NEW PLANS FOR MOLLYMOOK

Shoalhaven City Council is planning to upgrade Mollymook Beach Reserve to ‘Icon Park’ standard, with high quality landscaping and park appointments, such as seating, picnic areas and a cycleway.

Council’s Director of Community and Operations, Mr John Wells said: “The motivation for the upgrade is to create pride and excitement in the park, and to contribute to the reputation of Mollymook as a pre-eminent tourist location.

However, development of Mollymook Beach Reserve to Icon Park standard requires careful planning to ensure that money is spent wisely, and for that reason a detailed and specific plan of management has been prepared, with a significant amount of community consultation along the way.

Two of the major issues for the community are the lack of shade in the reserve and the need to protect the spectacular views of the beach and ocean. In preparing the draft plan we’ve had to come up with ways of dealing with these potentially conflicting issues and we’ve done so by proposing the planting of widely spaced, ‘clean-trunked’ trees that will provide shade whilst allowing views through to the ocean.”

Mr Wells said the community now has another opportunity to help shape the way the reserve will be improved by commenting on the draft plan. In addition to the draft plan of management for the reserve, Council has prepared a draft ‘Local Area Traffic Management Plan’ for nearby Ocean Street, Golf Avenue and Shepherd Street.

The draft traffic management plan addresses streetscaping and traffic movements, including integration of the Mollymook Beach Reserve with Ocean Street, and intersection treatment for Golf Avenue and Shepherd Street.

Barry Russell, Council’s Director of City Services, says: “Planning for this area has long been based on the proposed upgrading of the Golf Avenue – Shepherd Street intersection as part of a strategy to reduce traffic volumes on Ocean Street, particularly near the surf club. This will reduce conflict between vehicles and pedestrians in this area, especially during peak periods, and it will make the Ocean Street precinct a much more people-friendly and inviting place to be.”

Both the draft plan of management for the reserve and the traffic management plan are now on exhibition for public comment and can be viewed at the following locations:
Council’s internet site - shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/council/pubdocs/communityissues
Ulladulla Library (Mon-Fri 10:00am – 7:00pm, Sat 9:30am- noon)
Council’s Southern District Office in Deering Street Ulladulla (Mon-Fri 9:00am – 5:00pm)

The following premises in Ocean Street during business hours: Breakers on Ocean Café, Beach Hut Café, Mollymook Newsagent and Mollymook Surf Club

A public information session to explain the draft plans will be held at the Mollymook Surf Club at 7pm, Monday, 22 November 2004.

“We’d like anyone that is interested to consider the proposals in the draft plans and let us know what they think of them. People are invited to submit both positive and negative comments. If there are negative comments, we’d like them to be supported with alternative solutions and suggestions, and the reasoning behind them, so they can be properly assessed,” said Mr Wells.

The closing date for submissions is 5pm on 22nd December 2004. For more information on the Reserve Plan of Management people are invited to contact Mr Peter Dalmazzo, Council’s Project Officer, on 4429 3380 or email.

Air photo taken in 2001 showing area covered by this Plan of Management,outlined thus: and the streets dealt with in the associated Local Area Traffic Management Plan, indicated thus:


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