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.

Oh Dear!

This doesn't look good

It appears council is adopting the easy approach of just shutting it all down completely. This further endorses the old saying that the squeaky wheel receives the grease.

The minor win we had at the very first council meeting left the opponents to kitesurfing smarting somethin' terrible. This drove them with passion and hatred to hound the hell out of the council. We are now reaping the seeds that we sewed.

It would seem that there is about the same in regards to the pro's and con's between Option 2 as there is for option 3, with the only difference being that the noisy local anti-kiters are silenced with victory for their cause in option 2.

We need some serious support to urge council to reconsider option 3. Option 1 is lost to us, so we need to concentrate our focus on the 3rd option. This is setting dangerous precedents for the other councils around WA, and surely in time, Australia.

Good luck, we all need it, for the good of the sport!

DM

Hey Dave,

You're right, I was looking only at the pro's and con's side of things. Option one is the preferred, followed by Option 3 with Option 2 being the most likely and most objectionable from our stand point.

A little luck would be good here, oh and some serious support in numbers would be advantageous too. If we do go down, we must do it giving it all we have as there mustn't be room left for regrets after it is all done.

DM

seafever17 said...


So From North Beach to Pinaroo no kiting.
Pinaroo is allowed.
Anywhere North of Pinaroo is banned or unsuitable (surf club,windshadow etc)
Please tell me Iv got it wrong

Hi SF,

I think that kiting is OK up to about the start of Mullaloo Beach coming from the south. This will give riders probably close to 1km North from Pinnaroo. In a true S'wester this shouldn't be too much of a problem as the wind gets in to the beach all the way down the beach.

There is a problem though when the wind goes SSW or S as it is cross off shore and a wind shadow exists from 100m North of Pinnaroo Access roadway all the way downwind towards Mullas. The wind is still clean out where the yellow marker buoys used to be but coming in close to the beach needs to be done carefully by keeping your kite really high in the wind window to prevent it getting down low enough to be effected by the turbulent winds. In some extreme cases you may need to body drag in the last 150m to shore.

It looks like Pinnaroo is going to be busy this year

DM

I'll never spend another dollar in the city of Joondalup.

The whole ocean is there and all is required are the launching and landing areas.
Surely the m.b.u.g. can afford the decency to make this concession. As fellow uses of the coast.. we are a part of the community...Seeing the sails during the sunset is what makes WA and especially areas like Joondalup what they are.

On a more technical note the wind windows that occur in different winds is exactly the type of expertise information that is required for these areas to be implemented both functionally and permanently.

Keep up the good work boys...You are fighting for the whole coast and all coastal communities.

These allowances, as a focal point for recreation and tourism for all people...locally, intra-suburb, intra- state, inter-state and internationally; create the direct economic benefit that local residents and business setup there fore in the first place. All generated by something as simple as wind and as free as a sunset. Effective organisation and compromise will put the area on the map and bring the dollars in from all walks of life..not just a possessive few.

Make Mullaloo one of the best place to be..not dullsville.

Oh dear, this is going to be an interesting summer, enough of the tip toeing around, if the perverts and alcoholics can do as they please i'm f-----g sure, as a law abiding, rate paying resident i WILL be enjoying my local beach !!!!!!!!!!!!

if they can't stop our cars getting broken into in the car park, im sure they cant stop the signs from falling off either. Those crooks will steal anything.

So is the plaza the bp servo at Sorrento?
The description is as clear as mud.
North beach is city of stirling

How many extra rangers will they need to police this piece of draconian sh!te!


The draft management plan was ok now someone has altered the kite surf section?
Who are you? Show yourself

Sorry little 0, been trying the nice guy routine for to long, i'm over it, will be chatting with juddy for some divine advice as he's a top guy but i don't think mr. pickard values my vote as much as the coffin dodgers who live on the beach front

Just to let you know, the type of people who are prominant in the m.c.b.u.g. I taught the husband of one last summer, he was amazed how safety consious the sport is and could'nt understand what all the noise was about. Then his wife got involved in this group and no matter what he said to try and assure her that kiting is totally misunderstood, she is one of the organisers, needless to say he has'nt been seen since

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

Alternatively, members of the public may wish to submit an online application to be a 'deputation' at the meeting:

http://forms.joondalup.wa.gov.au/fs.aspx?surveyid=9f6e4cfcfaa46f18799b0f4c19c0898


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.

Kiters living in the City of Joondalup need to be at this meeting...

With regard to the issues of enforcement & compliance by kiters.

The WAKSA submission (and other WAKSA inputs) all made very clear and definite reference to the fact that as a group (of non-hoon type personalities) we are more than open to self-regulation 'where restrictions can be seen as a reasonable proposition'.

BUT we were equally clear that kiters would never be prepared to accept restrictions which have no practical validity. Civil disobedience and problems of enforcement have been forwarned as known and advised outcomes of anything like the outrageous recommendation for option 2.
It is an inconsiderate and ignorant response made all the more stupid coming in the face of all the information council has been provided.

All kiters, but particularly residents of Joondalup, need to send private emails direct to all councillors explaining how this blatant pandering to a few hysterical loud voices will bring nothing but grief further down the line.

I am sure we must have some serious scope for legal intevention if this worst of all options passes thru council.
... I know it is sometimes a little iffy.... but this IS NOT iffy!

Yep, be there too... had a great session today, first of the season and as usual not a member of the public to be seen. I truly cannot get my head around the potential of being banned from enjoying an excellent pastime on a beach that EVERYONE has left and gone home!?!? We don't affect anyone, i just don't get it, who are we affecting, who have we hurt... what have we done wrong???

I am a mature (well ok old), responsible, resident/rate payer of the City Of Joondalup and have been for most of my life, I first surfed at Mullaloo around forty years ago, I kited for several hours at Mullaloo this afternoon and had a fantastic time.

I took the 2 attached photo's (looking North then South from the Korella Street access way) at around 1pm today, Sunday 12th of September before I set up and headed out, I think they show how totally ridiculous a blanket ban of kiting at Mullaloo would be.

The beach was absolutely deserted except for a few kiters when I set up, I did not wait to take these photo's this was simply the scene when I arrived.

In the time that I was out a few more kiters and partners/children of kiters showed up and a few non kiting people did go for a walk along the beach, I noted that most of these people watched and/or photographed and appeared to me to be entertained by the kiters.

I cannot believe that in this day and age, in what is supposed to be a democratic society, that a few people with an agenda have the power to ruin for others what is a harmless, and healthy hobby/sport, and urge all kiters that can, to attend the meeting on Tuesday night, and /or email the Mayor and Councillors.
I am actually rostered on at work until 7pm in Perth, but will be will be shooting off an email, trying to get off early, and will head up as soon as I can.

http://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/govern/yourmayorandcouncillors.aspx

So should I drop the mayor an e-mail or leave it to the residents? I dont live there, but I dont want the precedent coming my way.