October 4th, 2010 Meeting

1. Letter to Tuross Head Country Club - Basketball court donation

2. SUBMISSION on ESC’s COMPANION ANIMALS MANAGEMENT PLAN

3. Kyla Hall - answers and explainations

 

Letter to Tuross Head Country Club - Basketball court donation

 

The General Manager and Board
Tuross Head Country Club
Monash Avenue
Tuross Head

Dear Sir,

This letter is to say thank you for your generous donation of $500 towards the proposed halfcourt basketball facility to be built at Kyla Sporting precinct.

In order to make application for a Sport and Recreation Grant it was required that half of the total cost already be held by the community.

The Tuross Head community, as always, responded immediately by pledging $2500 including your generous $500.

The current status of the project is as follows:

• On adoption of the Sport and Recreation Plan Council will now need to set in place a Plan of Management for the Kyla Sporting precinct area so as to identify the location of a range of facilities proposed including the half basketball facility.
• Following on from the adopted Plan of Management work can then be undertaken to design and construct the facility.

In the case where it is in the opinion of the THPA that the community pledges including your own payment of $500 will ot be spent in the best interest of this community as was the basis for our asking of your support then we will happily refund your donation with further thanks for your support and generosity and a hope that another opportunity to work together might later arise.

In the meantime Council is under instruction to commence the Plan of Management and we will keep you advised of its outcome and certainly advise when and where your kind donation is best spent if the opportunity arises.

 

SUBMISSION on ESC’s COMPANION ANIMALS MANAGEMENT PLAN

Dear Sir,

SUBMISSION on ESC’s COMPANION ANIMALS MANAGEMENT PLAN
Ref. No. E10.4150

We would like to submit the following objections regarding some aspects of the above Plan’s Code of Practice for the Tuross area, and show support for submission made by the Tuross Lake Preservation Group:

8.3 Off-Leash Areas (time-share)
“Coila Lake foreshore from Anderson Avenue to the Country Club carpark” –
This area would not be in keeping with the objective listed under 8.2 Off Leash, Item (h) - Minimal impact on natural vegetation and regeneration areas.

Tuross/Coila Lakes Estuary Management Plan recommends that foreshores and riparian zones be revegetated and preserved. Council has engaged a bush regenerator to carry out this work along the Coila Lake urban foreshore.

The TLPG has also carried out a bush regeneration project within the section of foreshore listed under 8.3 Off-Leash Areas (time-share).

Please note that this area contains three Endangered Ecological Communities (1) salt marsh (2) littoral rainforest (3) coastal swamp oak.

The salt marsh is easily damaged by people or animals walking across it. Hence, we also consider the Coila Lake foreshore to be totally unsuitable for an Off-Leash area.

Additionally it has been stated that once the adjacent development commences the foreshore area will come under increased exposure to human and animal traffic that will eventuate should Council continue establishing this area Off Leash whilst failing to consider the potential future “demands” that will be placed on this already fragile section of the lake foreshore.

8.4 Off-Leash (24 hours)
“Coila Beach” is listed for the Tuross area. The TPA also agrees with the TLPG that the location needs to be more specific. Most maps name the beach from the northern end of Tuross Head (end of Tuross Blvde) to Bingie Point as “Bingie Beach”.

Please note that Bingie Beach is defined by the Geographical names Board as “A coastal beach between Bingie Bingie Pt and Coila Lake entrance about 3km NNE of Tuross Head township.” and was assigned 7th July 1972. The term Coila Beach is listed as a variant term only.

http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search

The name Coila Bar is designated by the GNB as being “A sandbar at the coastal entrance to Coila Lake”

Is the term “Coila Beach” intended to refer to also include the Coila Bar which closes off Coila Lake from the ocean? If so, animals off-leash in this section could be a problem for the numerous beach fishermen who frequent this stretch of beach, especially during the summer season.

Part of Bingie Beach is within Eurobodalla National Park. Therefore the location of the off-leash area needs to specify its limitation northwards as companion animals (especially off-leash) would not be permitted in a national park.

Apologies for being pedantic however it is essential that the area be off-leash be clearly identified to prevent any possibility of “confusion” that might result from unclear definitions either in use of the area or in its policing.

It is appreciated that the Code is in place so that it can be clearly enacted. Residents and visitors to Tuross do need to know exact definitions so that there are clear boundaries defined that can be policed during those periods of high “use” that generally manifests itself in “abuse” as well.

We thank you for reading and considering our concerns.

Yours faithfully

 

Kyla Hall - answers and explainations

 

Re Kyla Hall

Dear Sir,

At the Tuross Head Progress Association meeting last night it was the general view of the members that Council HAS NOT answered on three occasions the questions we have put to them in regards to the Kyla Hall.

To be frank it is now widely believed that Council is being evasive of our questions and
has shown a disregard and disrespect in both not answering our very pointed questions and also not responding at all to our letters in any form that acknowledges the concerns and questioning we raise.

In order to proceed in restoration of Kyla Hall this community requires some absolute answers prior to any discussions as to where we go to next.

The letter, attached below , was originally sent to Council in Dec 2009 and was resent in June 2010.

In a nutshell answers to the following questions are sought and ideally these answers will be prepared and presented to the Sunset Committee meeting of October 14th to be chaired by Clr Keith Dance.

Can Council please advise the Tuross Head Progress Association and the Tuross Head Community as to:

* How the hall managed to be allowed to fall into such rapid disrepair knowing that the hall was solid and sound when handed over to ESC in February 2002.
* Can Eurobodalla Shire Council provide to the THPA and residents of Tuross Head the same evidence of annual building inspections being carried out and provide copies and dates of all the pest inspections carried out since taking over management of the facility as would have been provided to Councils insurers in order to lodge the claim they refer to.
* How it was that a termite infestation was left unchecked for so long especially in light of Council having full knowledge of a previous attack in the late 1990’s that saw restoration works as a result of termite damage to the Hall carried by Campbell Page under Council direction.
* exactly what happened to the service set that was left in the kitchen able to service 120 guests
* What does Council now see as the short and long term options for Kyla Hall
* how does council hope to raise the $240,000 identified as the repair bill
* what will happen if Council cannot raise these funds
* Does Council still intend to rationalise the two public halls in Tuross into just the one facility
* Whether, in light of Councils desire to rationalise our community halls, does Council still propose to change the classification of the Progress Hall to operational with a view to selling it to now pay for repairs to Kyla Hall.

The letter (attached) raises the unresolved state of there being two halls.

Is the intent of refurbishment of the Kyla Hall Counciil’s way of heralding the imminent sale of the Progress land so that the community ends up with one good hall.....

The Tuross Head Progress Association representing this community need to be equally informed of the bigger picture before making decisions on the minor detail of layout and kitchen cupboard colours.

Council did invite the THPA Executive to a meeting to discuss the Halls.

I contacted Council and advised them that we would welcome a time and place at their convenience. As yet there has been no further discussion of the matter, either by phone or in writing.

That meeting between the THPA and the Council needs to happen. The letter, as attached still stands unresolved.

It is intended that the THPA learn of Councils proposals in regards to our halls and then we, the Progress Association organise our own on-line/in-steet survey of all local residents using our own very effective mechanisms and then advise Council of the community's determinations.

There are many in the community who now wish to go public – I resist at present by asking once again that answers to the above be provided as soon as possible and ideally at the Sunset Upcoming Meeting

This community has lost a $250,000 hall due to Council mismanagement and negligence. This must be acknowledged by Council and an apology and explaination made to the community for that loss.

We now look forward to your prompt reply.

Yours faithfully

see this link for the previous Kyla hall letter