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Heritage Estate (Erowal Bay)
- Map of the estate (scroll down the page) - Submission by VRRA - Draft letter to Minister Garrett
- VRRA website - SMH article on 25 Feb 2009 - Commonwealth refusal now almost certain
- SCR article REZONING REFUSED - 16 March 2009 |
The Heritage Estate is south of the Wool Road roundabout, and west of Jervis Bay Road. At left is a link to a map on the Basin Villages Forum website showing the location. There is concern that if the bushland is cleared for subdivision , the continuity of wildlife corridor serving Booderee National Park and Wreck Bay will be severed. Also of concern is the resultant quantity and turbidity of run-off into St Georges Basin waterway. In addition, there are social and economic concerns at the prospect of increased built density in this area.
We link at left a submission from the Vincentia RRA, and a draft letter to Minister for the Environment (Peter Garrett). The matter rests with the Commonwealth under legislation within the Minister’s portfolio.
Update 16 March 2009: Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has ruled out rezoning any of the blocks at the controversial Heritage Estate near Jervis Bay, see the linked SCR article at left.
For future updates on Heritage Estate issues - visit the Vincentia RRA website. |
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2008 - current |
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Development Control Plan DCP 54 - Amendments 2 to 4 Huskisson commercial centre |
Planning for: Owen St, Currambene St, Morton St - central area of Huskisson. Includes geographically the Owen St “bottle shop” car park and the RSL or “Diggers” car park, however their planning relationship within DCP 54 is not completely clarified.
Update 12 May 2009: DCP 54 Amendment 4, was approved by full Council at meeting on 12 May 2009, in the following form: · 3-storey (10m) + bonus 50% floor on north · 4-storey (13m) + bonus 50% floor on south · Bonus applicable for lots over 2000sq mtrs OR Lot consolidation to 1200 sq mtrs.
These building heights have already been included in the new draft LEP 2009
Click on the link at left to go to the DCP54 page. |
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2006 - current |
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2 Murdoch Street, Huskisson DA 07/3188 (at Moona Moona Ck bridge)
Read the HWCV submission... |
Proposed 4-storey block of flats in a location that is extremely sensitive for the future welfare of Jervis Bay. The proposed development is in a bush fire prone area, as it adjoins Jervis Bay National Park. It is also adjacent to Moona Moona Ck at it’s outlet into Jervis Bay Marine Park. The proposed construction is to be located between the 10 and 100-year flood zones. It is proposed to have underground parking, which seems ridiculous in this situation. Local experience suggests that there is considerable risk to the longevity of the construction, due to the sandy soil and the potential for extreme floods.
The quality of water in Moona Moona Creek is already affected detrimentally by spills at the treatment works further up the creek. Any development with so many hard surfaces, and this close to the creek, will add to the run-off into the creek. Oil from leaking sumps in vehicles, washdown of vehicles, and nutrient run-off from fertilised plantings, all have the potential to detrimentally effect the water in the creek and Jervis Bay. The capture, cleaning and disposal of storm water is vitally critical for a development so close to Moona Moona Creek.
Paddling up Moona Moona Creek provides a view of a beautiful natural environment, one that attracts visitors to the area and entices people to live in the area. This development is out of scale with this natural environment and thus visually intrusive. The scale is far in excess of medium density and TOO large for the site and the foreshore.
The HWCV have implored Council to carry out its obligations under the Local Government Act and complete that planning necessary for a DCP to be defined, exhibited and adopted before any developments in any 3(g) Business zones within Huskisson and without a DCP are considered.
The report from the SCC Development Committee, adopted at the 20 November 2007 Ordinary Meeting of Council clearly stated that: “...Resolved that any determination in relation to Development Application – Mixed Use Residential Flat Building Development - …Nos. 1 and 1A Beach Street, Huskisson shall not be interpreted as a policy direction for other SEPP 65 applications…”
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51 Owen St, Huskisson DA 08/1317
Read the HWCV submission, incl. diagram on page 2 (size 460 kB, will take a little while to open). |
Three-storey mixed use building at the western end of Owen St, and runs through to Field St at the rear. The HWCV submitted inter alia that the proposed building seems to meet the general intent of DCP54, except that:
the articulation of the building to Owen and Field Streets is inadequate on the criteria under the DCP. The need for “Residents Only” car parking in Field St was also noted. |
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March 2008 - current |
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26 Jervis Street, Huskisson DA 08/ 1223
Link to HWCV submission on 26 March 2008
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Proposal for 4-storey block of flats by developer Huscorp Holdings. Located on the corner of Jervis and Beach Streets, and adjacent to both the Huskisson Tourist Resort cabin & caravan park and the driveway to the foreshore park.
One of a spate of similar high rise applications which followed after 1 Beach St DA (4-storey flats) was approved by council (see detail in table sections under: Table of Knowledge, and 1 Beach St DA). |
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March 2008 - current |
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Huskisson “Table of Knowledge”
Read the handout (size 547 kB, will take a little while to open).
Read the summary list |
The inaugural HWCV Huskisson “Table of Knowledge” was held on Saturday morning 1 March 2008. The term is an ironic allusion to the identically named coffee shop table in Wollongong, peopled by developers, some city councillors and even one particular council planner, and which was the subject of much scandal in the lead up to Wollongong City Council being sacked by the State Government.
At the Huskisson table, the HWCV presented information to the community on the numerous current and anticipated development applications for 4-storey and taller buildings in the village, which includes one at the Moona Moona Creek bridge (at 2 Murdoch St). The community and visitors were asked to reflect on these in the context of Huskisson being a village with less than 1,000 permanent residents.
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1 March 2008 |
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Shoalhaven Draft Public Open Space Plan:
Draft Report, August 2007
More information: |
Consultants GHD were commissioned in 2005 by Shoalhaven City Council, to undertake a review of public open space within the city. As the report says “..The work undertaken critically examined the use, supply and demand and distribution of Council’s managed recreational open space as well as the legislation and policies that guide its management, development and maintenance.”
Indications are that public open space will in future come under pressure of rationalization and development, as this has been a pattern elsewhere in coastal areas. Of particular relevance to Huskisson is the future public open space demand associated with harbour developments. |
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2005 - developing in the background |
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1 Beach Street, DA 07/ 1650. |
Proposed 4-storey flats on corner of Beach and Nowra Streets, Huskisson |
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August 2007 - current |
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Subdivision application SF7946, Lot 71 DP 9289 |
Residents concerns were raised at a large borrow pit “the big hole” that had been excavated, the material being used to construct several large mounds for future building construction. In addition there had been clearing of heath vegetation on the site. The site is adjacent to Currambene Creek, and subject to flood hazard. |
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2006 - current |
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Multi-purpose Harbour concept, Shark Net Beach, Huskisson
More details of the concept proposal click here. |
The marina concept proposal is not known to have been exhibited for public comment, even though ratepayers money was spent by Council on commissioning the report.
The concept would be a major transformation (or rather annexation) of the Huskisson foreshore and into Jervis Bay Marine Park. White Sands Park would be at risk, given the stated concept land requirements, as also the surfing opportunities at Tapalla Point, given the concept 825m length breakwater.
In October 1994, Shoalhaven City Council commissioned a report from Yachtmarinas Australia Pty Ltd, for a proposed sail boat facility for Jervis Bay.
But more recently, the matter was on the agenda at a Council Tourism Development Committee on 8 November 2007. As well as this, a 2007 Federal pre-election advertising records Joanna Gash, Member for Gilmore, as coming out in support of a “Huskisson harbour redevelopment”. It is known that there is a marina working group within Council.
A copy of the full Yachtmarinas Australia report is contained on the CD of The Shoalhaven Tourism Master Plan, which Council say is freely available for distribution. Council also have a Concept Drawing. |
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1994 - current discussion within Council in 2007 |
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DCP 54 - Amendment 3, RSL car park |
Proposal by SCC to impose FSR 1:1 and 12m building setback on the RSL car park block. Shortly thereafter overtaken by a reduced SCC proposal for a 1:2 FSR, 3-storey building approval, with setbacks of only 5m, except for 3m adjacent to the neighbouring building. |
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July 2007 - current |
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Red macro algae in Jervis Bay |
Red macro algae in Jervis Bay Notes prepared: 14 June 2007 by Fran Clements, Jervis Bay Marine Park · The red algae on the beaches is a seaweed or macro algae of phylum Rhodophyta and shouldn’t be confused with the red algae in algal blooms which is a dinoflagellate · There are over 5,000 species of red algae, mostly marine, and over 800 known from southern Australia. · They are a diverse group that tolerate low light conditions. They rarely dominate reef communities but are most abundant in deep water benthic (bottom) communities. · They are coloured by the pigment phycoerythrin that reflects red light and absorbs blue light. Blue light penetrates water deeper than other light of longer wavelengths so the pigement enables them to photosynthesize and live at greater depths than most other macro algae. Some forms are eaten as food, e.g. nori, and used to make agar for growing micro-organisms in laboratories. · The red algae that washes up on the beaches in Jervis Bay is mainly two species: Gracilaria edulis and Acrosorium venulosum. · In the water they are often found unattached drifting in dense banks and form ‘waverows’ parallel to the beach. · The denser drifts are found mostly in the southern end of the bay · The algae is not harmful to people and is an important source of food and nutrients to marine invertebrates. · When the algae washes up on beaches and decompose it provides food and nutrients for small fauna in the sand, that in turn are a source of food for fish and crabs and bait species such as beach worms. The smell while the algae is decomposing is partly due to the plant, but mostly due to the small crustaceans that get caught up in it when its washed ashore, e.g. small crabs, shrimp etc. Sources: · CSIRO Division of Fisheries. Jervis Bay Baseline Studies Final Report Vol 2, May 1994 · Graham Edgar. Australian Marine Life: the plants and animals of temperate waters. 2000. · Wikipedia |
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Ongoing natural ecosystem process |
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