SPORT

To UPGRADE our sporting facilities.

· New synthetic fields built (Cromer, St Matthews Farm)

· Significant and ongoing lighting upgrades

· Grant funding $200K to local sporting groups (cofounding model)

· Loan policy (guarantor on loans)

· Melwood synthetic playing fields

· Upgrade Lionel Watts, Killarney Heights

· Planned upgrade of St Matts farm amenity block

· PCYC

· Continuous upgrades of netball courts, cricket pitches/nets, amenity blocks

· Completion of Manly Dam Mountain Bike Track upgrade

· Completion of the Queenscliff Rockpool Restoration

· Completion of Dee Why Beach viewing tower and lifeguard hut building

· Created a multi use sports facility for tennis, futsal, squash & soccer at the Warringah Recreation Centre in North Manly.

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CULTURE & THE ARTS

· Encouraged the Artist in residence programs

· Created the Creative Space in Curl Curl addressing a need in the creative community. This new space has won multiple awards.

· Sculpture walk at Long Reef

· La Lune event in Collaroy

· Created a dedicated Arts and Culture role to implement the arts plan

· Developed the Cultural Plan for the area in collaboration with the creative community

· Supported local artists events

· Warringah arts prize

· Glen Street Sculpture Walk

· Glen St Hub (created new library, acitivated art space and decided the direction of the Glen St theatre upgrade)

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ENVIRONMENT

To PROTECT our beaches, parklands and natural assets from inappropriate development and the potential impacts of climate change.

· Adopted the first Coastal Zone Management Plan

· Refined DCPs

· Flood studies (upgraded pipes to meet 100 year flood)

· Emergency Response Team partnership with emergency services to respond to crisis situations

· Lobbied the State Government for beach renourishment funding (for protection of natural assets, roads and parks) and accurate reports on climate change, sea level rise, etc.

· Completed and funded the Collaroy Stormwater Outlet

· Finalised and upgraded flood mitigation infrastructure to reduce flood risk at Dee Why Town Centre under Oaks Avenue.

· Councillors were actively involved in the Narrabeen, Dee Why, Curl Curl & Manly Lagoon Committees

· Completed upgrades to paths and infrastructure to Stony Range Botanical Gardens

· Actively encouraged more citizen science projects, involved with community tree planting and bush regeneration days run by council and community groups

· Supported 3 community gardens with the newest one opening in Curl Curl after community consultation.

· Mayor and Councillors attended various Friends of the Bush events to support and promote the work of volunteers

· Worked on Bushland Regeneration budget discussions to give a higher priority

· Curl Curl Beach and dog park Master plan/ Coastal walk

· Narrabeen Trail

· Narrabeen State Park

· Bush Regeneration Strategic Plan (coordinated, strategic approach to bush regeneration and prioritised the areas most in need)

· Finalised the Manly Warringah War Memorial Plan of Managment

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