town · 2 meetings
Wollongbar
Mentions
- Affected by ward committee membership, possible crime prevention initiatives, sports field lease and community hall hire agreement.
- Location of the medium density housing project whose construction tender was rejected and cancelled.
- This funds CCTV rollout now and may lead to expanded surveillance and crime prevention measures in additional locations.
- A planned housing project will not proceed as tendered, and the site’s future may shift toward sale instead of development.
- These decisions support continued use of local halls, sports grounds and community facilities by local organisations.
- This affects local representation and participation in ward-level community consultation.
Decisions
CCTV contract awarded with more sites to be reviewed
Council awarded the CCTV infrastructure supply and installation contract to Dash Group Australia for $493,946.85 excluding GST, and requested a further report after liaison with NSW Police on extra priority sites including Lennox Head, Shaws Bay, Burns Point Ferry Road, Alstonville and Wollongbar.
This funds CCTV rollout now and may lead to expanded surveillance and crime prevention measures in additional locations.
Wollongbar housing construction tender rejected and project tender cancelled
Council declined to accept any tenders for the Wollongbar Medium Density Housing construction project because submitted tenders were not commercially viable, cancelled the contract proposal under the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021, and adopted the option to sell, subject to a further report to Council.
A planned housing project will not proceed as tendered, and the site’s future may shift toward sale instead of development.
Topics
Community land leases and hall use agreements
Council approved sealing and progression of leases, licences and hire agreements for community facilities including Ballina Equestrian Grounds, CWA Hall, Newrybar Hall, Quays Reserve Clubhouse, Wollongbar Sports Fields and Wollongbar Community Hall, with required public notification where applicable.
These decisions support continued use of local halls, sports grounds and community facilities by local organisations.
Ward committee membership
Council approved Wollongbar Community Preschool as a member of C Ward Committee, invited St Vincent de Paul to join, and asked for a report on other rejected applications.
This affects local representation and participation in ward-level community consultation.
Non-viable housing delivery costs
The Wollongbar Medium Density Housing tender was found not commercially viable, leading Council to cancel the tender process and consider sale through a future report.
Signals cost pressures affecting council-led housing delivery.
Governance and procedural dispute during tender item
A motion of dissent about the Mayor’s ruling on an amendment during the Wollongbar item was lost, and the substantive motion then passed.
Did not change the final outcome but indicates contested handling of the housing item.
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