With the revised TOD scenario, submissions closed last week and Council is now reviewing the feedback to consider potential refinements.
Residents have also contacted councillors individually with their feedback, so I’ve done the best that I can to summarise the major issues for Roseville Ward. I am catching up with our staff later this week to confirm that they have understood these issues, but whether they take the feedback on board and make changes is something that’s out of my control. (Councillors cannot tell operational staff what to do.)
If there are any outstanding issues that make it through to the final staff recommendation (mid/late-May), I may consider whether it’s big enough of a deal to propose changes on the floor of council and ask councillors to conscience vote on each issue separately.
Council should be finished before the end of May. Then it’s up to the State Department of Planning to review and update our Local Environment Plan.
Council is seeking your feedback on the upgrade of Roseville Park and Ibbitson Park.
Roseville Park is quite worn out and in need of an upgrade. We are at the first stage of consultation and are seeking your ideas on what you would like to see done with this space. Submissions are due Friday 30 May via link below.
Ibbitson Park in the Lindfield Town Centre is also due for an upgrade. We had a first round of consultation in 2023 and this has produced a concept plan for further comment. Submissions are due this Friday 02 May via link below.
It’s very important that you take a look and provide feedback on Ibbitson because I was personally very disappointed when I first saw the concept plan … the play equipment being proposed makes the existing worn-out Roseville Park look awesome. I’ve since had a site inspection with council staff where they explained to me that major underground stormwater, trainelectrical conduits, and tree roots place limitations on what we can do with the site – plus in 2023 there was feedback from neighbours who did not want larger play equipment overlooking their yards, hence the tiny toddler equipment being proposed. But in 2025 we know that this playground will be surrounded by development at 10-20 storeys, filled with children of all ages who have no yard to call their own, and our expectations should be different. We need to be more creative with what to provide in this space.
Each year Ku-ring-gai funds community initiatives that bring people together or care for our environment. If you are keen to be involved, just put together a proposal for one of our grant categories by the closing date.
Heritage (closing 12 May) Events and festivals (closing 13 May) Arts and Culture (closing 9 May) Community Development (closing 9 May) Small Equipment (closing 9 May) Net Zero (closing 16 May) Environmental Conservation (closing 16 May)
The State Government’s current penalties for illegal tree removal are woeful at best. $3,000 for individuals and $6,000 for corporations – it’s more of a fee than a fine.
Likewise illegal tree poisoning is difficult to prosecute because we don’t have photographic evidence catching the offender in the act.
In November 2023, Ku-ring-gai lobbied Local Government NSW to advocate for increases to these penalties as well as request a review of the requirements for prosecuting illegal tree removal.
Yesterday the State Government responded with a proposal for increased penalties. The base fine for individuals remains unchanged at $3,000 while for corporations it is increased to $9,000. There are also higher penalties for larger or more significant trees with individuals at $6,000 and corporations at $18,000, and these penalties also apply on a per tree (rather than per incident) basis.
Also proposed is a strengthening of measures for landowners to replace illegally cleared trees (which we already do in Ku-ring-gai), and a general discussion on what role technology has to play in monitoring illegal tree activity. The proposal does, however, not go so far as to say that we can prosecute landowners without sufficient evidence.
What are your thoughts on this? Do these changes go far enough? Check out the State proposal (linked below) and tell them your thoughts by 4th June.
1) Nice high ceiling, wide range of food on offer, easily the best supermarket in Lindfield – and very similar in format to Woolworths Chatswood East.
2) Havilah Road underpass really sucks anytime near peak hour. If you’re coming from the East, I’d stick to East side shops depending on time of day or alternately approach via Treatts or Clanville.
3) The EV chargers don’t appear to be commissioned yet and I don’t know how they’ll work in future. There’s no signage re: how to use.
4) Not sure why council wasn’t invited to the grand opening – when it was built on former council land. We usually get invited to these things.
Following on from last year’s Library App, our council now has a Waste App which allows you to get reminders for bin night, provides information on what can be recycled and where, and redirects you to our website for booking a cleanup.
There’s additional functionality that I know can be added in the app space to improve the ratepayer experience, and this is one of the early steps as we get a better grasp of technology.
Happi Ramen (Gordon) has been open for a few months now, but I didn’t have the chance to check it out until yesterday. Their tonkotsu ramen was fantastic, and it looks like they have a special tomorrow to celebrate international ramen day (4th April).
It’s been a strange few weeks because we have had seasoned campaigners who know the law knowingly put up illegal posters, spraying footpaths with illegal electoral material, and parking trucks to block peak hour clearway traffic.
Election signage is regulated by the State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development) which applies across all of NSW. Relevant sections include:
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟮.𝟴𝟯 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝟭) 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 – (𝗮) 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 and, if the sign or part of the sign projects over adjoining land, the consent of the owner of the adjoining land, and (𝗯) 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟯𝟴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟯, 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 … (𝗲) 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻,
𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟯 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝟮.𝟭𝟬𝟲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝟭) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝟭𝟴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, the Electoral Act 2017 or the Local Government Act 1993 is development specified for the purposes of this code. (2) In this clause— electoral matter means— (a) matter that is intended, calculated or likely to affect, or is capable of affecting, the result of an election or that is intended, calculated or likely to influence, or is capable of influencing, an elector in relation to the casting of the elector’s vote at an election, or (b) the name of a candidate at an election, the name of the party of a candidate and a picture of a candidate, including a photograph of the candidate and a drawing or printed matter that purports to depict the candidate or to be a likeness or representation of the candidate.
sign includes a poster, banner, placard and other similar material.
Heritage (closing 12 May)
Events and festivals (closing 13 May)
Arts and Culture (closing 9 May)
Community Development (closing 9 May)
Small Equipment (closing 9 May)
Net Zero (closing 16 May)
Environmental Conservation (closing 16 May)
