Kingscliff Matters

1. A valid entry must be completed on an original Love your local @ Kingscliff Loyalty Card, not a reproduction.
2. A valid entry must have six (6) official stamps in the spaces provided and the Missing Letter Quiz completed on the back of the loyalty card.
3. Shoppers will receive an official stamp each time they make an eligible purchase at a participating Kingscliff trader.
4. A valid entry must have the entrant’s details including name and telephone and or email completed and legible on the back of the loyalty card.
5. The Entrant must deposit the card in one of the four identified Love your local @ Kingscliff entry boxes at:
   • Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club, 131 Marine Parade Kingscliff NSW 2487
   • Kingscliff Visitors Information Centre, 81 Marine Parade, Kingscliff NSW 2487
   • Kingscliff Newsagency (Marine Parade), 96 Marine Parade, Kingscliff NSW 2487
   • Kingscliff Bakery, Kingscliff Shopping Village, Pearl Street Kingscliff NSW 2487
6. Completed cards go into a monthly draw to win a $100 food and beverage voucher to spend at Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club.
7. Monthly draw will take place at 10am, on the 1st Monday of every month, at Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club, 131 Marine Parade Kingscliff NSW 2487.
8. Shoppers may submit an unlimited number of completed cards.
9. Winners will be notified within 48 hours of the draw by phone or email
10. Winners’ details will feature on http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/KingscliffMatters
11. Winners may be asked to participate in post draw promotional activities.
12. Entries that include an email address will be added to the Kingscliff Matter ENewsletter subscriber list, which can be opted out at any time.
13. Council will keep these entry forms in accordance with Privacy Act requirements, and information provided in entries will not be made available to third parties.
14. Competition closes 31 December 2017.
15. The promoters are Tweed Shire Council and Kingscliff and District Chamber of Commerce.

The Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation is a three-stage $21.2 million project being undertaken by Council to protect and enhance facilities along the Kingscliff CBD coastline.

• Stage 1 will construct a permanent sea wall to protect the Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club, Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park and Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club from erosion caused by storm events and projected sea level rises
• Stage 2 will refurbish and modernise the facilities and services at Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park, to better meet the demands of the visitors to the town, including a greater emphasis on cabin accommodation
• Stage 3 will create a Kingscliff Central Park, a community hub linking the Kingscliff central business district with the beach by providing oceans views from CBD businesses on Marine Park and establishing paths for improved beach access

Planning and approvals are underway and construction is scheduled to start in early 2017, with work expected to be completed in 2019.

The project is funded by a $9.81 million grant through Round 2 of the Federal Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund (NSRF). Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserve Trust will contribute $7.52 million to the redevelopment, while Council will provide $3.87 million.

A Development Application for Stage 1 and Stage 3 of the Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation was approved by a meeting of Council’s Planning Committee on 5 May 2016, to allow the foreshore protection works and central park development.

The meeting resolution added a number conditions to the approval, to minimise the impact on parking in the central business district, the effects of dust during construction and the impacts on local business.

View the meeting agenda item.

You can also read the minutes from the Planning Committee meeting.

The conditions specify that:

• all vehicles associated with the revitalisation constructions works must be parked within the work site or north of Kingscliff Bowls Club
• sand drift from the work site must be managed to minimise the nuisance to neighbouring properties
• Marine Parade must be accessible at all times
• Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club, local businesses and adjacent residents must be given regular written progress reports about the works and contact details of the responsible person managing the site

A separate Development Application for Stage 2, to upgrade Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park, was also approved by the 5 May Planning Committee meeting. Visit yoursaytweed.com.au/KingscliffForeshore for further information and updates, or phone Stewart Brawley on (02) 6670 2400.

The 12th edition of the Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Kingscliff Triathlon and Multi-Fun Weekend will be held this Sunday 22 November 2015, with community members invited to be part of the festivities.

Access Times – please refer to the following access times for areas in the community:

• Pearl Street will be under traffic control from 6am until approximately 11am and in one direction from south to north. Marine Parade shop staff can still access the back of the their buildings but can expect delays and must be assisted by marshals. Extra traffic control is in place
• Woolworths Supermarket car park will be closed to all triathletes from 5am to 8am
• The fuel station on Pearl Street will have access at all times but only from the south to north lane
• Both the hotel car park and fuel station will have a dedicated traffic controller
• A drop-off zone will be in place at the back of the ambulance station and Blue Scooter, via Hungerford Lane, and is one-directional from south to north
• Fire trucks exiting the fire station should use the rear lane or travel north to the next side street
• Police vehicles can exit the police station via the rare lane
• The ambulance station will use the side lane between Marine Parade and Hungerford Lane for exit and entry (not via the roundabout)

Staff Parking

• A dedicated staff car park is allocated for shop staff in the St Anthony’s school grounds and accessed only via Boomerang Street
• The church ground on Pearl Street will not be available for car parking but will be used by church goers for that morning’s service
• Triathletes can park in vacant land accessed from Kingscliff Street

Buses

Bus services will continue. However, in areas where the roads have been closed, bus services will be replaced by taxi services offered by triathlon management. Buses from Kingscliff to Salt still operate in both directions.

Northern Shops - Marine Parade

In an effort to reduce the impact of the Marine Parade closure, QSM Sports is encouraging all cafes and shops to forward promotional artwork to office@qsmsports.com for Facebook and email newsletters. QSM Sports is heavily promoting that triathletes and guests need to support these businesses.

Giant Christmas tree for new community celebration

Council and the Kingscliff and District Chamber of Commerce are working together on a new community Christmas celebration for the town.

The Tweed Heads and Kingscliff business chambers are liaising with Council to finalise plans and financial contributions for giants Christmas trees in their town centres.

They will be installed in early December, with a competition for Tweed children aged 12 and under to officially turn on the Christmas tree lights.

The Kingscliff tree will be fully-decorated, including LED-lights, and will be installed in Lions Park, immediately next to the Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club.

Council General Manager Troy Green said the initiative would help to inspire stronger community spirit, by encouraging greater community celebrations.

“We have received many requests from business organisations over the years for Council to support to generate community Christmas spirit in the most viable and cost effective ways,” Mr Green said.
“This concept of the trees has generated high-level support and excitement.
“Council greatly appreciates the financial contribution received from each of the main contributors, through both club grants and donations.”

Council has received financial support from the Kingscliff and District Chamber of Commerce, Kingscliff Beach Bowls Club, Azure Kingscliff and Kingscliff Beach Hotel for the Kingscliff tree.

This statement from General Manager Troy Green outlines Council’s position in regards to a retro/vintage market proposed to be held in Kingscliff in September 2015.

"The first Council knew of the event was from an article in a local paper a couple of weeks ago.

Once we knew about the event, Council formally made contact with the organiser of the proposed market to advise of the need for approval for these type of events and to inform her that this market could not go ahead at the moment as it was in contravention of a Council resolution.

(On 18 June 2015, Council resolved to maintain the existing market approvals (with no additional markets to be approved) until after December 2015 to allow Council time to undertake a review of its Events Strategy. Once this has been completed there will be a new expression of interest process through which all prospective market organisers will need to apply.) One of the reasons that Council resolved this way was in response to the Local Business Chamber and community groups who had expressed a concern about the number of markets and the impact of these on local businesses and residents.

While a booking was made for the hall through the Kingscliff Holiday Park no application was made by the organiser to Council for approval to hold the event until 31 July.

So in summary, the event could not be approved because it contravened the Council resolution and the additional unresolved issues with markets at Kingscliff that are being addressed through the review of the Events Strategy.

Kingscliff is a popular destination for events and markets, bringing economic and social benefit for the town but also inconvenience at times. Council plays a role in the approval process and in determining the appropriate mix and number of festivals and events.

Council recognises there is some concern about events in the community at Kingscliff.

In collaboration with the Kingscliff and District Chamber of Commerce and Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association, Council held a key stakeholders forum about this issue with participation of a range of representatives from the business community, schools, community organisations, sporting clubs, churches, tourism and residents associations in March 2015.

A subsequent meeting was held in late May to provide an update to stakeholders on the work Council is doing on reviewing the Events Strategy.

Phase one of the events strategy review has been completed and phase two is in process, We would welcome the event organiser making contact with Council once the new Strategy is formally adopted by Council and the current resolution has been fulfilled."

Residents are invited to provide their ideas about future uses of the former Kingscliff Coast Guard building at Cudgen Creek.

Council is investigating options for the ongoing use of the training building, at Kingscliff’s Ed Parker Rotary Park, which the coast guard unit vacated after ceasing operations in November last year.

The former training building is prominently positioned near the centre of town and on the banks of Cudgen Creek.

The Kingscliff Coast Guard Unit provided a wonderful service for the boating community for many years and Council, as the owner of the building, would now like to make the best possible use of the building.

Community input

Visit yoursaytweed.com.au/coastguard to participate in the online forum.

Send an emailed submission with your ideas.

Residents and community organisation representatives are also invited to participate in a community workshop to be held at the training building on 14 July 2015 between 5.30-7.30pm to further explore options for the building. Click here to RSVP or phone Technical Officer - Emergency Management, Shannon Heathcote, on (02) 6670 2567.

This workshop will be open to all interested members of the community, who will have a number of ways to provide input as part of an engagement campaign that began on 6 July and continues until 7 August.

Objectives of community engagement

This initial round of engagement aims to brainstorm with the community to identify optimum ways to utilise the building. There will be a separate, later round of engagement to invite formal expressions of interest.

Criteria for future use of the building include:

• generate income to cover the cost of future site maintenance. This income must at least match the cost of maintenance. However, the opportunities for this site offer plenty of potential to generate income which could help to meet the costs of providing for other community facilities.
• must be permissible within the land zoning and in consideration of the amenity of the area due to the close proximity of neighbouring residents

Further information

Visit yoursaytweed.com.au/coastguard for more information or www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/EmergencyManagement or by phone Doreen Harwood or Shannon Heathcote on (02) 6670 2400.

Kingscliff's beach, foreshore and main commercial precinct are not only major economic drivers for the town, they are also intrinsically linked to the locality's character and identity.

In July 2007, Council adopted the Kingscliff Foreshore Masterplan for the town's coastal strip from Cudgen Creek to Wommin Bay Road. The planning document establishes a vision for future upgrade works to be realised over a period of up to 20 years, to protect Kingscliff’s main commercial precinct, upgrade the parks and preserve the beach and foreshore.

The masterplan considers both the individual character of Kingscliff and the qualities it offers in the context of all the coastal villages. Its recommendations are based on outcomes of site investigations and analysis, review of existing reports and consultation outcomes, best practice for urban design, and community feedback.

Major features of the plan include:

• Sand nourishment to restore the stretch of beach next to the CBD
• Redevelop the Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park and reduce its size
• Create the Kingscliff Central Park on land vacated by reducing the size of Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park

These three core elements form three sub-projects which are currently in progress and details of which are provided below:

• Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan
• Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park Renewal
• Kingscliff Central Park

The community was invited to have input into the masterplan in the following ways

• Reference panel
• Survey of beach users
• Vox pop of residents and visitors in the street and on the beach
• Public meeting on 16 May 2006
• Formal submissions, 17 May - 14 June 2006
• Formal submissions, 25 June - 9 July 2007

In addition to these opportunities to have input into the masterplan, the community will be able to provide feedback on the three sub-projects as they are publicly exhibited. See the relevant sections below for details.

Funding application

Council recently submitted an application to the Australian Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund to assist in the delivery of the $20.4 million in upgrades proposed by the Kingscliff Foreshore Masterplan, under the banner 'Kingscliff Foreshore Protection and Revitalisation Project'.

We will hear if our application is successful in May 2015.

For more information about Kingscliff Foreshore Master Plan, please contact Senior Engineer - Civil Design Warren Boyd on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention to Warren Boyd

Information and resources

• Council report - Operations Committee Meeting (10 July 2007, page 25)
• Council resolution - see meeting minutes (10 July 2007, page 30)
• Funding application (2014)
• Funding application - letters of support (2014)
• Reference group, survey and vox pop results (March - April 2006)

The Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan is a major feature of the Kingscliff Foreshore Masterplan adopted by Council in July 2007.

Council is currently developing a Coastal Zone Management Plan for Kingscliff to address the hazards and risks from coastal erosion and inundation.

Council's 2014 Coastal Hazards Study identified that several public facilities along the Kingscliff foreshore were subject to immediate coastal erosion risk. This had been highlighted by severe and continued erosion since a large storm in May 2009. The erosion was initially in the southern corner, causing the loss of a beach access road and car parking. Up to 40 to 60 metres of vegetated dune was lost along a length of foreshore approximately 500 metres long. Fortunately, a protective seawall had been constructed immediately in front of the Cudgen Headland Surf Lifesaving Club, completed in September 2010. This structure protected the surf club from major damage from erosion.

The Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan will confirm a preferred hazard management option for Kingscliff coastal protection, either seawall and sand nourishment or removal of all assets through planned retreat, and will develop a funding model for any works required.

The plan is due for completion in June 2015.

Major objectives of the plan

• Develop management options for coastal erosion hazard
• Develop a funding model for works required

Community input to this process

• Two workshops with a stakeholders focus group have undertaken a multi-criteria assessment
• A draft Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan will go on public exhibition in mid-2015. This exhibition period is planned to include:
  • drop-in information stalls
  • visits to interest groups

It is proposed engagement activities for the management plan will tie in with consultation for the Kingscliff Locality Plan.

For more information about the Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan, please contact Unit Co-ordinator Natural Resource Management Jane Lofthouse on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention Jane Lofthouse.

Information and resources

• Council report 21 February 2012 (see page 295)
• Kingscliff Coastal Management Plan update
• More information on Coastline Management

The Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park Renewal is a major feature of the Kingscliff Foreshore Master Plan adopted by Council in July 2007.

Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park will be redeveloped to provide the facilities and mix of accommodation options to meet the demands of the contemporary market. The redevelopment will facilitate the creation of a public foreshore cycleway, boardwalk and beach access points and the holiday park will be reduced in size to create space for a Kingscliff Central Park.

A Development Application for Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park upgrade was approved by a meeting of Council’s Planning Committee on 5 May 2016. Read the meeting agenda item.

Work includes the demolition of existing infrastructure at the holiday park and a reduction in the size of the holiday park from 3.31 hectares to 1.992 hectares to provide space for a new Kingscliff Central Park. See layout sheet 1 and layout sheet 2 of the new park.

Also see a fact sheet about the upgrade, including a map of the new holiday park layout.

The meeting also approved a Development Application for the other two stages of the Kingscliff Foreshore Revitalisation – the construction of a sea wall and creation of a new Kingscliff Central Park.

Major features of the redevelopment include

• Reducing size of the holiday park to create space for the new Kingscliff Central Park
• Reducing the number of sites to around 60, with a mix of cabins, ensuite sites and camp sites
• Construction of new amenities blocks, recreational elements and improved facilities
• New management facilities
• Landscaping, incorporating foreshore works

The community will be invited to have input into this process in the following ways

• The community will have opportunities to make a submission when a development application for the holiday park upgrade is publicly exhibited. Detailed plans and documents will be available for public viewing at this time.

For more information about the Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park Renewal, please contact Executive Manager, Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserve Trust, Andrew Illingworth on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention Andrew Illingworth.

Kingscliff Central Park is a major feature of the Kingscliff Foreshore Master Plan adopted by Council in July 2007.

At its meeting on 15 February 2011, Council resolved to publicly exhibit concept plans for a new Kingscliff Central Park, providing a vibrant public open space to link the beach with the town’s central business district.

Plans for the park, located north of Cudgen Headland Surf Life Saving Club, include a boardwalk, landscaping, picnic shelters, play equipment and a larger ANZAC memorial space.

The park has been designed as a large community space at the heart of the Kingscliff central business district - a destination for residents and visitors to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery, engage with family and friends at an open air barbecue or take a leisurely walk along the foreshore pathway.

While the park design has been endorsed by the community and was adopted by Council's meeting on 21 June 2011, progress on its delivery is subject to the outcome of a funding application to the Australian Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund.

Major features of the park's design include

• A large open lawn area to host events and serve as an active space
• A new amenities building with toilets and showers
• Seating, picnic settings, shelters and other furniture throughout the park, as well as drinking fountains and bins
• Pathways connect Marine Parade to an enlarged cenotaph area
• A large play space to accommodate a wide range of age groups
• Greater integration and utilisation of the Kingscliff Amenities Hall

The community was invited to have input into the design process in the following ways

• Online community forum at www.yoursaytweed.com.au/kingscliffpark
• Information stall at the NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, Jack Bayliss Park, on Saturday 19 March 2011
• Formal submissions during the public exhibition period, 7 March - 26 April 2011
• Display at Kingscliff library

For detailed plans and documents and to stay up to date with the latest project news and developments, visit www.yoursaytweed.com.au/kingscliffpark.

For more information about Kingscliff Central Park, please contact Senior Engineer - Civic Design Warren Boyd (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention Warren Boyd.

Information and resources

• Your Say Tweed - Kingscliff Central Park
• Community engagement evaluation report (June 2011)
• Council report (15 February 2011, see page 477) - resolution to exhibit
• Council report (21 June 2011, see page 273) - endorsement of plans

The idea to make Marine Parade a one-way street was originally raised in a submission from NSW Police to Council's Traffic Committee in February 1995, following a pedestrian incident involving a young girl. The submission suggested a one-way, single-lane traffic flow from Turnock Street to the fig tree roundabout. That submission was supported by the Business Corporation.

The one-way suggestion was raised again in a letter from the Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association in March 2001, which requested "Marine Parade be made one way to the south between Turnock Street and Seaview Streets to help alleviate the lack of parking in Kingscliff".

Public car parking in Kingscliff has been an issue in the local community for many years and Council has previously considered reports on the matter at its meetings of 21 November 2001 and 7 May 2003.

Extensive community consultation in early 2011 to plan the proposed Kingscliff Central Park again highlighted the need to address a lack of car parking in Marine Parade.

In light of these historic requests, Council prepared draft concept plans and sought community feedback in May and June 2012.

Based on the feedback received from the community throughout this process, Council resolved at its meeting on 17 July 2012 to proceed with its concept plans.

Works began in late January 2013 and was completed in early April 2013.

Major features of the plan

• Make Marine Parade one way from Turnock Street to Seaview Street
• Provide additional car parking by utilising the reduced carriageway width
  • 41 additional car spaces
  • three motorbike spaces
  • one loading bay. (which becomes five extra spaces outside business hours)
• Realign the road to discourage speeding
• Tree planting in the pedestrian walkways and islands

The community was invited to have input into this process in the following ways

• Information stall in Marine Parade on 8 June 2012
• Meetings with the Kingscliff Business Chamber on 15 May 2012, 17 July 2012, 21 January 2013, 19 February 2013 and 24 April 2014
• Meetings with the Kingscliff Ratepayers' Association on 7 May 2012, 5 August 2013 and 4 June 2014
• Meetings with the Southern Business Group on 17 August 2012 and 11 February 2013
• Community survey - 108 completed online, 7 printed copies completed
• Formal submissions during the public exhibition period from 21 May to 22 June 2012

For more information about Marine Parade, please contact Senior Engineer - Civic Design Warren Boyd (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention Warren Boyd.

Information and resources

• Fact sheet - Marine Parade concept plans (May 2012)
• Fact sheet - Marine Parade upgrade (January 2013)
• Survey results (July 2012)
• Council report 15 May 2012 - See page 183
• Council report 17 July 2012 (including survey results) - See page 369
• Video - Marine Parade concept plans
• Letter of support from Kingscliff & District Chamber of Commerce
• 1995 Submission from NSW Police
• Minutes of Local Traffic Committee
• 2001 letter from Kingscliff Residents and Progress Association

Kingscliff Locality Plan – Context, issues and Opportunities Report, Enquiry by Design Workshop Report and Precinct Plans on Exhibition

The Kingscliff Locality Plan (KLP) has reached an important project milestone with the release of the Context, Issues and Opportunities Report and the Enquiry by Design Workshop Report and Precinct Plans which will be on exhibition at the Kingscliff Shopfront for the next two weeks from the 7th March – 18th March with comment invited until 1st April 2016. Together these reports will form the basis of the final Kingscliff Locality Plan.

Some of the key initiatives on exhibition include:

• Allocating 12 precincts within the locality based on different character and land use conditions
• Provides a series of planning and design opportunities and draft strategies to each of those precincts including greenfield development sites within the locality
• Reviewing building height provisions within the town centre to retain and strengthen the existing built form character along Marine Parade but also to provide opportunity for additional growth and expansion of the town centre along Turnock Street
• Proposed building height changes include:
  • Lowering height along Marine Parade to 11.0m
  • Retaining 13.6m height along north side of Pearl Street
  • Increase height to 16.6m along south side of Pearl Street and along undeveloped frontage to Turnock St
• Encourage additional housing accommodation in the form of shop-top housing within the town centre
• Encourage greater pedestrian and cycling connections both within the town centre and surrounding residential precinct areas
• Facilitate a Business and Knowledge Precinct to the north of the locality to encourage long term employment generating land uses which may include a business park, creative industries hub, university or education precinct, retail centre and a mix of housing opportunities

For detailed plans and documents and to stay up to date with the latest project news and developments, visit www.yoursaytweed.com.au/kingsclifflocalityplan.

For more information about the Kingscliff Locality Plan, please contact Senior Urban Designer John Lynch on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention John Lynch.

Kingscliff North Holiday Park was temporarily closed in October 2014 to facilitate its total redevelopment and modernisation.

The closure was a strategic business decision timed to coincide with the expiry of existing management agreements.

The redevelopment, a $3 million investment by Tweed Coast Holiday Parks into Kingscliff, was completed in time for the park to reopen in mid-2015. The revitalisation has provided a greatly improved holiday park with modernised facilities, to bring more visitors and customers to Kingscliff and keep them coming back.

Any profits from Tweed Coast Holiday Parks, after operating expenses and investments back into the business - have been returned to Council to manage and protect the Tweed’s coastal assets.

For more information about Kingscliff North Holiday Park, contact Executive Manager, Tweed Coast Holiday Parks Reserve Trust, Andrew Illingworth on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention Andrew Illingworth.

Kingscliff is a popular destination for events and markets, bringing economic and social benefit for the town but also inconvenience at times. Council plays a role in the approval process and in determining the appropriate mix and number of festivals and events.

Council recognises there is some concern about events in the community at Kingscliff. Council, in collaboration with the Kingscliff and District Chamber of Commerce and Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association, is holding a key stakeholders forum with participation of a range of representatives from the business community, schools, community organisations, sporting clubs, churches, tourism and residents associations in March 2015.

For more information, please contact Director Corporate Services, Liz Collyer on 02 6670 2414 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au, attention Liz Collyer.

Information and resources

• Council's Events Strategy 2011 - 2016
• Draft Events Strategy 2016 - 2020 (7.97mB PDF)
• Council's Festivals and Events Policy 2014
• More information on Festivals, Events and Filming

A tourism promotion presence returned to Kingscliff in 2014 when a dedicated Visitor Information Centre was established at the Kingscliff Amenities Hall.

The centre is one of four located throughout Tweed Shire and operated by Destination Tweed, a not-for-profit organisation engaged by Council to promote the Tweed region as a holiday and business destination.

Friendly staff and volunteers at the centre are on hand to assist visitors with local information and suggestions on things to do and see in the area and booking accommodation, day tours and other activities.

For more information about tourism promotion in Kingscliff, contact Destination Tweed on 1800 118 295 or visit http://destinationtweed.com.au/contact-us/.

Information and resources

• Destination Tweed website
• Tweed Shire Economic Development Strategy

Council manages an extensive network of public open spaces such as beaches, parks and other public places, including many open spaces in the Kingscliff locality.

This network provides opportunities for a wide range of recreational activities, making a significant contribution to the physical and social wellbeing of the Tweed community.

These activities traditionally centred on children’s playgrounds, kick-about spaces, barbecue and picnic facilities, walking, cycling, and jogging. Sports fields traditionally catered for club-based sporting competitions.

Contemporary society has developed more recreational pursuits, including:

• Personal fitness trainers
• Commercial wedding planners
• Open-air venues for family and corporate celebrations
• Commercial sports competitions or coaching programs

Council is experiencing demand for a wide range of additional activities on public open space, including commercial fitness training such as boot camps, commercially arranged weddings, surf schools, eco and fishing tours, commercially operated markets, circuses.

Council is developing a Commercial Recreation Activities on Public Open Space Policy for Tweed Shire, to apply to all public open space under the care, control or management of Council, including:

• Crown Reserves under trusteeship or control of Council or under licence to Council
• Council-owned community and operational land
• Council roads

The policy aims to:

• determine the commercial recreation activities suitable for beaches, parks and other public places administered by Council and provide an effective, transparent, equitable and efficient framework for their management
• ensure equitable and sustainable use of beaches, parks and other public places for the physical, social and cultural wellbeing of the Tweed community
• ensure all activities on public open space are in keeping with the intended use of the space
• protect the natural and physical assets of public open space in Tweed Shire
• protect existing and proposed infrastructure on public open space
• protect the safety of all users of public open space

Community input to this process

• Workshops are being held with existing and potential commercial users of public open space and other stakeholders
• Feedback will soon be sought from the broader community, including
  • Online forums
  • Community information stalls

For further information please visit www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/PublicSpaceCommercial or contact Council's Open Space Officer on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au and mark attention Grahame Burton.

Information and resources

• Commercial Recreation Activities on Public Open Space Policy webpage
• Draft Commercial Recreation Activities on Public Open Space Policy

Ongoing Vigilance

Residents and visitors to Salt, Casuarina and Cabarita Beach should remain vigilant in this area, which includes the coastal dunes, the native vegetation areas west of Salt Village and off the cycleways from Cudgen Creek to Cudgen Nature Reserve - north of Cabarita Beach. This incorporates the beach accesses in this area and both the foreshore cycleway and the western cycleway that runs alongside Cudgen Creek.

A continued cooperative response by Council, NPWS and North Coast LLS is taking a more proactive approach to manage wild dogs in the area. However, responsible resident behaviour is vital for the program's success. For further information about wild dogs, including key DOs and DON’Ts, please visit our Wild Dogs page.

Background history of Lot 490

Lots 1 and 2 in DP 1117599, located on the south bank of Cudgen Creek at Kingscliff, were formerly known as Lot 490 in DP 47021. Lot 490 was Crown Reserve 1002202, its public purpose was for Tourist Facilities and Services notified on 6 November 1998 and the Tweed Coast Reserve Trust (through Tweed Shire Council) was appointed as administrator of the reserve by gazettal dated 23 April 1999.

The appointment of the Trust was the result of negotiations between Council and the Department of Land and Water Conservation (now Crown Lands) with regard to the creation of the Single Coast Reserve, R1001008. Council accepted the administration of the reserve on the basis that it be developed to finance the maintenance of R1001008.

In May 2004, the appointment of the Tweed Coast Reserve Trust was revoked by the State Government, and a new Lot 490 Reserve Trust was established and the State Government through the Crown Lands Division, became the Administrator of the Trust.

In early 2005 a draft Plan of Management was prepared by Crown Lands and Council resolved on 2 February 2005 to note the contents of the draft Plan which included the vision and management objectives of Council’s earlier DCP/Plan of Management, which was the development of a quality eco-tourist development on Lot 490. The Crown’s draft plan excluded the creek side of Lot 490 from the Management Area (now Lot 2).

In March 2006 Crown Lands called for tenders to identify a preferred developer for Lot 490 in line with the site’s potential for eco-tourism. Development rights were awarded to Leighton Properties in February 2008. Leighton Properties and Crown Lands entered into a Deed of Agreement to Lease, but the lease did not proceed and Leightons have withdrawn from the project.

In 2007, a plan for the creation of a road through the Crown Land parcel was registered, the road became an extension of Casuarina Way and replaced the southern access to the bridge at Cudgen Creek.

In 2010, Lot 490 was subdivided into 2 lots, the plan below shows the subdivision:

The aerial photo below shows the 2 parcels outlined in yellow:

In September 2013 Lot 1 was transferred to the control of the Government Property NSW by Order published on 6 September 2013, to enable the sale of the parcel by public competition. The proceeds of the sale were to be returned to the community, via Tweed Shire Council, for the maintenance/embellishment of the Crown Estate within the Tweed Shire.

Lot 2 remains in the Crown Estate and is reserved for public recreation, environmental protection and tourist facilities, Crown lands remains responsible for this site.

On 9 October 2013 Council was contacted by Crown Lands and advised that Aboriginal Land Claim 36519 was lodged over Lots 1 and 2 DP 1117599 on 13 June 2013.

Council acknowledges the right of the traditional owners to lodge the Land Claim and is mindful not to interfere or undermine this process whilst it is under consideration by the Minister.

The following details Council resolutions made since the vesting of Lot 1 to Government Property NSW and the lodgement of the Aboriginal Land Claim.

Planning Overview

Both parcels are undeveloped and are located either side of Casuarina Way, immediately south of Cudgen Creek at Kingscliff. Under the Tweed LEP 2000 the parcels were primarily zoned 2(f) Tourism, Lot 2 is partly zoned 7(a) Environmental Protection (Wetlands and Littoral Rainforest). The 7(a) zoning also includes two areas of SEPP 14 Wetlands. See the Tweed LEP 2000 map below:

A small portion at the south-easterly extremity of Lot 1 was zoned 7(f) Environmental Protection (Coastal Lands) and both parcels were identified as SP3 Tourist in the draft Tweed LEP 2012, with Lot 2 retaining an environmental zone as E2. See the draft Tweed LEP 2012 map below:

Following a resolution by Council in April 2014 (see below) to seek the rezoning of Lot 1 as E2 Environmental Zone, a planning proposal was prepared, and in September 2014, it was recommended that Council approve the inclusion of Lot 2 in the planning proposal. It was also resolved in September 2014 to refer the proposal to the Department of Planning and Environment for a formal response.

As the E2 Environmental Zones review for the Far North Coast has not yet been completed, the Department of Planning and Environment recommended that if Council wished to finalise the rezoning of the land prior to the completion of the review, then it was recommended that an appropriate alternate zone be applied.

At its meeting in February 2015 (see below) Council resolved to hold the planning proposal in abeyance until the Minister issued a Direction which provides direction for the implementation and use of 'environmental zones' under the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.

Council resolutions

23 January 2014:

It was resolved that Council:

1. Signifies its preference for the preservation of the area identified as Lot 1 DP 1117599 (formerly known as Lot 490, Kingscliff) as a public open space and recreation reserve while preserving its ecological values for the community.
2. Enquires with Government Property NSW as to the prospects of Tweed Shire Council acquiring the land for that purpose.

10 April 2014:

It was resolved that Council maintains its previous vision to preserve Lot 1 DP 1117599 (formerly known as Lot 490, Kingscliff) for public open space and recreation reserve while preserving its ecological values. Accordingly, Council seeks an amendment to the Tweed Local Environmental Plan to seek rezoning of Lot 1 DP 1117599 (former Lot 490, Kingscliff) as E2 Environmental Zone.

4 September 2014

It was resolved that:

1. The Notice of Motion of 10 April 2014 be amended to include Lots 1 and 2 DP 1117599; and
2. The planning proposal for rezoning Lots 1 and 2 DP 1117599 from SP3 Tourist to E2 Environmental Conservation be referred to the Department of Planning and Environment for a formal response.

5 February 2015

It was resolved that the Planning Proposal for Lots 1 and 2 DP 1117599 Kingscliff (formerly Lot 490) being PP14/0002 be held in abeyance until the Minister for Planning and Environment or their delegate issues a s117 Direction pursuant to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, or by any other means, that provides direction for the implementation and use of 'environmental zones' under the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006.

Council is working with the NSW Department of Trade and Investment Crown Lands (T&I) on a project to substantially replenish sand levels at Kingscliff Beach, improving the beach for users and helping protect dune and foreshore infrastructure against future erosion.

T&I is scheduled to undertake sand dredging in the Terranora Inlet from 20 April 2015, to improve boating safety for recreational and commercial craft, and has offered to make most of the dredged sand available to replenish Kingscliff Beach.

As part of the 10-week project, it will be necessary to transport the sand by truck to Kingscliff and to fence and close off the car park north of Faulks Park for the duration of the works.

The project, including the route, has been planned to minimise the effects on residents, businesses and other road users. Truck movements will be limited to a low level of about three per hour and will avoid drop-off and pick-up times at adjacent schools.

Council and T&I representatives will hold a series of community information drop-in stalls for residents and business operators on Friday 17 April, to provide further information and answer any questions or concerns. They will include a stall at Lions Park at Kingscliff from 4.30-6.30pm, as well as earlier stalls at John Follent Park in Tweed Heads at 9.30-11.30am and Fingal Head Surf Life Saving Club at 1-3pm.

Council thanks residents and busineses in advance for their patience and understanding during the project, which will bring approximately 20,000m3 of sand for the southern end of Kingscliff Beach. It is expected this will enable Council to reopen all remaining beach access paths, following severe erosion of Kingscliff Beach in past years.

Further information about both stages, including maps of the truck route, is available by:

• visiting our www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/CoastlineManagement page
• phoning Council's Natural Resource Management Coordinator, Jane Lofthouse, on (02) 6670 2400
• emailing the NSW Department of Trade and Investment Crown Lands Coastal Engineer, Andy Hartley, on Andrew.Hartley@Crownland.nsw.gov.au

Jack Bayliss Park has again been home to nesting Bush Stone-Curlews, with good support from the public to give the rare birds space.

A breeding pair of the highly threatened, ground-nesting birds has successfully bred at Jack Bayliss Park each spring for the past few years, taking shelter under a stand of pandanus trees in the Marine Parade park.

Council measures to protect the pair and its chicks - cordoning off the tree and erecting signs urging people to stay away from the nest – has attracted the interest of Bush Stone-Curlew protection groups in other areas.

Kingscliff residents have been very supportive of the park’s Bush Stone-Curlews, with many keeping a regular vigil of the adults and their chicks.

Rangers have also been conducting regular patrols in Jack Bayliss Park to monitor for dogs illegally roaming off-leash, which pose a serious threat to the survival of the chicks.

An adult Bush Stone-Curlew was mauled by a dog at Jack Bayliss Park during a previous mating season, and a chick was killed at the site last year.

The idea to make Marine Parade a one-way street was originally raised in a submission from NSW Police to Council's Traffic Committee in February 1995, following a pedestrian incident involving a young girl. The submission suggested a one-way, single-lane traffic flow from Turnock Street to the fig tree roundabout. That submission was supported by the Business Corporation.

The one-way suggestion was raised again in a letter from the Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association in March 2001, which requested "Marine Parade be made one way to the south between Turnock Street and Seaview Streets to help alleviate the lack of parking in Kingscliff".

Public car parking in the Kingscliff CBD has been a leading issue in the community for many years and Council has considered reports on the matter at its meetings on 21 November 2001 and 7 May 2003. Extensive community consultation in early 2011 to plan the proposed Kingscliff Central Park again highlighted the need to address a lack of car parking in the CBD and the appearance of Marine Parade.

In 2012, the Kingscliff and District Chamber of Commerce requested Council consider converting Marine Parade to a one-way street, as a solution to create more public car parking, to slow traffic, improve pedestrian safety and to enable streetscaping to improve the amenity.

A southern flow of traffic along the one-way section of Marine Parade, from Turnock Street to Seaview Street, was proposed in submissions from NSW Police and the Kingscliff Ratepayers and Progress Association.

This north-to-south traffic flow along a one-way Marine Parade also aligns with strategic road network plans for the central business district and surrounds.

The longer-term strategy for traffic flows incorporates a new arterial road linking the Tweed Coast Road with Turnock Street, when proposed development in West Kingscliff goes ahead. This would provide a more direct access into Kingscliff and is expected to be the town's main gateway.

Traffic entering Kingscliff along this access would then be directed to the northern entrance to the one-way section of Marine Parade.

During the community engagement period of the Marine Parade Concept Plans, a number of traffic surveys were conducted and preliminary traffic modelling of the proposal was undertaken to forecast the likely impacts on traffic levels on Marine Parade, Pearl Street and adjacent roads and roundabouts.

Traffic counters were placed in Marine Parade, Seaview Street, Sutherland Street, Pearl Street, Boomerang Street and Turnock Street from Wednesday 9 May to Wednesday 16 May 2012.

The raw data indicated Pearl Street has two peak traffic periods during weekdays - 8am to 9am and 3pm to 4pm - corresponding to the pickup and drop off of school children. On the weekends the peak traffic is contained within 11am to 2pm.

Marine Parade has a different traffic regime with peak traffic generated between 11am and 2pm every day.

In addition, manual surveys of traffic were undertaken at three intersections:

• Marine Parade/Turnock Street
• Pearl Street/Turnock Street
• Pearl Street/Seaview Street/Sutherland Street/Boomerang Street

The surveys were undertaken at these intersections at identified peak periods to record all the different traffic flow volumes at each intersection. This data was then increased to allow for the diverted northbound traffic for Marine Parade under the proposal.

The results of the analysis predicted that even with all northbound Marine Parade traffic directed through these intersections, they should still be able to perform at the highest level of service (LOS A) with minimum delays. LOS is the relationship between road and intersection traffic capacity and actual traffic volumes.

Further modelling and analysis was then undertaken to prepare the development application for the conversion of Marine Parade to one way. Using information gained from the initial counts, additional manual observations were taken by Council officers on Wednesday 13 June 2012, 3-4 pm and 11-12 pm on Saturday 15 June 2012 at four intersections:

• Seaview Street/Boomerang Street/Pearl Street/Sutherland Street roundabout
• Turnock Street/Marine Parade T-intersection
• Pearl Street/Turnock Street roundabout
• Marine Parade/Seaview Street/SLSC roundabout

These manual observations and traffic counts were used to redistribute the traffic so the foreseeable impacts on traffic flows could be modelled.

Traffic modelling from the results of these counts incorporated a forecast of two percent per annum increase in traffic levels - irrespective of any changes in the road network - due to continued population growth with developments such as Seaside and Kings Forest.

The traffic reports produced from the surveys were available to the public when the final designs for Marine Parade went on public exhibition. The traffic modelling in those reports showed converting Marine Parade to one-way would not create traffic congestion problems in the Kingscliff CBD.

A formal trial of the one-way flow would have been costly to undertake, because of the parking changes that would have been required to accurately simulate the proposed traffic conditions.

However, evaluations of the effects on traffic flow were conducted by Council staff during the first two months of the construction process. By this stage, barriers and line markings had been implemented to change traffic flows but major construction works had not been undertaken, apart from construction of kerb and guttering from Turnock Street to the southern side of the Kingscliff Beach Hotel.

In these two months, officers observed traffic flows and conditions in the area. They also liaised with schools and the business chamber. It was evident that traffic levels were high on weekdays between 3pm and 3.20pm, when both St Anthony's Primary School and Kingscliff Public School closed. This congestion was assessed to be relatively minor, according to historical traffic modelling, and is similar to many Tweed Shire roads in close proximity to schools.

Follow-up traffic surveys in the Kingscliff CBD are scheduled to be conducted during March 2015. This follow-up forms part of the overall traffic program and was scheduled to be undertaken once the redevelopment of the Kingscliff Hotel was completed. Interruptions to ordinary traffic and the number of construction vehicles accessing the hotel site meant it was less likely to obtain reliable data that would give a true indication of traffic numbers until the redevelopment was finished.

The traffic volume on Pearl Street has increased by 10 per cent since Marine Parade became one-way. However, its current level of approximately 7000 vehicles per day is low for a distributor road and overall congestion was much worse in the area before Kingscliff was bypassed by the Tweed Coast Road and Chinderah to Yelgun Highway upgrade 10 years ago. Traffic volumes then were over 11,000 vehicles per day on Pearl Street.

Investigation into traffic congestion on Pearl Street and the adjacent roads and intersections was undertaken by officers and observed to be caused by school-related traffic between 8am-9am and 3pm-3.15pm. The traffic levels observed were relatively minor congestion for a very short period of the day and were similar to congestion experienced at many schools throughout Tweed Shire.

It was also similar to the levels of congestion experienced at this section of Pearl Street before the one-way works were undertaken.

Council officers have liaised with school traffic control officers to look at balancing traffic flow with enabling school children to cross the road safely and that liaison will continue.

One of the key objectives of police, the business chamber and Council in redesigning Marine Parade was to increase safety by reducing traffic speeds. There has been a significant reduction in the measured speed of traffic along Marine Parade - from 30kmh to 20kmh - since it became one-way, improving traffic safety, including pedestrian safety.

The Marine Parade Concept Plans were on formal exhibition from 21 May to 22 June 2012. Council conducted an extensive community engagement campaign from April to June 2012, going out to the community on several occasions and giving members of the public a number of options to provide input.

Methods of consultation included:

• a four-hour community information stall in Marine Parade on 8 June 2012
• visits to Marine Parade businesses to discuss the Marine Parade Concept Plans and deliver printed fact sheets for distribution to customers
• a community survey which could be completed online or on printed forms (more than 100 people completed the survey, with 70.4 per cent of respondents supporting the conversion of Marine Parade to one-way traffic flows from Turnock Street to Seaview Street)
• meeting with the Kingscliff Business Chamber on 15 May 2012 and
• meeting with the Kingscliff Ratepayers' Association on 7 May 2012
• formal submissions during the exhibition period

To ensure the community was well informed about the concept plans, Council provided all relevant information on a Marine Parade page on the Council website and included several articles in the Tweed Links newsletter which is delivery to 40,000 residences throughout Tweed Shire each week.

Council also distributed several media releases to ensure the issue received considerable coverage in the local media.

When the engagement period ended, Council followed up with meetings with the Kingscliff Business Chamber on 17 July 2012, 21 January 2013, 19 February 2013 and 24 April 2014 to outline the feedback received during consultation and provide updates on the project.

Officers also met with the Kingscliff Ratepayers' Association on 5 August 2013 and 4 June 2014.

Council is developing a Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan to address the hazards and risks from coastal erosion and inundation. The plan is due to be completed in June 2015 and will confirm a preferred hazard management option to protect the Kingscliff coastline, either by constructing a seawall and sand nourishment or removing all assets through planned retreat. It will also develop a funding model for any works required.

The community will have the opportunity for input to the draft plan, with details to be announced soon.

In 2010, a protective seawall was constructed in front of the Cudgen Headland Surf Lifesaving Club to protect the facility from severe erosion along the southern end of the beach. It was constructed as a temporary measure, to protect the beach and foreshore, until a management plan and more permanent solutions were produced.

For more information about the Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan, please contact Jane Lofthouse on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park will be redeveloped to provide the facilities and mix of accommodation options to meet the demands of the contemporary market. The redevelopment will facilitate the creation of a public foreshore cycleway, boardwalk and beach access points and the holiday park will be reduced in size to create space for a Kingscliff Central Park.

Public submissions will be invited when a development application for the holiday park renewal is publicly exhibited. Detailed plans and documents will be available for public viewing at this time.

For more information about the Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park Renewal, please contact Andrew Illingworth on (02) 6670 2400 or email tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au.

Council has submitted an application with the Australian Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund for a grant to construct Kingscliff Central Park, to provide a vibrant public open space to link the beach with the town’s central business district.

The park has been designed as a large community space at the heart of the Kingscliff central business district - a destination for residents and visitors to relax and enjoy the breathtaking scenery, engage with family and friends at an open air barbecue or take a leisurely walk along the foreshore pathway.

The timing of its implementation depend on securing funding and the completion of the Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park Renewal, which will reduce the size of the holiday park and create space for Kingscliff Central Park.

Council is preparing a Kingscliff Locality Plan to provide a clear guide for future growth, balancing development and employment opportunities with environmental protection and community expectations while strengthening the existing character of the local area.

Kingscliff has experienced increasingly rapid population growth during the past decade and the Kingscliff Locality Plan (KLP) will review Council’s strategic planning framework for the management of the growth, and will consider the opportunities and constraints of the Kingscliff district within the context of the broader Tweed Coast and existing strategic planning framework.

Preparation of the draft plan and community consultation began last year, including a community workshop in late 2014 and a survey to identify the community's vision and understand perceived issues and opportunities.

This preliminary consultation is now directly informing the preparation of a Context Issues and Opportunities discussion paper which, together with outcomes from a stakeholders 'enquiry-by-design' workshop to be held at the end of April will form the basis of the next community consultation sessions. The next community consultation session planned for May 2015 to be held out of a shopfront within the Kingscliff CBD will providing an opportunity for all members of the community to have further input into draft strategies and outcomes from the enquiry-by-design workshop.

In the next few months, Council will be engaging with the community on a number of issues affecting Kingscliff including:

• Festivals and events in Kingscliff - Council is liaising with stakeholders and will then invite input from the wider community.
• A Kingscliff Locality Plan to manage future growth in the town - next community workshop to be held in April, followed by a public exhibition of the draft locality plan in the second half of 2015
• The redevelopment of Kingscliff Beach Holiday Park - community feedback to be invited with the development application goes on public exhibition
• A review of Council's Festivals and Events strategy for all of Tweed Shire
• Kingscliff Coastal Zone Management Plan

Council is constantly reviewing issues of traffic management, including parking and traffic flows, and will continue to consult with the community to find the best options for issues as they arise.