RED HEAD VILLAGES ASSOCIATION (Inc)

North , Bendalong, Berringer, Cunjurong,

Email: [email protected] Phone 4456-1454 PO Box 2015 Bendalong NSW 2539 18th September 2018

Attention: Ghazi Sangari, Director OZY Homes PO Box 3163 Centro Bankstown Bankstown NSW 2200

Dear Mr Sangari

At a recent meeting, a Councillor from Shoalhaven City Council spoke about the NSW State Government’s Biodiversity Offsets Scheme.

The Biodiversity Conservation Trust will invest $240 million in the period to June 2021 to support landholders who wish to participate in private land conservation. Landholders who enter voluntary agreements to conserve and manage biodiversity can access a range of funding programs that will diversify income streams, with potential for long-term annual payments. The Shoalhaven area is a hotspot for biodiversity as it is an area where species from the area and species from the far south coast overlap. Shoalhaven City Council has recently entered into one of these arrangements for land it owns in and another agreement has also been made at .

Developers of large projects in areas adjoining the coast, who are required to purchase land to offset loss of biodiversity, are seeking suitable sites for these offset requirements. Your property, Manyana Beach Estate, would be highly suitable for an arrangement of this type as an Endangered Ecological Community has been identified on site and the presence of migratory species, the black-faced monarch and rufous fantail, strengthen the claim for preservation.

Red Head Villages Association, representing the local community surrounding Manyana Beach Estate, would appreciate your interest in investigating whether some or all of your property could be used in the offset program. This may be an option for a financial return without all the expense of development, especially considering the large number of conditions of approval attached to the development determination approval.

Representatives from RHVA request a meeting with you to discuss the proposed development. We would appreciate it if you could contact Kevin Millar, President of RHVA, on 0428 164 452 to organise a suitable time where representatives can meet with you to facilitate discussions.

Yours sincerely

Robyn Ralph Margaret Rasmussen Secretary Environment Officer.