Kaleb and I went to a meeting tonight at Honeywell drive with a group of residents concerned with the proposed development of the reserve on the foreshore of the lagoon.

MAST have put in an application to the Clarence Council to have the reserve developed into a gravel carpark with a concrete boat ramp and jetty.

The development not only ruins the natural beauty of the place, it will restrict our access to the water and means the boat traffic will increase dramatically and potentailly ruin this spot for sailing.

Kaleb will scan the proposed plan and post it onto this forum.

The proposal looks like being fast tracked through the Council so we need to move quickly if we want to save this beautiful area from becoming another Dorans cark park.

There will be a meeting of residents, windsurfers and other concerned people, 7.30pm Friday 18th at Honeywood Drive.

We need as many people as we can get so please come along, we are meeting on the foreshore.
If anyone needs any further information contact Kaleb (0417 163603) or Anthony (0417 577884)

Can you please make sure you contact me by phone, in person or pm and have your name recorded in oposition to the proposal. I also need the suburb you live in. Cheers!

That absolutely sucks!
No consideration what so ever for the most frequent users of this area.
Has no one ever noticed us in the last 25 years.,
The fact the ramp/ carpark is proposed but not even any area we can rig our gear, who wants to rig on roadbase!.

I encourage everyone who has ever used this area to get on board and fight this developement. Tell all ex/ new windsurfers to send in a letter when the proposal is released for public opinion.
We've lost the Causeway, Marion bay, Parts of Dorans carpark..... they are not getting this one!
What a !bunch of pricks!

geared4knots said...




We've lost the Causeway, Marion bay, Parts of Dorans carpark..... they are not getting this one!
What a !bunch of pricks!

And we've lost Coastview with all the webcams & Droughy Points windsite is always dodgy.....nobody loves us any more

I'm sure I saw a Spotted Hand Fish feeding in the shallows of Pipe Clay lagoon the other day

Better check with the Oyster Farmers as well, they might be dead set against it as well.

With more boats and trailers entering the water there could be a small possibility of introducing oyster diseases/parasites?
I hate the bloody things but better than a car park.

Your all heart Hicko :)

I was in Sydney over the weekend, so I missed the meeting. Can anyone let me know the outcome ?

The meeting last Friday night was very successful with local residents, windsurfers and Clifton paddlers all turning up.

Phil Morrisby, spokesperson for the local residents gave us a run down of the position to date.

Basically as already explained MAST have a plan to develop the grassland reserve at Honeywood Drive into a new gravel carpark with a jetty and concrete boat ramp.
The plans have been drawn up but according to the Council have not yet been submitted to Council.
Council have said they can not discuss any grievances we have until the plans are submitted.

Kaleb and I have drafted a submission ready to go to Council as soon as the Development Application has been submitted.
I spoke to Phil Morrisby tonight and the local residents are currently drafting a submission.
The surf ski paddlers who are members of the clifton Surf club along with the oyster growers also oppose the development so we should see subbmissions coming from them.

I will ring Helen Ayres at the Council who we believe will be handling the Development Application from MAST to voice our opposition.

Great to see so many concerned people getting behind and opposing this development.