An announcement.

Always good to see a #goodnewsstory mate.

Nathan did you ever consider setting your self up with a couple of native hives in your back yard?

We have them too Nathan !

yes, it was very obvious Mrs Richards is in election mode, I am quite sure Mrs Richards will spin it another way,(only she knows what's good for her community...LOL) I think you should give some credit to Danielle Wheeler and Pete Reynolds who spoke in favour of your alternative motion😀

Councillor Nathan Zamprogno, you advance some sound issues that need to be in the public realm for proper consultation and an appropriate framework for fully informed Council management.

There has been illegal land clearing going on, eg Upper Colo - as seen on ACA - and this resulted in great outrage. Legalizing this will only see that same outrage, multiplied many times over. This needs to be debated, and not rushed through.

Nathan, nothing will happen as you have just made it a political issue what a shame . I lived on Bowen Mountain for 24 years and moved in December of 2019 and in that time the mountain was threatened by a number of fires and this subject came up after every fire , I think that if I was still residing on the mountain I would definitely be in favour of having a clear buffer zone , people, homes and property should be the first consideration . There are millions of acres of National Parks in the Blue Mountains all protected and also neglected due lack of management and so much was destroyed by the recent fires and residents the live in fire prone areas need protection from those intense fires .

Councillor Nathan Zamprogno I think you have a lot of good ideas and have and some very valid points . Is there any chance you could have a look at the amount of time it takes for development approvals and construction certificates to be approved ? I realise the nsw planning portal and covid may have contributed to extending approval times . Or maybe you need more staff

That would be great Nathan as a builder it’s hard enough juggling material shortages especially timber and then trying to program works for all trades but we can’t get started because the paper work is waiting on a desk it’s restricting our local economy I’m sure you can fix it 👍

Councillor Nathan Zamprogno I'm really surprised that Hawkesbury Council doesn't have access to a scrolling time satellite imagery database suitable for monitoring vegetation coverage. This is a huge issue in itself given it's my understanding this technology is readily available and widely used by councils and surveyors. Any chance you could look into this to reconfirm and if necessary challenge?

I disagree, Hawkesbury should have opted in straight up

It doesn't mean compulsory ckearing: only the option to do some or all or nothing. Does need more nuancing though. Significant land clearing has happened in Maraylya without any obvious DA approval.

Hi Nathan, I think your a good councilor. I

Mark Israel what I was talking about.

And please, if you're prepared to like, please share this post. There's an election coming, and no one is allowed to campaign in person so that people can make a considered choice.

100% support you. How is it flood evacuation is the key issue that stops them allowing dual occupancy with no walkway, when they are happy to subdivide Pitt town, probably the most flood impacted part of the whole Hawkesbury. The whole thing is a ridiculous double standard, and makes no sense at all. You can build any size mansion you like when they are attached.

Private property rights should be respected by council if people want to build on their land let them

Never could understand why this has not already been allowed, Hawkesbury definitely always seem to be falling behind.

I hope you make progress in changing these arbitrary and senseless council rules, especially when housing affordability is such an issue.

Double standards! Should not matter if u have a small block or a large one. Makes more sense to be able to build on acres. More room. Not restricting space on smaller blocks. If they are so worried about flood zones then they should not of built in flood areas in the 1st place.

To add to the zoning stupidity. Why is all of Lower Portland RU1? I can understand the arable acreages along the river, but there are areas that are useless for any sort of farming, even goats. We have 25acres of rubbish bush land. We would love to sell of half, or even just 2acres, it is not suitable to subdivide into several lots. Why can’t every property be taken on its merits, not on a blanket zoning? Every

Councillor Nathan Zamprogno I'd be interested to hear your understanding of Council's rationale, stated and possibly unstated. My view is many of the petty constraints in this area are doing more harm than good and we are missing multiple opportunities to promote growth in a sympathetic way whilst allowing large scale developments which fundamentally and irrevocably alter the landscape for the worse.

Could you look at something simple like sewerage for Bowen Mountain ?? 21st century stuff😏 Then granny flats are viable. More pumpout is backwards, and someone is making great $$$$$ , and that isn't the ratepayer.

I'll vote for you. It's stupid that a tiny block in Bligh Park can have a granny flat, but my 10 acres can't.

Ml kive in Oakville. My rates show that we are residential and paying more money for the privilege. How would this hold up in court, should I choose to build a granny flat?

If no one else in council supports this idea then all of Hawkesbury council is incompetent and no one has my vote of confidence.

Totally agree. Across the road from me new homes with granny flats. I am on a larger block but different council.

Nathan you know as well as I do that this is a State Govt determination. This is not a decision of Hawkesbury Council and it is dishonest to present it as such.

Thanks for continuing the battle for granny flats. There was a councillor that tried years before you, but got knocked back. I was told that the reason council doesn't allow unattached on acreage is because by NSW law permits the owners to get strata title, which is a type of subdivision. I would like to know which councilors stand against your proposal so I know who not to vote for, as well. I'll try to share this to East Kurrajong Facebook page. There are probably a number of community facebook pages you can try to join.

Do we factor in ammenities in the discussion? I don’t have a roadside kerb or waste water or a sewerage. Would a seperate dwelling then require a seperate onsite system. While I acknowledge the point on small blocks seems a bit crazy I wonder if some time way back when it was based on availability of services?

I’d love to support this! How do we?

What’s the difference if the council allow it I’m sure that some residents in Oakville have painful neighbors that will make it hard for them!!

I hope that you get it passed There is a few things the council need to change or update

When we bought our land on Bowen Mountain in 1973 we were told that water & sewerage were coming - it was under Colo Council & I think Grants were the developers. When we moved it still hadn’t arrived!! Lol

I believe this was voted on at a council meeting December 2014. Was voted in but don’t why it never went ahead. We can do detached dual occupancy on residential land but not rural???? To my knowledge our surrounding councils all have detached dual occupancy. (Hills, Penrith, Blue Mountains) we should be no different.

Well articulated and very common sense. Which councillors are against this?

But this is not within the remit of Hawkesbury Council. You know the detached dual occupancy issue is under the control of the state government.

Yes, it definitely does not make sense.

Hear hear!! Ridiculous rules - and even the attached it must be constructed in a manner which matches the house and flows on. We were told it's because Hawkesbury council wants the area to look grand with sprawling homes 🙄

Covid19 has been difficult for the whole community, and we all feel for the family of Peter Speet,thanks for his lifelong commitment to the community