It's time for residents of Medowie to have their say on proposed actions in the Draft Medowie Place Plan that aim to make Medowie a better place to live, work and play.
This is the second place plan designed by Council to improve liveability, increase growth and deliver economic growth with actions informed by the community.
Mayor Ryan Palmer praised the Medowie Place Plan draft and said that the nomination of the Kaurah Place Plan in the Planning Institute of Australia NSW Awards for Planning Excellence, confirms the process works.
"Our place plans recognise the values and priorities of the community they're written for and in Medowie, our community told us they want a town centre that's more pedestrian friendly, safe and gives pedestrians and cyclist's priority over cars," Mayor Palmer said.
"For this reason, the Medowie Place Plan includes actions to create streets that are attractive places for people to be by upgrading landscaping, shade and seating and also investigating opportunities for a village square and a new recreational precinct," he added.
Strategic Planning Coordinator Brett Gardiner said that the plan supports the Medowie Planning Strategy by identifying additional opportunities for residential development, employment lands and public infrastructure.
"A key feature of the Medowie Place Plan is to consolidate the town centre to focus on commercial and community activity," Mr Gardiner said.
"Medowie has grown fast and this plan has identified various opportunities for rezoning land for future commercial development to attract new businesses.
"We recently purchased the land at 38 Ferodale Road and following input from the community, incorporated a concept into the place plan to provide an opportunity for better connectivity between housing and recreational facilities," Mr Gardiner added.
The Medowie Place Plan highlights opportunities to create a more vibrant town centre and includes an action plan where projects or ideas create places for people to connect with, discover and enjoy their community. These actions can be championed by our community – including community groups, local business, schools, clubs or individuals.
The Medowie community can ask questions about the plan at a pop-up stall at upcoming events across Medowie:
- Medowie Markets: Saturday 12 November, Bull 'n' Bush Hotel, Ferodale Road, 8am to 12:30pm
- Medowie Town Centre (grassed area in front of Magic Noodle): Thursday 24 November, Ferodale Road, 4 to 8pm
