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1st September 2011: From Pat Aiken Coastal Residents Inc	Coastal Zone Management Plan. The progress association has received correspondence and media releases regarding the above subject from “Coastal Residents Inc”, signed by its secretary Pat Aiken. For further information regarding "Coastal Residents Inc" please contact Mr Aiken by email aiken012@bigpond.com or mobile phone 0414 800 188. Meanwhile our association will be pursuing Gosford council environment planning director, Colleen Worthy-Jennings & Gosford MP, Chris Holstein regarding the local proposals for the Brisbane Water area and related suburbs.
29th July 2011: From Len Murray 28th June 2011	REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE FOR IPARTS REVIEW OF THE CURRENT METHOD OF RENT DETERMINATION FOR DOMESTIC WATERFRONT TENANCIES IN NSW 27th June at 220 Pitt Street, Sydney The all day meeting was attended by some ninety people of this State, as interested individuals or representing organisations such as the Waterfront Action Group, "W.A.G". Together with the employees of the relevant government departments and selected representative groups there were 16 people on the podium table facing the audience and who fielded questions and made replies. Time slots at the various sessions were provided for questions and comments from the audience. Many spoke of their own personal and family circumstances, some extremely emotional. Click here to view full text.
12th July 2011:	Jill Greenwood, Assistant Treasurer of the Progress Association, being awarded Life Membership of the Central Coast Outrigger Canoe Club at the annual end of Regatta Season Dinner. Held on the 18th June, 2011 at Woy Woy. Jill was recognised for her participation and support over the last 10 years.
27th June 2011:	IPART review on rent determination for domestic waterfront tenancies being held on 27 June, 2011, at the Wesley Centre, 220 Pitt Street, Sydney: Click here to view full text.
26th June 2011:	June General Meeting Minutes: Click here to view full text.
Friday 3rd June 2011:	CANCELLED: Goodaywang Reserve Working Bee
26th May 2011:	Draft Brisbane Water Estuary Management Plan: Click here to view full text.
10th March 2011:	PRESIDENT’S REPORT TO OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

This has been a memorable and worthwhile year for your association and in this, my second annual presidential report, I am happy to focus on some of the positive achievements during the year. Our change to quarterly meetings on Thursday evenings has met with considerable support from the community, and attendance and interest in our guest speakers and their special topics have increased significantly.

In June, Lynden Moyes spoke on home safety during the bushfire season and the value of community fire units. With this past summer’s weather and the dominance of La Nina there were no challenges this time.

Jane Smith’s talk in September on the Community Environment Network led us into our own project at the newly refurbished and officially re-opened Goodaywang Reserve where monthly Bush Care working bees have started and are planned to be continued in the year ahead. We thank Gary Palmer of Gosford Council for his advice and practical assistance in getting these under way.

We were able to have a table display at the Point Clare Public School Fair and in so doing we advertised our December local history meeting and Christmas supper. The committee joins me in thanking all those who came along to the latter to talk about old times and hear the stories from Winsome Andrews, Stephen Clarke and others. The gathering was a fitting and happy way to end our year.

We were unsuccessful in our request for a toilet block to be installed at Uratta St playground, however we are pleased to let you know that the local Guringai people should soon be able to celebrate with us the re-naming of the area as Bungaree Reserve. This is to honour an important indigenous leader of the Brisbane Water area in the time of Governor Macquarie and also to recognise those of his descendants who live here on the coast.

And while in this area I might join with the residents of Uratta St in thanking the council for the complete resurfacing of their street after major infrastructure work. Again we look forward to seeing the improvements to and widening of one section of Glenrock Parade, having been informed that this is on the 2011 Council works programme.

The new dinghy rack at Koolewong is finished and in use. It is good to see projects such as this, initially proposed by our association, brought into being.

The challenges, however, are always before us, and many of our members keep a close eye on development applications and other press announcements. Our thanks go particularly in this instance to Joan Johnstone for her hard work in monitoring such applications and making submissions on our behalf. The withdrawal of the current application by Bunnings to re-locate to Yallambee St is in no doubt due to Joan’s and other West Gosford residents’ lobbying for all.

On the waterfront some of our members have been active participants in meetings and submissions on rising sea levels; and no doubt others will be interested in the development application, as recently advertised in the local press, to have a marina built at Koolewong.

It is not possible to mention all of our activities and interests in this brief report, but I would encourage you all as members to maintain your positive approach to living in this beautiful area. Let’s keep it that way.

My special thanks go to the committee, and particularly our Secretary, Helen Orchard whose hard work with many letters, e-mails and phone calls has achieved so much. Sonnie Hopkins’s assistance with the newsletter, too, has been much appreciated, especially as the latter is again being distributed throughout the whole community as in previous years.

Thank you,
Jon Fearon.

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