Illawarra Your Future

We’re planning for Thirroul

Corrimal how the Illawarra Unanderra WOLLONGONG DAPTO Port Kembla will grow WARRAWONG SHELLHARBOUR Albion Park over the next Jamberoo 20 years Kiama Gerringong Berry

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your future Ulladulla illawarra

THE ILLAWARRA OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS

HOW A REGIONAL GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IS DEVELOPED

Exhibition of the Illawarra Discussion Paper

Community and stakeholder discussion and feedback Finalise and release Illawarra Regional Growth & Infrastructure Plan Exhibition of the draft Illawarra Regional Growth & Community and Infrastructure Plan stakeholder engagement and discussion where we are now The Illawarra is growing

The population of the Illawarra by 2031

POPULATION CHANGE

65,000 385,000 420,000 450,000 MORE PEOPLE 2011 2021 2031 39% 61% of population will be from growth will be residents from natural moving to the increase Region

71,400 74,250 77,250 0.39% AVERAGE 2011 2021 2031 ANNUAL GROWTH 68,250 89,750 113,500 2.54%

1 IN 4 people will be rd aged 65 or 3 largest urban area in NSW older by 2031 totalling 5,620 square kilometres

The Illawarra is the third largest regional economy in NSW – worth in excess of $16 billion in goods and services.

Your future Illawarra 2 The Illawarra is growing WE’RE PLANNING FOR The population of the Illawarra by 2031 A GROWING ILLAWARRA POPULATION CHANGE The draft Illawarra Regional Growth and Infrastructure Plan sets the direction for sustainable growth to 2031. This includes planning for a range of housing and jobs, and 65,000 385,000 420,000 450,000 MORE PEOPLE the infrastructure needed to support this. 2011 2021 2031 Community feedback gathered during consultation on a discussion paper in late % % 2013, along with extensive data and evidence, was carefully considered and played an 39 61 important role in the development of the draft Plan. of population will be from growth will be residents Now we are seeking your comments to help strengthen the Illawarra Regional Growth from natural moving to the increase Region and Infrastructure Plan, which will be finalised in 2015.

Have your say about how you want your area to grow 71,400 74,250 77,250 0.39% AVERAGE Online at planning.nsw.gov.au/Illawarra 2011 2021 2031 ANNUAL GROWTH Answer our community questionnaire 68,250 89,750 113,500 % 2.54 Read the draft Plan Fill out the submissions form

Register for an event 1 IN 4 View our interactive map people will be rd Connect on twitter @nswplanning aged 65 or largest urban area in NSW 3 Connect on facebook /nswplanning older by 2031 totalling 5,620 square kilometres Email [email protected]

Phone 1300 305 695 The Illawarra is the third largest regional economy in NSW – worth in excess of billion in goods and services. We want to hear your ideas $16 on ways to improve the Illawarra

Submissions close 7 December 2014. 1 TRANSFORMING Thirroul THE REGION Corrimal Unanderra WOLLONGONG There are six strategic assets identified to support housing supply, DAPTO Port Kembla strengthen the economy and boost employment in the region. WARRAWONG SHELLHARBOUR Albion Park Jamberoo Kiama

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Legend Transformative Places

Drinking Water Catchment Northern Growth Corridor National Park International Trade Gateway at Port of Ulladulla Major Roads Port Kembla

Railway Line West Lake Illawarra Release Area Regional City Nowra Bomaderry Release Area Major Regional Centre Shoalhaven Defence Bases Major Town

Town Nowra Centre

Wollongong Centre

Your future Illawarra 2 Thirroul THE NORTHERN GROWTH CORRIDOR FROM FAIRY MEADOW TO THIRROUL • There is potential for 5,000 new medium and high density housing homes • 21% of the workforce commutes to Sydney for work Corrimal • Better transport links and revitalising town centres will support growth in this area Unanderra WOLLONGONG DAPTO Port Kembla WOLLONGONG CENTRE WARRAWONG • Supports 30,000 jobs SHELLHARBOUR • Drives economic growth through strong commercial and retail functions Albion Park • A key location to develop more affordable high density housing Jamberoo Kiama PORT OF PORT KEMBLA • Currently supports over 3,500 jobs Gerringong • Contributes $418 million to the regional economy each year Berry • The $700 million outer harbour upgrade will expand the port’s capabilities attracting new industry to the region NOWRA • An integrated approach to industrial land use and freight movement in the area is required.

REGIONAL RELEASE AREAS • West Lake Illawarra and Nowra-Bomaderry can provide up to 37,500 new homes • Coordinated infrastructure delivery and resolving assessment issues like biodiversity, drainage and access is required to maintain housing delivery progress.

NOWRA CENTRE • A focus area for renewal and revitalisation • Industries for growth include tourism, defence, a medical precinct, the University and Legend Transformative Places the Shoalhaven River as a scenic asset. Drinking Water Catchment Northern Growth Corridor National Park International Trade Gateway at Port of SHOALHAVEN DEFENCE BASES Ulladulla Major Roads Port Kembla

Railway Line West Lake Illawarra • Currently supports over 2,500 jobs Release Area Regional City • Contributes $295 million to the Shoalhaven economy each year Nowra Bomaderry Release Area Major Regional Centre Shoalhaven Defence Bases Major Town • Encouraging defence contractors to the area will boost employment Town Nowra Centre • Increased demand for high technology manufacturing Wollongong Centre 3 GROWING THE ICT/KNOWLEDGE SERVICES ECONOMY TO NATIONAL CREATE NEW JOBS BROADBAND The ICT and knowledge University of Wollongong NETWORK WILL services sector has the has the most ICT EXPANDED The NSW Government’s focus is on driving growth, potential to provide significant graduates in NSW INNOVATION AND innovation and productivity for a globally advances in health, education, DIGITAL SERVICES competitive economy. telework, e-commerce, OPPORTUNITIES business services, financial iAccelerate offers startups the services and information and unique opportunity to partner Our focus for the Illawarra will be to create a communications technology. with a university diversified, resilient and robust economy and 32,150 increase the number of jobs in the region. ADDITIONAL JOBS BY 2031 Smart Work Hubs offer alternative FOCUS AREAS FOR GROWTH $27 million work locations closer to home data storage facility 6.7 million TOURISM visitors each year EDUCATION SHELL COVE BOAT Building tourism Contributes $1.3 billion HARBOUR WILL ATTRACT UNIVERSITY OF TAFE infrastructure that both per year to the economy MARINE-BASED TOURISM WOLLONGONG ILLAWARRA encourages new visitors The Illawarra has a strong 31,000 STUDENTS (2012) 14 CAMPUSES IN and enables visitors to education presence due to the $659 MILLION TO THE THE REGION better enjoy the region is region’s vocational and tertiary LOCAL ECONOMY 34,000 STUDENTS important to boosting education offerings and is SUPPORTS 4,852 JOBS EACH YEAR this important sector. HEALTH, DISABILITY expected to grow. AND AGED CARE Transforming manufacturing Industrial land We need well located and serviced industrial Industrial land and warehousing land for the advanced manufacturing facilities around the port are in high One in four people will be over the age of 65 by 2031. As a industry including 3D printing demand. There is 604 hectares of result, aged care and health related services will continue vacant industrial land in the region. to be a significant contributor to local employment.

Retail There is capacity for an additional Aboriginal land council land 606,000 square metres of retail activity in $134 million $10.6 million $56 million $120 million Alongside Aboriginal Affairs we will assess the the region. Centres need to be revitalised for expansion of Shoalhaven aged care projects Wollongong potential commercial use of land to create commercial and cultural activities. A new $200 Wollongong Hospital mental at Bulli and Kiama Private Hospital housing and employment opportunities for million shopping complex in West Keira. Public Hospital health unit Hospitals Aboriginal people. GROWING THE ICT/KNOWLEDGE SERVICES ECONOMY TO NATIONAL CREATE NEW JOBS BROADBAND The ICT and knowledge University of Wollongong NETWORK WILL services sector has the has the most ICT EXPANDED The NSW Government’s focus is on driving growth, potential to provide significant graduates in NSW INNOVATION AND innovation and productivity for a globally advances in health, education, DIGITAL SERVICES competitive economy. telework, e-commerce, OPPORTUNITIES business services, financial iAccelerate offers startups the services and information and unique opportunity to partner Our focus for the Illawarra will be to create a communications technology. with a university diversified, resilient and robust economy and 32,150 increase the number of jobs in the region. ADDITIONAL JOBS BY 2031 Smart Work Hubs offer alternative FOCUS AREAS FOR GROWTH $27 million work locations closer to home data storage facility 6.7 million TOURISM visitors each year EDUCATION SHELL COVE BOAT Building tourism Contributes $1.3 billion HARBOUR WILL ATTRACT UNIVERSITY OF TAFE infrastructure that both per year to the economy MARINE-BASED TOURISM WOLLONGONG ILLAWARRA encourages new visitors The Illawarra has a strong 31,000 STUDENTS (2012) 14 CAMPUSES IN and enables visitors to education presence due to the $659 MILLION TO THE THE REGION better enjoy the region is region’s vocational and tertiary LOCAL ECONOMY 34,000 STUDENTS important to boosting education offerings and is SUPPORTS 4,852 JOBS EACH YEAR this important sector. HEALTH, DISABILITY expected to grow. AND AGED CARE Transforming manufacturing Industrial land We need well located and serviced industrial Industrial land and warehousing land for the advanced manufacturing facilities around the port are in high One in four people will be over the age of 65 by 2031. As a industry including 3D printing demand. There is 604 hectares of result, aged care and health related services will continue vacant industrial land in the region. to be a significant contributor to local employment.

NORTHERN GROWTH 5,000 NSW Planning and Environment undertakes wide-ranging analysis and forecasting CORRIDOR to identify how and where communities will grow over time. We work with councils to rezone or release significant land to increase housing supply and help reduce the Corrimal cost of home ownership. WOLLONGONG CITY 5,850 CENTRE WOLLONGONG We will need at least 45,000 new homes by 2031 DAPTO We need balanced housing growth across the region Port Kembla

medium and high 27,000 houses in new WEST LAKE ILLAWARRA % % density housing in release areas 57 43 existing urban areas OAK FLATS / SHELLHARBOUR 880 SHELLHARBOUR CITY CENTRE

MIX OF HOUSING TYPES: SHELL COVE - 1,050 KIAMA TOWN CENTRE 760 BOAT HARBOUR

Kiama EXISTING URBAN 11,700 AREAS - DISPERSED1 Affordable housing: Student accommodation Housing for the aged Rental properties Holiday homes 27% households not around the university close to town centres affordable (2011)

The feasible contribution of each of the greenfield and existing NOWRA - BOMADERRY 10,600 urban areas locations to meet the 45,000 dwelling target. GREENFIELD 3,700 NOWRA - DISPERSED2

EXISTING URBAN AREA 24,190 LOCATION DWELLINGS LEGEND

EXISTING URBAN AREA LOCATION DWELLINGS GREENFIELD LOCATION DWELLINGS

1 Includes feasible capacity for multi-dwellings around Wollongong, and single dwellings in Shoalhaven. GREENFIELD LOCATION 42,350 2 Greenﬁeld capacity also exists in smaller release areas at places such as Bulli, Figtree, Tullimbar, South Gerringong, DWELLINGS West Culburra, Sussex Inlet and Manyana

Your future Illawarra 6 NORTHERN GROWTH 5,000 CORRIDOR

Corrimal WOLLONGONG CITY 5,850 CENTRE WOLLONGONG

DAPTO Port Kembla

WEST LAKE ILLAWARRA 27,000

OAK FLATS / SHELLHARBOUR 880 SHELLHARBOUR CITY CENTRE

SHELL COVE - 1,050 KIAMA TOWN CENTRE 760 BOAT HARBOUR

Kiama EXISTING URBAN 11,700 AREAS - DISPERSED1

NOWRA - BOMADERRY 10,600

GREENFIELD 3,700 NOWRA - DISPERSED2

LEGEND

EXISTING URBAN AREA LOCATION DWELLINGS GREENFIELD LOCATION DWELLINGS

1 Includes feasible capacity for multi-dwellings around Wollongong, and single dwellings in Shoalhaven. 2 Greenﬁeld capacity also exists in smaller release areas at places such as Bulli, Figtree, Tullimbar, South Gerringong, West Culburra, Sussex Inlet and Manyana

7 INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME

The draft Plan sets out the key infrastructure required to support housing growth including transport, health, education, utilities and waste.

Infrastructure investment is required in the region to stimulate economic growth, support urban development and improve access to services.

It is necessary to consider what type of infrastructure investment will support and drive economic growth as follows:

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AREA

Information & Connections to Connections within Recreation & Cultural Communications Health other places the Illawarra Facilities Technology

Focus areas for growth that are supported

University & Education Logistics & Port related Logistics & Port related Health & Aged Care Transforming Tourism manufacturing Transforming ICT/Knowledge Services Health, Disability manufacturing & Aged Care Health & Aged Care Tourism Logistics & Port related Tourism Education Transforming manufacturing

How investment in these focus areas for growth is supported

Support home based Enhanced regional Service growing and Access to global jobs business and telework activities and events Sustainable population ageing population Online delivery of Public domain Connectivity to Sydney growth of centres and Specialist medical services and ecommerce improvements markets and export release areas services and excellence opportunities Smart infrastructure Tourist and recreation Multi-disciplinary care Telehealth facilities

Your future Illawarra 8 PROTECTING THE ILLAWARRA’S ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

The NSW Government continues to implement positive environmental planning changes to better balance environment and community needs with development goals.

The Illawarra Biodiversity Action Plan 2011and the South Coast Regional Conservation Plan identify key coastal parks, forests and hinterland and escarpment areas for protection.

Supporting the continued health of coastal landscapes including lakes and lagoons, coastal wetlands, estuaries and the protected waters of Jervis Bay.

Biodiversity certification ensures new developments will improve or maintain biodiversity values.

South Coast Sensitive Urban Lands Review Panel guides land use planning decisions for a number of sensitive urban lands sites by providing stronger planning controls around land in areas like Bendalong, Manyana and Sussex Inlet.

The National Parks and Wildlife Act ensures protection of places and items that are of significance to Aboriginal people.

AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE LANDS

DUNMORE HILLS ILLAWARRA QUARRIES 21% PRODUCED 23% OF THE ILLAWARRA 830 ha of the State’s is in the Sydney Drinking of native vegetation total construction material 2011 Water Catchment Area 9 We’re planning for Thirroul

Corrimal how the Illawarra Unanderra WOLLONGONG DAPTO Port Kembla will grow WARRAWONG SHELLHARBOUR Albion Park over the next Jamberoo 20 years Kiama Gerringong Berry

NOWRA

your future Ulladulla illawarra

THE ILLAWARRA OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS

HOW A REGIONAL GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN IS DEVELOPED

Exhibition of the Illawarra Discussion Paper

where we are now