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Friends of North Bruny submitted this representation and supporting information to to Kingborough Council in replation to the Draft Planning Scheme
We also met with representatives from Bruny Island Community Association (BICA) and Bruny Island Environment Network (BIEN) (photo above) and developed a joint representation from the three organisations.
The 2024 Friends of North Bruny AGM will be held on Saturday 19 October at the Dennes Point Community Centre (the Hall!) commencing at 10 am. The AGM will be followed by a General Meeting where there wil be an opportunity to discuss a number of current and emerging topics including the Draft Kingborough Council Planning Scheme. The General Meeting will end at 11.15 am. The Agenda and Annual Report are available to download.
At 11.45 am the North Bruny Land and Coastcare Group will present on ‘Towards a Weedless North Bruny’ with speakers Scott Corben (Kingborough Council) and Jim Mulchay (Mulchay Planning and Property Services). Jim has prepared a Weed Mapping Document for Dennes Point and Barnes Bay as a starting point in discussions.
We hope to see you there.
Friends of North Bruny is currently undertaking community consultation about the possible reactivation of Kellaway Park, Dennes Point. We value your opinion and there are a couple of ways you can be involved – keep reading …
Kellaway Park is located in the centre of Dennes Point off Sports Road. The land was donated by Percival Wallace Kellaway for recreational use for the people of North Bruny and named Kellaway Park as a mark of respect. This public open space, now owned by Kingborough Council, has a tennis court, cricket pitch and clubroom. Part of the land is wooded. The Park is also used for emergency helicopter retrieval from the area. There were discussions about the Park in 2016 as part of the North Bruny Background and Future Directions Plan. In the coming weeks day to day management of the Park will be assumed by the North Bruny Hall (Lennon Hall, Dennes Point) Committee.
Some young families have suggested that we investigate the level of community support to revitalise the Park. What facilities are lacking on North Bruny which might be introduced into Kellaway Park for community use? If there is enough interest Friends of North Bruny (FONB) in partnership with the Hall Committee would need to develop a proposal and seek funding through various community grant programs as well as seeking support from Kingborough Council for any proposals. The latter is needed as the land is Council property and additional maintenance may be required.
There are a couple of ways you can provide feedback.
Thank you for your assistance and best wishes for the holiday season.
FONB Committee