The Code Amendment, which outlines the rezoning proposal, along with reports covering various aspects of the proposal, including environmental information, traffic studies, and infrastructure capacity evaluations, can be viewed on the Plan SA portal.
Maree Wauchope, CEO of Barunga West Council, said the housing crisis in the Barunga West Council area can be partly attributed to a shortage of residential land, and this proposal to rezone a portion of the land is one measure that will assist in addressing this issue.
"This rezoning proposal is just one of several strategies that the Council has adopted to address the housing crisis.
“Other initiatives include approving private subdivisions, purchasing and developing land at Grace Harwar Drive in Port Broughton, offering council rate rebates for first home buyers, and developing council-owned land at Bute," Ms Wauchope said.
This rezoning proposal follows the successful completion of over $23 million in infrastructure improvements, including wastewater, stormwater, roads, and coastal protection works, which facilitated the freeholding of the Fisherman Bay township—a site that had been a leasehold shack settlement since the 1960s.
You can view the proposal and all reports, and have your say via the Plan SA website (www.plan.sa.gov.au), by emailing barunga@barungawest.sa.gov.au, or by post to:
Trevor White, Director Development and Regulatory Services
Barunga West Council
PO Box 3
Port Broughton SA 5522
A hard copy of the Code Amendment will be available at the Barunga West Council Office, 11 Bay Street, Port Broughton SA 5522, for reference and information only.
If you wish to speak with a Council staff member about this proposal in person, a public drop-in session will be held on Wednesday, 21 August 2024, between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm at the Port Broughton Town Hall, 34-36 McKay Street, Port Broughton.
Alternatively, you can arrange a one-on-one meeting with the Project Team by contacting the Port Broughton Council Office on 8635 2107 or by sending an email to barunga@barungawest.sa.gov.au.
Please note that the consultation period ends at 5:00 pm, 17 September 2024.