- Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan & Draft SIC Released
- Invest Wollongong launches Wollongong Office Market Prospectus
- Member Spotlight – Stockland creates a Domestic Violence facility in Shellharbour
Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan
The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) has released the update draft Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Plan 2041 that will guide strategic planning and land use decisions in the region for the next 20 years.
The draft updated Regional Plan builds on the existing plan including:
- Strengthening Metro Wollongong as a connected, innovative and progressive city
- Growing Nowra and Shellharbour City Centres as regional cities
- Developing a Green Grid network of connected open spaces
- Building more resilient communities to cope with the changing climate and natural hazards.
Submissions are encouraged from the property industry and the community by 17 December 2020. Property Council will be making a detailed submission on the plan and welcomes any feedback on the plan from members. Please send any comments to Illawarra Regional Director Michelle Guido at [email protected]
For more information on the plan, including how to sign up for a free webinar, watch videos and contribute to an interactive map visit the website here.
Draft SIC – West Lake Illawarra and Nowra Bomaderry
DPIE has also released a draft Special Infrastructure Contribution (SIC) is proposed to help fund the delivery of infrastructure in Nowra Bomaderry and West Lake Illawarra.
The proposed SIC provides for developers to contribute up to $121 million to support new residential development. The SIC is payable on new development and:
- Road and intersection upgrades – $91,623,772
- Cycling network – $1,040,906
- Open space such as parks – $2,500,000
- Schools – $2,064,290
- Community health facilities – $2,108,849
- Emergency services – $579,933
- Biodiversity – $20,000,000
- Planning and delivery – $1,863,954.
Submissions are encouraged from the development industry until 17 December here. Property Council will be providing a submission on the draft SIC and we welcome any feedback from members, please contact Illawarra Regional Director Michelle Guido at [email protected]
Invest Wollongong launches Wollongong Office Market Prospectus
Invest Wollongong has recently launched its Wollongong Office Market Prospectus which showcases A-grade available office space in the Wollongong CBD/Innovation Campus and promotes Wollongong as a superior business location and legitimate alternative CBD location.
The prospectus has been prepared in conjunction with local commercial leasing agents and owners of major office developments and is aimed at Sydney based office leasing agents and tenant reps, government property reps and industry associations.
There are a number of exciting opportunities for Wollongong in a post COVID-19 world as businesses re-examine their business models, are more open to establishing satellite offices or hubs in regional cities like Wollongong. You can learn more about these opportunities on the Invest Wollongong website here.
Member Spotlight – Stockland partnering with Women’s Health Centre in Shellharbour
Stockland Shellharbour are partnering with the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre in their campaign for a Trauma Recovery Centre to be established in Shellharbour. Their partnership includes:
- Provision of a $5000 Grant in 2018 as part of ‘Stockland Community Grants Program’
- Placement of materials detailing the support services within hairdressers and female bathrooms
- Creation of a DV ‘Safe Room’ facility at the Centre – where victims of domestic violence can seek a discreet consultation with a Case Worker, to discuss their circumstances. An appointment is made by calling the Women’s Health Centre. The arrangement is made to meet at the Shopping Centre – which is often a great cover for women in this situation, as it is an ‘accepted’ place to visit within many of these relationships. After introductions, the case worker takes the person to the ‘Safe Room’ (which is unmarked) for a discreet consultation about their circumstances and to provide support and management strategies unique to individual circumstances.
- In January, Stockland Shellharbour will host the travelling photography exhibition which is a photographic exhibition which showcases the ‘resilience and resistance’ of domestic violence survivors and is a collaboration between the Illawarra Mercury’s award-winning photographer Sylvia Liber and the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre. Read more on this
If you would like further information on the work Stockland is doing in the region with the Illawarra Women’s Health Centre, please contact Daniel Buchanan, Centre Manager at Stockland Shellharbour at [email protected].