Tighter controls on powered craft in Tweed waterways, a high school in Pottsville and spraying to control mosquitoes were leading issues when the latest Councillors’ Community Catch-up was held at the Pottsville Beach Markets last Sunday.
Scorching weather did not stop more than 60 people attending the Council marquee to chat one-on-one with a Councillor or General Manager Mike Rayner, at his final Catch-up before his retirement.
They raised a large number of issues about the Pottsville district and other parts of the Tweed, including Council’s ongoing Community Heritage Study to create guidelines for people who own heritage-listed properties or live in heritage-listed areas.
Visitors also highlighted road safety issues at Pottsville, such as slowing traffic on Seabreeze Boulevarde and a potential pedestrian crossing on Tweed Coast Road in the town’s north.
There were calls to ban jet skis from the Pottsville estuary and introduce greater controls on wake boats in the Tweed River.
While several Koala Beach residents requested a spraying program to eliminate a mosquito outbreak, following flooding in January, they were subsequently informed that a control program had already begun in their area.
Two long-running issues in Pottsville, demands for a high school and large supermarket in the district, were again raised during the Catch-up.
Participating Councillor Dot Holdom said the stall was again an excellent fact-finding mission, giving residents a prime opportunity to raise the issues that were important to them.
“Many of the concerns or requests raised by residents at the Catch-up were acted upon by Council within the following few days, as we move to ensure all of the feedback we received is addressed,” Cr Holdom said.
“Sunday’s Catch-up was also a great opportunity to explain a number of issues, or simply to pass on information about a wide number of Council activities and services.”
Councillor Joan van Lieshout, who also attended the Pottsville stall, said they opened up a great flow of information between residents and council.
Murwillumbah will have its first chance to host one of the Councillors’ Community Catch-ups, when the next stall is held at the Murwillumbah Community Markets at the showgrounds on May 27, from 9am to 1pm.
For more information about the Councillors’ Community Catch-ups, contact Council’s Communications Officer – Community Engagement, Scott Green, on (02) 6670 2751.
