FAQs
Can I get a copy of the Draft Medowie Strategy?
What happens with the strategy once the exhibition period is over?
What is the current status of the Draft Medowie Strategy?
What does the Draft Medowie Strategy mean for my land?
Why the Draft Medowie Strategy?
Q. Can I get a copy of the Draft Medowie Strategy?
Printed copies of the plan can be viewed at:
Council Chambers 116 Adelaide Street, RAYMOND TERRACE
Raymond Terrace Library 74 Port Stephens Street, RAYMOND TERRACE
Tomaree Library Town Centre Circuit, SALAMANDER BAY
Mobile Library Contact 4987 2221 for locations and times
Medowie Community Hall Corner Ferodale and Medowie Roads, MEDOWIE
Medowie Newsagency Ferodale Plaza, Ferodale Road, MEDOWIE
A full electronic version can be viewed at Council's website:
http://www.portstephens.nsw.gov.au/planning/1369/57335.html
Copies can be puchased from Council at a cost of $20.
Q. How can I make a submission?
You can debate questions or raise issues in the Bang the Table forum, these will be taken into consideration.
You can also write a submission quoting file number PSC2006-0029. They should be received no later than 5pm on Thursday 12th June 2008 and be addressed to:
The General Manager
Port Stephens Council
PO Box 42
RAYMOND TERRACE NSW 2324
Telephone enquiries should be directed to Council’s Strategic Planning Team on Ph (02) 4980 0326.
Q. What happens with the strategy once the exhibition period is over?
At the end of the exhibition period submissions will be considered and the Draft Strategy and a submission summary will be reported to Council.
Q. What is the current status of the Draft Medowie Strategy?
Port Stephens Council has resolved to place the Draft Medowie Strategy on exhibition for a period of eight (8) weeks.
The draft document will be on exhibition from Thursday 17th April 2008 until Thursday 12th June 2008.
Q. What does the Draft Medowie Strategy mean for my land?
The Draft Medowie Strategy is a strategic document identifying the a sutainable way for Medowie to grow. The Draft Strategy does not change the zoning of your land it provides a tool for those who wish to apply to rezone their land.
Q. Why the Draft Medowie Strategy?
The Port Stephens Community Settlement and Infrastructure Strategy (CSIS) 2007 incorporates the strategic directions of the Lower Hunter Regional Strategy and identifies Medowie as one of only two significant new release areas for urban development in the Port Stephens LGA for the next 25 years.
The purpose of the Draft Medowie Strategy is to identify how to manage this growth and deliver the outcomes of the Lower Hunter Regional Strategy and draft Lower Hunter Regional Conservation Plan and the CSIS 2007.