Reserve Management

10 MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESERVE

Reserve Management

Council reserves the right to control the use of the Community Land including Bulahdelah Showground.

Council intends to:

 Create opportunities for community consultation and participation in the planning and development of Community Land.

 Facilitate a system whereby enquiries and complaints10 from the public can be efficiently and

promptly dealt with.

 Consider and attempt to balance the need for community recreation facilities with the impact development that such sites will have on local residents.

 Consider access to recreational facilities for all users.

 Ensure all formal use of the Reserve is authorised through appropriate documentation.

 Allow casual informal use consistent with Council’s policies and procedures.

 Consider how use of the site can provide funding for the maintenance of the facilities for the Reserve.

The Bulahdelah Showground Management Committee (BSMC)11 is an Asset Committee established by Council under Section 355 of the LGA.

The BSMC will manage the Reserve consistent with this Plan. The role of the BSMC is:

 To undertake an advisory role in respect of the care, maintenance, repair, beautification, improvement and management of the Reserve. The BSMC shall liaise with Council through a Contact Officer or current Councillor representative/s on the Committee, in respect of proposed projects.

 To carry out works as approved by Council.

 In the event that the BSMC takes bookings for facility use, to maintain a record of bookings of the Reserve and its facilities in diary form and produce such a book for the inspection of Council on demand.

 To provide access to the Reserve and its facilities for use by citizens of and visitors to Bulahdelah without distinction.

 To allow any regular user of the Reserve to erect structures under such conditions as the BSMC

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Complaints in relation to the Reserve will be addressed consistent with Council’s Complaints Management Policy. 11 In the event there is no Section 355 Committee Council will perform the role of the committee in this PoM.