At the next meeting of the City of Joondalup council on Tuesday 21st September, the Council will be making decisions about their Beach Management Plan. It does not look good for kiting @ Mullaloo (see below).

This Tuesday 14th September, there will be a ‘Briefing Session’ of the council, at which deputations will be able to speak to the Council during the public statement period. ‘Deputations’ will be made by WAKSA and the Mullaloo User Group.

The agenda for the ‘Briefing Session’ can be found at this link: www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/Govern/CouncilMeetings/MinutesAndAgendas - go to the link for 14/09/2010 to access the agenda documents - Kite surfing is 'discussed' on page 79.

The council has outlined the 3 options as they have determined them, and a recommendation for the Council. Despite the designated zone as proposed by the original Beach Mgmt Plan, Joondalup is now recommending an exclusion zone along the entire Mullaloo beach.

Option 1: Status Quo – exclusion zones and designated areas apply in the manner as they are currently stated within the Draft Beach Management Plan.

Option 2: Only exclusion zones are established which apply over the entire length of Mullaloo and North Mullaloo Beaches and Sorrento Beach from the Marina wall to the Plaza.

Option 3: Exclusion zones and designated areas are established in the locations as currently stated within the Beach Management Plan, however, the designated area at North Mullaloo is extended south by 255m.

Recommendation: It is the City’s position that Option 2 should be endorsed as the preferred management approach for kitesurfing activities within the Beach Management Plan.

WAKSA and the Mullaloo User Group will be speaking to the Council. WAKSA will obviously be speaking against the recommendation. We know that the anti-kiting brigade will also be out in force at this meeting.

Any member of the public who wants to speak at the Briefing Session will need to contact the City of Joondalup by 4pm on Monday 13th September 2010.

Members of the public may make a deputation to a Briefing Session by making a written request to the Mayor by 4pm on the working day immediately prior to the scheduled Briefing Session. Deputations must relate to matters listed on the agenda of the Briefing Session. The mayor can be emailed via troy.pickard@joondalup.wa.gov.au

We encourage all kiters in the City of Joondalup to come to the Briefing Session, Conference Room 1, Joondalup Civic Centre, Boas Avenue Joondalup on Tuesday 14th September. The Briefing Session commences @ 6.30pm.