New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Ocean Shores Place Plan

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We're working with the community to create a Place Plan for New Brighton, South Golden Beach and Ocean Shores.

The Place Plan will define a 20-year vision for each village. It will identify priority projects on a range of themes such as:

  • Movement
  • Environment
  • Open space
  • Village feel
  • Community development and resilience.

This project began in July 2024 and will run for approximately 12 months.

Community feedback

To help draft the Place Plan, we are capturing feedback and insights from the community.

The first round of feedback happened from July to October 2024. 

We asked the community:

  • What you love about where you live?
  • What improvements would you like to see?

Thank you to everyone who participated!

View a summary of feedback What We Heard Community Engagement New Brighton, South Golden Beach(PDF, 2MB)

The Draft Place Plan will go to Council in early 2025. The second round of feedback will then happen throughout March or April 2025.

The engagement included:

  • Online engagement through the ‘Social Pinpoint’ mapping tool, which received approximately 380 contributions
  • 3 in-person workshops open for anyone in the community to attend, with approximately 100 attendees over the three days
  • Pop-ups at New Brighton Farmers Market and Ocean Shores Shopping Centre
  • 2 Stakeholder Reference Group meetings made up of community representatives and other stakeholders (such as technical experts and government agencies)
  • Meetings with key stakeholders and groups including:
    • local community associations
    • local Minjungbal representatives
    • Mullumbimby High School students
    • Ocean Shores Country Club
    • Ocean Shores Shopping Centre Management
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
    • Transport for NSW
    • Marine Parks.

We heard a wide range of comments and suggestions during consultation, ranging from big long-term projects to minor improvements.

The following summarises key topics raised by the community and other stakeholders.

Movement

Road safety, slowing traffic, connected active transport links and the need for improved public transport were some of the most common comments.

Environment and Open Spaces

  • Looking after the beautiful natural environment and caring for country was a key theme throughout the engagement.
  • Community provided lots of suggestions to improve our parks, beaches and open spaces and make them more accessible and enjoyable for all.

Village Feel and Community Building

  • People told us that a greater level of indigenous recognition and inclusion would benefit the community.
  • We heard there is a need for a greater focus on youth and there is a need to create more opportunities and events aimed at young people.
  • Regular local community events, public art, welcome and way finding signage were also common suggestions.

Resilience

  • Flood and drainage works, planning and the need for greater communication was a key topic raised through consultation.
  • Suggestions to increase resilience and improve emergency preparedness through events, community building and education programs were also discussed.

Read a more detailed summary What We Heard Community Engagement New-Brighton, South Golden Beach(PDF, 2MB)