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'Liveable Cities' workshop to inform Kingscliff locality planning
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'The Future of Kingscliff ' was the focus of an enquiry by design workshop at the 7th Making Cities Liveable Conference held at Salt in July.
The workshop aimed to stimulate new conceptual thinking through the use of 3D massing blocks over scaled aerial photos of the Kingscliff town centre. Participants included town planners, urban designers, architects, landscape architects and Councillors from across Queensland and NSW, who were interrogated about key planning and urban design parameters including building height, setbacks, land use, public domain, connectivity and traffic management principles over three key town centre sites.
Outputs from the workshop, including a sketched concept plan and photographs of the 3D models built on the day, will be used to generate discussion around the development of options for the Kingscliff Locality Plan when they publicly exhibited as part of this planning process.
A copy of the conference presentation delivered on the day is included here on Your Say Tweed for community reference.
A detailed overview of the workshop scope is included on the Liveable Cities Conference website.
To stay up to date, visit the Kingscliff Locality Plan page here on Your Say Tweed.
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Kingscliff Locality Plan reference panel appointed
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Following a call for expressions of interest, a single reference panel has been appointed to provide a combination of community-based and technical input and feedback throughout the development of a Kingscliff Locality Plan.
A total of 14 people have been appointed to the combined Kingscliff Locality Plan reference panel, which will be chaired by Council's Senior Urban Designer, John Lynch.
Reference panel positions were filled according to the criteria advertised and listed in the Technical Review and Community Based Reference Panel charter documents.
Two inception meetings were held on 15 and 22 July at the Kingscliff Sustainability Centre at which Council officers outlined the objective, scope and methodology of the locality planning process.
During these meetings, reference panel members shared their backgrounds, experiences, expectations and ideas about the future opportunities and challenges facing the Kingscliff locality.
Some of the key issues raised at these meetings included:- The importance of protecting and managing the natural environment including creeks, beaches and surrounding bushland areas;
- The opportunity to enhance the Kingscliff community character and identity through appropriate land uses, design controls and rectifying the 'urban ugliness', particularly throughout the town centre;
- The need to acknowledge the historic and cultural context and elements of the natural and built environment as an important part of future planning;
- The opportunity to investigate alternate housing types, including those that incorporate access and universal design principles within the existing urban areas;
- The need to address ongoing traffic and car parking issues, which are set to intensify with surrounding residential development release areas; and
- The need to improve access to key amenity areas including public domain, beach and creek.
A copy of the reference panel inception meeting presentation is provided here on Your Say Tweed for community reference.
The reference panel is next scheduled to meet in early September, when it will review and provide feedback on key context and site analysis documents.
To stay up to date with the latest news, visit the Kingscliff Locality Plan page here on Your Say Tweed. - The importance of protecting and managing the natural environment including creeks, beaches and surrounding bushland areas;
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Rural Land Strategy information sessions commence this week
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A second round of community information sessions to help create Council's Tweed Rural Land Strategy will be conducted during the next three weeks, to present findings from the initial stage of engagement in 2013.
Stage 2 Issues Analysis Information Sessions will be held at eight locations throughout Tweed Shire during April and May.
- Tuesday 29 April, Chillingham Hall, 3pm – 5pm
- Wednesday 30 April, Tyalgum Hall, 3pm – 5pm
- Monday 5 May, Burringbar School of Arts (Burringbar Hall), 10am – 12pm
- Monday 5 May, Pottsville Beach Neighbourhood Centre, 5pm – 7pm
- Tuesday 6 May, Piggabeen Hall, 3pm - 5pm,
- Wednesday 7 May, Uki Public Hall, 10am – 12pm
- Thursday 8 May, Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre Auditorium, 6pm – 7.30pm
More than 150 Tweed residents took the opportunity to attend the first round of issues forums in 2013, with nearly 200 submissions and survey responses received.
Feedback received has been used by EnPlan Partners to prepare the Draft Resource Inventory and Land Capability Assessment, and Draft Issues Analysis, which are now on public exhibition.
"Community members are invited to attend one of the upcoming information sessions to view these documents, hear about some of the key findings, and discuss issues with Council officers," the Project Manager, Stuart Russell, said.
Further information, including the Draft Issues Analysis and Draft Resource Inventory and Land Capability Assessment, is available on the Rural Land Strategy page, here on Your Say Tweed.
Enquiries can be forwarded to Council’s Planning Reform Unit on (02) 6670 2503.
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Share your experiences of village life
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The Your Say Tweed page for Council's Rural Villages Strategy is now live and community members are invited to share their experiences of village life.
The Rural Villages Strategy is all about recognising the distinct characteristics that make each village special, and identifying the opportunities and challenges that are likely to arise as Council and the community seek to protect and promote these inherent values.
If you live, work, learn or play in the villages, Council invites you to share your stories, photos and videos that capture the unique essence of each of the seven villages.
A public discussion began in November, with a series of community meetings to identify priorities for the future of key rural villages across the Tweed: Burringbar, Chillingham, Mooball, Stokers Siding, Tumbulgum, Tyalgum and Uki.
Further community meetings are scheduled for early 2014, when a discussion paper will be presented based on feedback collected via Your Say Tweed and the November community meetings.
In addition, expressions of interest will be called early in the new year for village residents keen to join a reference panel for the study.To join the conversation, visit www.yoursaytweed.com.au/ruralvillages.
