Shoalhaven City Council recently hosted four community workshops regarding the Community Infrastructure Strategic Plan (CISP) Review, two in St Georges Basin and two in Bomaderry. The final two workshops will be held in Ulladulla in late June 2025.
Gillian Smith represented Wandandian Progress Association at the workshop held at St Georges Basin on 28th May 2025.
84 people have attended the four workshops undertaken so far and Council has provided some feedback from the sessions (outlined below).
So far, feedback has varied from workshop to workshop – each session has provided distinct preferences and feedback. Workshop participants have underscored the importance of having spaces and places – to meet, gather, experience art and culture, connect with community, and engage in sport and physical activity – for community health and wellbeing. Maintenance and ease of access to community facilities were mentioned regularly. Some workshop participants are interested in ways to partner with Council to deliver upgrades at their favourite community facility.
All of the feedback provided by workshop attendees will be analysed in detail by the project team once all engagement activities are completed at the end of June 2025.
What to expect next
May-June 2025
The current round of community engagement activities was launched on 12 May and will close on 30 June 2025. Two stakeholder workshops and two focus groups for people living with a disability will be held later this month. Pop-up engagement activities are scheduled for a range of community events. For a full listing of pop-up engagement events, please visit the CISP Review Get Involved page here.
We encourage you to share links to our surveys with your clubs, organisations, or networks. The more feedback we receive, the better we can plan for community places and spaces in the Shoalhaven.
Survey 1 – Share feedback on all community facilities across Shoalhaven City
Survey 2 – Express your thoughts about your favourite community facility or the one you use most often.
A summary of all feedback received will be provided to Council and published on our website (anticipated July-August 2025). All feedback received from the workshops will be de-identified, meaning that feedback will remain anonymous. Council will provide Wandandian Progress Association with a direct link when the community engagement summary report is published.
Draft CISP
Feedback received during the May-June 2025 engagement period, including workshops, surveys, pop-ups, focus groups, and direct submissions – will be considered by the project team and processed as an input to draft CISP findings and recommendations. The draft CISP will be released for public exhibition (anticipated February 2026). We will email you a direct link to the document at the commencement of the public exhibition period and ensure you are invited to any additional workshops held during this time.
Wandandian Progress Association urges you to complete the surveys and have your say.