manager Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, Brad Dudley, Manager Regional Harbours South and Gareth Doran, Project Manager. The community representatives were Lisa McCall Power and Geoff Steel, plus Rocky Lagana from the Fishermen's Wharf.

It is expected that a full harbour dredging plan including a Review of Environment Factors will be circulated for community comment in the next few weeks. A new tender for the dredging work will then be offered, with work not expected to commence before April 2022. A Transport for NSW representative will be on site at least every 2 weeks to monitor progress.

Continued Dredging of River Estuary

The dredging of the Bermagui River estuary between the river bridge and the harbour entrance is not yet complete. The dredging contract with Sandpiper Dredging has been cancelled. It is important that this work is completed to make greater use of the upgraded boat ramp at the river bridge. It is planned that this work will occur after the harbour dredging is complete.

The dredged material in this case will be filtered and pumped to the back of Moorheads Beach, at least 50 metres from the ocean edge.

Saltwater Building Demolition

We briefly also discussed the Saltwater building slated for demolition, and the future commercial opportunity of this Crown Lands site. Transport for NSW advised that they currently are not permitted to lease land or premises for periods beyond 5 years, and are not able to spend the funds necessary to bring the building up to standard. This currently makes
any third party investment in a business at Saltwater uneconomic.

Horseshoe Bay Beach Improvement

We then inspected the current state of the Horseshoe Bay Beach. Despite the sand sifting efforts to date, the beach still has not been returned to its previous pristine condition. Transport for NSW undertook to consider further sifting of debris from the beach, using more effective sifting equipment than has been used to date.

L to R: Rocky Lagana, Adam Milgate, Brad Dudley, Gareth Doran, Lisa McCall Power.

For further information on any of above items, please contact Adam Milgate, Manager, Communications and Stakeholder Engagement, Maritime, Transport for NSW on 0491 213 496 or Adam.Milgate at transport.nsw.gov.au (mailto:Adam.Milgate at transport.nsw.gov.au)

Council is seeking to expand the types of residential developments within the B2 commercial zones of the towns in the shire. The intention is to include dwelling housing, dual occupancy, multi dwelling housing and residential flat buildings as permitted uses within the B2 zone. Currently the only form of residential development permitted is shop top housing.

In practical terms a commercial premise with a rear access lane way would be able to build a unit or block of flats at the rear of the premises. The 10 metre height limit would still apply.

If you have just an existing residential dwelling in a B2 zone, you would need to set up a commercial premises for this proposal to apply.

It would have been helpful for Council to include a map of all B2 town commercial zones in their proposal paper.

Council is requesting comments on this proposal by 23 January 2022 at the Have Your Say section of the BVSC website (https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9030b531e962ad02c68a923c8&id=f78ac6d316&e=34e977e1dc) .

Council is proposing a significant upgrade to the main Bermagui Harbour Boat Ramp, including:
- replacing existing boat ramp with a new 3 lane reinforced concrete boat ramp
- a new pontoon, with existing pontoon retained
- resurfacing car park area.

It is expected that works will occur in July to September 2022. See the BVSC website for full details (https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9030b531e962ad02c68a923c8&id=765459fd83&e=34e977e1dc) .

Ilona Payne and Doug Mein, representing Bermagui Institute's Bicycle Division, met last week with Council's construction team (photo below) to thank them - and Council - for the latest stage of the shared pathway component of the shire's adopted Bike Plan for the town.

This short section connects the harbour via Campbells Cove around the Apex Park all-abilities playground with a planned road crossing near the Country Club and will provide additional off-road infrastructure for pedestrians and bike riders.

The Bike Plan, when fully implemented, will provide a safe and healthy alternative means of moving around the town for locals and visitors alike - young and old.

Alice Howe, Director Community, Environment and Planning has advised that Council has received a request from Bermagui Field and Game Club to withdraw the approval to modify the Club’s development consent. Council is currently processing this request. This will essentially revert the approval to the previous version, i.e. 12 days of competition shooting days each year.

The counting of votes for the Bega Valley Shire Council elections continues. At this stage it looks highly likely that the following candidates will be elected: Helen O’Neil, Russell Fitzpatrick, Tony Allen, Karen Wright and Cathy Griff. The other four positions will be decided after preferences are allocated.

This will be the first time for several years that Bermagui will have a local community representative on Council, in Helen O’Neil.

Full details of the count are on the NSW Electoral Commission website (https://facebook.us15.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9030b531e962ad02c68a923c8&id=7b22cc5711&e=34e977e1dc) .
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