Local Sport Grant Program Wins for 8 Local Sporting
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JUNE 2021 Local Sport Grant Program Wins for 8 local sporting clubs Eight local sporting organisations from the Shellharbour electorate will share in over $50,000 in funding under the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program. The Local Sport Grant Program aims to Congratulations to all of the Oak Flats Tennis Club – $13,000 for promote regular and on-going participation the installation of new fencing at Oak in sport or structured physical activity and successful applicants. I wish Flats Tennis Centre. assists sporting clubs in providing a quality them every success with their Shellharbour City Seniors AFL Club experience to their members. It also aims to nominated projects. Inc – $4840 for the purchase of a line address barriers to participation in sport or marker, scoreboard and interchange Dapto Chiefs Junior Baseball Club structured physical activity. bench seating and a further $2,000 for – $3450 to purchase new uniforms and Lake Illawarra Cricket Club will receive the purchase of an EFTPOS system for sporting equipment for the 2020-21 $10,685 for the replacement of grandstand 2021-22 season. season. seating at Howard Fowles Oval in Lake Stingrays Rugby League Football Dapto Little Athletics Centre – Illawarra, and a further $1,012 to implement Club Shellharbour – $5,000 for the $5,000 to purchase timing gates and a Safeguarding Children and Young purchase of training equipment and trolley for carting. People Action Plan This club was recently uniforms for open league team. recognised as an All-Abilities Cricket Club, Oak Flats Swimming Club Inc – SUDU Dragon Boat Club Inc – the first in the Greater Illawarra Cricket Zone. $4,000 for the purchase of two GMX7 $5,000 for the purchase of uniforms and Pro training systems. a dragon boat dolly. Authorised by Anna Watson MP, Member for Shellharbour. Printed by Print Media, 13/30 Swan Street, Wollongong, using parliamentary entitlements. June 2021. June 2021 TALLAWARRA EXPANSION PROJECT Powering homes and creating local jobs EnergyAustralia has announced that a dual green hydrogen-gas power plant will be constructed in the Shellharbour electorate. The new power station will be built at EnergyAustralia’s existing Tallawarra site and is set to be fully operational by the summer of 2023-24. ‘Tallawarra B’ will be Australia’s first net zero emissions hydrogen and gas capable power plant, with its carbon emissions to be fully offset over its operational life. The 300+ megawatt generator is expected to power approximately 150,000 homes across NSW and create 250 skilled jobs during the construction phase. This is exciting news for the Shellharbour electorate. This project is expected to generate hundreds of well- paid construction jobs locally and inject an estimated $300 million back into the NSW economy. Oak Flats Interchange: Dine & Changed traffic conditions Discover Recently completed works on the Oak Flats Interchange NSW means it no longer operates as a roundabout. vouchers extended Great news, Dine & Discover NSW has been extended for an extra month. All NSW residents aged 18 and over can apply for 4 x $25 vouchers, worth $100 in total. Dine Oak Flats Interchange & Discover vouchers are divided into two categories: As with other traffic lights on the road they want to go in one green light, generally network, drivers need to stop at red lights only stopping for one set of traffic lights. DINE NSW VOUCHERS and wait for a green light to move through – 2 x $25 vouchers for dining On Wednesday, 9 June 2021, I wrote to the interchange. Cyclists now also have a in restaurants, cafes, bars, Minister Toole, calling for these issues to be dedicated lane and should follow the direction wineries, pubs and clubs. addressed as a matter of priority. of the bicycle crossing lights when using the DISCOVER NSW VOUCHERS Transport for NSW has since announced that roundabout. – 2 x $25 vouchers for technicians will be adjusting the timing of the Since the new traffic lights were switched on, entertainment and recreation, traffic lights to ‘deliver a smoother flow of I’ve received a number of complaints from including cultural institutions, traffic in the area’. frustrated motorists who have experienced live music, and arts venues. significant delays and were stopped more I’ll continue to closely monitor Vouchers are now than once, when travelling through the how these changes impact traffic valid until Saturday 31 July 2021. interchange. flow in the area and welcome the To find out more about Dine & This is despite reassurances from the Minister community’s feedback on the Discover NSW, please visit for Regional Transport and Roads, Paul Toole operation of the new traffic lights. MP, that the interchange had been designed www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/ to allow the majority of traffic to get where dine-discover-nsw June 2021 2021 Shellharbour Woman of the Year Kim Sattler has been named Shellharbour’s 2021 Local Woman of the Year. Ms Sattler has an extensive background in the community services sector and has been a key employee at the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre in Warilla since 2015. In her role as a Disability and Domestic Violence worker, Ms Sattler provides vital support and services to local women experiencing domestic and family violence. Kim is an absolute true blue community activist and advocate, and an incredible woman. I can’t think of a more deserving candidate for recognition in our community. Housing Strategy 2041 – where is the detail? In May, the Berejiklian Government released its first housing strategy for NSW. Unfortunately, Housing Strategy 2041 lacks substance and fails to provide a detailed plan to address the 51,395 applicants currently on the social housing waitlist. As at 30 June 2020, the S010 Shellharbour allocation zone had 610 quantification of how many people it will actually help. applicants on the General Housing wait list and 51 applicants waiting on NSW is currently facing a Housing crisis; more people are facing the Priority Housing wait list. extreme difficulties finding safe and secure accommodation. Specialised The social housing wait list is a substantial indicator of Homelessness providers are at capacity and struggling to accommodate the lack of available social housing in NSW. These are everyone who requests their assistance. individuals and families who desperately need safe and It’s disappointing that this Government has not secure accommodation, they can be waiting up to 10 put in place a strategy to immediately address years for a 2 bedroom home. the dire shortage of social housing properties The Housing 2041 Strategy lacks substantial detail, it’s an open ended needed across NSW. plan with plenty of words but no real set targets or set outcomes, no STOP SAND MINING in the Minnamurra River catchment area In November 2020, the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) approved the expansion of Boral’s Dunmore sand mine towards the Minnamurra River, stating its environmental effects are acceptable. This is despite the DPIE receiving objections from both Shellharbour and Kiama councils; and more than 50 local residents. 5000 people also signed a petition objecting to the expansion. There are significant concerns about the ecological impact of this project on native flora and fauna in the Minnamurra River catchment area. I recently facilitated a meeting which was attended by my parliamentary colleague, Adam Searle MLC, Councillor Marianne Saliba, Mayor of Shellharbour City, Councillor Mark Honey, Mayor of Kiama, and members of the Friends of Minnamurra River (FOMR) group, to discuss the environmental impacts of this proposed expansion. Recent meeting discussing the environment impacts of the proposed expansion in sand mining On 8 June 2021, I put forward a Notice of Motion in Parliament calling on the Government to stop Boral’s sand mining expansion into the Minnamurra River Catchment area. I will be backing up these calls when I meet with the NSW Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, on 23 June. The Government must stand up and listen. The community has been pretty clear in their objections to sand mining in the Minnamurra River catchment and the greater Illawarra. June 2021 ENHANCEMENT PROJECT UPDATE Hands off Killalea Reserve In October 2019, Member for Kiama, Gareth Ward MP, announced that the Berejiklian Government had awarded a $6.5 million grant to the NSW Crown Holiday Park Manager, trading as Reflections Holiday Parks, to upgrade facilities at Killalea Reserve. The grant, awarded under the Regional This rally attracted a large crowd who had were also invited to attend. Growth – Environment and Tourism Fund, converged on Killalea Reserve to protest I’ve since written to Minister Pavey to follow- is intended to fund the construction of 15 against proposed plans to upgrade and up on this matter. The NSW Government has eco-friendly cabins, a multi-purpose function expand facilities at the national surfing reserve. an overarching responsibility for areas like centre, 53 fully-serviced campsites, a new The rally concluded with a record breaking Killalea. Simply hiving off responsibility to park playground and walking trails at Killalea paddle out, that saw over 680 participants managers, Reflections, doesn’t excuse the Reserve. take to the pristine waters at The Farm, in Government’s accountability in this matter. opposition to the proposed redevelopment. Further direct funding of $4,430,000 from Reflections will increase the investment into I’ve since taken this fight to the Developing this area to make Killalea Reserve to almost $11 million over the floor of the NSW Parliament calling it profitable is not what our next two to three years. for that this proposed project to be community wants. I want to This project has been met with strong scrapped and Reflections Holiday see Killalea left alone, and I’ll community concern and opposition.