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Save Our Space - Community Reserve at Pretty Point Bay

20/08/2024

Cathy and I are joining the Classic Cruise, 8th September for Camp Quality and plan to raise $4,000. We NEED your donation towards our goal. Big or small, every dollar counts. Thank you in anticipation of your generosity.
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21/11/2023

Hi Everyone
Just wanting to express my opinion that today was an extraordinary and truly momentous occasion and I would even venture to say, unparalleled in Council history! There were, I think, 15 individuals who made presentations to Council in regard to rezoning of green space at 3 locations. South Durras, Malua Bay and Broulee. At the end of the very impressive array of presentations the Mayor asked for a brief recess.
When the meeting resumed, the Agenda was rearranged to bring the vote on rezoning to the fore. The Council then voted to proceed with the rezoning proposal but to exclude the 3 areas which had been addressed by the presentations (in other words, had Brett not made his presentation, our precious piece of land would have been included in the re-zoning!)
What was extraordinary (apart from Brett and Cathy’s presentation) was the fact that the Council then went on to apologise to the Community for the pain and heartache that they had been put through over the past 5 years whilst also acknowledging the extraordinary effort that had been expended in putting together all the submissions and presentations etc over that time.
They also acknowledged that now they were finally listening and taking on board the wishes of the Community. Let’s hope that continues!
Credit must go to the Mayor, Matt Hatcher and Councillors for listening and taking on board the requests of the community.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to this most excellent outcome.
This is what makes a community a Community and this is why the Pretty Point Community ROCKS! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Gill Fergie

21/03/2023

Council is proposing to reclassify the community land at Pretty Point, Malua Bay (specifically Lot 1110 DP 236653, 35-37 Illabunda Drive, Malua Bay) for subdivision and sale for residential purposes.
In Council’s own words, ‘this land was dedicated to Council as open space’ and was gifted to the community back in 1966 with the intent of it remaining as open space.
In 1995, a busload of councillors stood on this site and SWORE to residents that Council would NOT be selling the public reserve. Ten years later, Council made a written statement advising that in October 2005, they decided to ‘leave this reserve classified for community use. It will not be reclassified to operational land, nor will it be sold’. Every time this land has come up for reclassification, the community has strongly objected, and we do so again now.
Council refers to Eurobodalla’s Recreation and Open Space Strategy 2018 to justify their draft proposal to reclassify the space. Yet this same strategy specifically states that ‘Open space plays a major role in improving community health, both physical and mental, stimulating economic growth and influencing property values’. The only responsible option to achieve this is to accept the community’s wishes and leave the space alone.
Please help our community preserve this precious space, and make a submission to Council objecting their Draft. You can do so by writing directly to the Eurobodalla Shire Council at PO Box 99, Moruya NSW 2537, emailing [email protected] or by making an online submission here: https://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/council/have-your-say/feedback-form?title=Draft%20Planning%20Proposal%20reclassification%20of%20community%20land%20to%20operational%20land

28/02/2023

The dates for the public exhibition are 8 March to 5 April 2023
Please add your voice to stop this happening.
More information about the planning proposal and how to make a submission is available on Council’s website
Draft Planning Proposal reclassification of community land to operational land | Eurobodalla Council (nsw.gov.au)

13/02/2023

Hi there
Just a heads up that Council has received a gateway determination from the NSW Government for its Development Proposal DP236653 to reclassify the environmentally zoned community land at Pretty Point (35-37 Illabunda Drive, Malua Bay) to operational land so it can be sold for housing.
This was received late December however advice was only obtained through enquiry to all Councillors about the guttering infrastructure project underway there, specifically in relation to parking on the reserve.
The Coordinator of Strategy and Place has subsequently advised that the community exhibition/consultation period for the DP is slated for end Feb/early March (not confirmed) so please keep watch and add your voice once again to stop the ruin of this precious green space.
How many times do we have to say NO?

22/08/2022

Hi everyone
The Council will be discussing the reserve at tomorrows Council meeting - see page 28 onwards.

08/04/2021

What beautiful sunrises we were spoilt with at Easter. Special times

25/03/2021

Some incredible photos of our special bay from a friend of Pretty Point. 🌈 🌅

🗓 Thursday 25 March

📸 Pauline T Barnes

23/01/2021

Friday Happy Hour - every Friday at 5pm we have Happy Hour at the Pretty Point Reserve. Drop by and catch up with your neighbours and friends of Pretty Point.
We are very lucky to have such a beautiful piece of the south coast here at our door steps.

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Conservation of the Reserve at Pretty Point Bay, Malua Bay, NSW

The Eurobodalla Shire Council wants to rezone the land adjacent to the Pretty Point Beach (35-37 Illabunda Street, Malua Bay) as residential. The community says ‘no’!

This park is one of few green spaces adjacent to a dog-friendly beach for kilometres in any direction. Batemans Bay is projected to double in size by 2030, and green space is at a premium.

The community have been using this space for decades, and hope to continue doing so for many years.

Please sign our petition to ‘Save our Space - Pretty Point Bay’.

RESIDENTS RALLY TO SAVE OUR BEACH-SIDE PARK

Local Malua Bay residents called a rally on Sunday January 27th to discuss the current plans by Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) to yet again rezone the park from recreational to a residential development. ESC has conducted several reviews of the park over past years and all have been met with serious objections from the local residents in the area. The rally was attended by over 60 concerned residents who were appalled at the councils plans.

The park, which is on the corner of Illabunda and Merinda streets and fronts Pretty Point Bay, has been zoned for recreational use for over 50 years. The park is opposite Pretty Point Beach, which is now the only dog friendly beach between Batemans Bay and Tomakin Beach. It has been in constant use by locals and day trippers for many, many years.

At the rally, it was resolved to form a committee to compose a submission to present to Eurobodalla Shire council, stressing the importance of the park to the local community and its contribution to the ambience, recreational use and beauty of the area. Tentative proposals from the meeting proposed to form a team of people to submit plans for the park to council. The team “Friends of Pretty Point” (FoPP) adopted the banner “SOS – Save Our Space”.

On the 4th February 2019 a detailed submission was made to council requesting that the concerns of the local community be heard. This is OUR reserve and has been since it was gifted to the council (hence the community) back in the 1960’s. In 1995 council tried to have the area rezoned residential and again the community vigorously objected to any plans for redevelopment.

Why is it being considered again?

Raise your voice! Let the council know that you strongly object to this apparent grab for money.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please join us today.