COMMUNITY ACCESS EDITION 495 REAL INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS 1 JUNE 2020 Parking meters and carpark with shuttle bus proposed A new multi-level commuter raised to be used to help fund other carpark could be built as far schemes. as 800 metres from Woy Woy In the medium term, the report station under a plan adopted said, improvement of public transport services could be by Central Coast Council. investigated, including changes to It suggested the carpark could the train timetable. be serviced by a shuttle bus. Smart parking initiatives It also suggested that parking could be introduced to provide meters be introduced for on-street information to minimise traffic parking. circulation, reduce enforcement The Central Coast Car Parking costs and to monitor usage. Study: Implementation Plan was Mayor Cr Lisa Matthews said adopted with minor amendments parking issues continue to be an at the May 25 council meeting and issue of concern for the community. is set to go on public exhibition. “Population growth coupled with The plan also suggested an the increasing commuter parking additional level of parking on the demands and increased economic Deepwater Plaza parking station. activity around key centres has The report noted that the Federal placed considerable strain on the Government has pledged $5 limited existing parking capacity million towards commuter parking across the Central Coast,” Cr in Woy Woy, with negotiations Matthews said. underway. “We know that people want It said parking demands reliable access to parking, and were high, with more than 3300 the eventual implementation vehicles seeking parking at Woy demand. In the short term, the report said at the Deepwater Plaza Parking of this strategy will address Woy railway station and in the The study said parking there was an immediate need to Station to increase the supply of commuter parking, drop-off zones, township’s commercial core. requirements would be affected by use existing Council car parks on all-day commuter car parking and access and movement around With population in the Woy the Woy Woy Master Plan. the fringe of the commercial core, implementing a Park n Ride (bus) transportable hubs to support and Woy/Blackwall region estimated “It is assumed this will which could be facilitated via a new scheme to service those carparks increase use of public transport.” to increase from 12,775 in 2016 encourage increased development shuttle bus service or promotion of with a loop service. SOURCE: to 13,619, the report said these and associated economic activity existing bus services. Metered on-street parking Central Coast Council parking “hotspots”, already within the commercial core, Immediate measures within the commercial core could agenda 2.1, 25 May 2020 reaching practical capacity, would resulting in increased demand for suggested included exploring be introduced over time to protect be inadequate to meet future parking,” the report said. the existing leasing arrangement customer parking, with the revenue Coastal walking track to Woy Woy to have 6000 undergo $1.4 million upgrade new dwellings? Woy Woy could have Bouddi Coastal Walk as many as 6000 new stretching from Putty Beach dwellings as a "high density" Making sense to MacMasters Beach will residential and office area on of Council's undergo a $1.4 million the Peninsula, according to upgrade in four stages over inferences that can be drawn Planning three years. from Central Coast Council's Statement Thirty loads of materials draft Local Strategic Planning have already been delivered by Statement. helicopter to remote areas for one Maps within the Statement per cent a year at most. of the improvements to the eight- show the growth of "forecast This would amount to a kilometre track. dwellings and development" on the maximum of an extra 2000 people Stage one has started from Peninsula being as much as 27.7 for the whole Peninsula over the “Bridge 8” to Gerrin Point lookout, per cent by 2036, representing 10 forecast years 2026-2036. followed by a section from Bullimah a total increase of around 5000 Many readers have written to Bridge 8. dwellings since 2016, for a total saying that the plan is essentially The second stage will be number of dwellings on the meaningless, or uses "weasel Mourawaring to Little Beach, stage Peninsula of 23,850. words" to disguise Council's true beaches,” said Member for Terrigal track route and removal of aged three from Caves Bay to Bugs and However, much of the Statement intentions. Mr Adam Crouch. infrastructure.” then stage four from Mt Bouddi is undefined or ill-defined, and In this edition, Peninsula “Parts of the Bouddi Coastal Mr Crouch said work would Track to Maitland Bay Headland. some inconsistencies exist, and News attempts to make sense Walk are very exposed to rain and be undertaken by National Parks Sections of the track will be these would seem to be maximum of the effect the Statement could wind conditions, and due to high and Wildlife Service staff as well closed when required and National figures. have on the Peninsula, and to pedestrian usage, this $1.4 million as contractors, with funding from Parks will notify the community. Minimum figures in the publish readers' reactions to the upgrade is needed to keep the the NSW Government’s Improving However, visitors have been to Statement show the possibility of Statement. track safe and user friendly. Access to National Parks program. Website, 13 May 2020 check their website for updates the population remaining static. “The work includes replacing SOURCE: Local Strategic Planning and alerts before heading into For example, the map of sections of track including new Media release, 18 May 2020 Statement, Central Coast Council Bouddi National Park. population growth shows the stone work, steps, track re- Media statement, 21 May 2020 “This is one of our region’s most Peninsula's population as The Planning feature surfacing, improved drainage and Adam Crouch, Member for Terrigal visited open spaces thanks to its remaining static or growing by 0.5 starts on Page 5 spectacular views and beautiful erosion, improving signage for the THIS ISSUE contains 45 articles - Read more news items for this issue at www.peninsulanews.info Office: Level 2, 86-88 Mann St, Gosford - Phone: 4325 7369 - Mail: PO Box 1056, Gosford 2250 - E-mail: [email protected] - Website: www.coastcommunitynews.com.au Page 4 - Peninsula News - 1 June 2020 Info COMMUNITY ACCESS Above average rain continues Peninsula News is a fortnightly community newspaper owned by The Peninsula had a total Woy Woy Community Media Association Inc., an incorporated, non- rainfall of more than 105mm profit association. for the month of May. 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