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Community Infrastructure Strategic Plan Review Workshops

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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.

 

February Family Dance

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It’s time to polish your dancing shoes! Only 3 weeks to wait till you will be able to trip the light fantastic! Start the night with Happy Hour at Parsons Events from 4:00-6:00 pm before wandering over to Wandy hall to continue having fun. Grab a grazing box from Parsons Events to have at the dance. A great night is guaranteed.

Flyer for the Family Dance night on 22nd February 2025

2024 Review and another Family Dance

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As we welcome the New Year, we want to extend our warmest wishes to our wonderful community. Your continued support means the world to us. We appreciate your outstanding contributions and are excited to keep serving you in the year ahead.

 

As befits the beginning of the New Year for Wandandian Progress Association, here is a rundown of our activities for 2024:

  • Our monthly Community Breakfast and Home Harvest Swap continues to be well attended with a core group of attendees sharing friendship and garden goodies every month. We hope to see many more people, especially young families, join us in 2025.
  • Our major fundraiser for the year, the Community Expo and Woodchop competition which was held in October was a huge success, despite the extra expenses of DAs and obtaining permits to stage the event. Wandandian Hall is owned freehold by Wandandian Progress Association, not Shoalhaven Council, so fundraising is required to pay for its maintenance. The money raised from the Expo will be used for this purpose and to suppport Community Events when possible.
  • A fun family dance in May was well attended and it was fabulous to see some new faces.
  • Hall hire continues to provide a reliable income stream. The hall is used regularly by Grand Pacific Health, Society for Creative Anachronism (mediaeval re-enactment group), Amthetyst Park Stompers dance group and casual bookings which have included exercise classes, professionals and amateur band practice, political group meeting, a funeral, 80th and children’s parties, indigenous group workshops and a Christmas party. Hall hire fees also contribute to the upkeep of the hall and surrounds.

Wandandian Prgogress Association will be holding another Family Dance on 22nd February 2025 but this time it will be a ‘Pay as you Enter’ and ‘bring our own drinks and a plate of food to share for supper’ event. As dinner will not be included this time the entry fee has been reduced.

Flyer for the Family Dance night on 22nd February 2025

Wandandian Expo 2024 a great success!

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Yet another successful Wandandian Expo was held on Sunday 20th October. The community was treated to a fabulous Woodchop competition, a great Car Show and terrific market stalls and emergency displays from our Wandandian RFS brigade, St Georges Basin SES, Sussex Inlet Marine Rescue and Sussex Inlet Red Cross.

What a great day for our community.

Check our the Photo Gallery for images from the day.

Photo of the Sawing Handicap

Wandandian Expo 2024

 

REMINDER

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The Annual Wandandian Community Expo/ Woodchop

(including the Classic Car/Motor Bike show)

will be held

THIS SUNDAY

15 October from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

at Wandandian Progress Association Hall

D2683 Princes Hwy, Wandandian, 2540

Wandandian Woodchop competitiors Car Show Entrant

 

 

 

If you would be able to assist with the set-up for the event, please come along at 1:00 pm on Saturday 14th for an hour or so.

We are also seeking donations for the Raffle; if you can donate, please let Ross Earby know asap on 0414 189 633 so that he can make up some signage for the event. All raffle donations can be dropped off at the grounds on Saturday between1:00 pm and 2:00pm. Donations of baked goodies which can be sold from the Hall Cafe  are also being sought. They can also be dropped off Saturday between 1:00 pm and 2:00pm or left in the kitchen any time Sunday morning.

It should be an enjoyable day so we hope to see you there!