Koolewong Marina

This development should be approved. There is an obvious need for improved facilities on the Central Coast. HOWEVER, if approved there needs to be a major upgrading of the road between the Central Coast Highway and WOY WOY. The increased traffic would created problems during peak use times.
Perhaps the State Government could look at a connection to the F3 from WOY WOY.

This development should be approved. There is an obvious need for improved facilities on the Central Coast. HOWEVER, if approved there needs to be a major upgrading of the road between the Central Coast Highway and WOY WOY. The increased traffic would created problems during peak use times.
Perhaps the State Government could look at a connection to the F3 from WOY WOY.

I am a Point Clare resident / home owner and use Brisbane Water Dr to and from work in peak hour. Not to mention Woy Woy resadents, will Point Clare resident commuters be negatively affected by road congestion and what is the plan to offset extra traffic? If this can be addressed I fully support the plans providing there is public access around the marina and access for recreational boating within the marina.

Myself and my partner Claudia rebellato are all for the marina being built,as we look down on this area we both agree this will buitify the area and can only add value to the whole area as well as attrackting more visitors to our buitifull part of the coast.

Myself and my partner Claudia rebellato are all for the marina being built,as we look down on this area we both agree this will buitify the area and can only add value to the whole area as well as attrackting more visitors to our buitifull part of the coast.

Myself and my partner Claudia Rebellato both are all for the marina as we feel it will beautify the area and bring more visitors to our beautifull coast. As we look down on this area from our home we feel it will be a visual plus.

I think this is a great idea especially for the area.

Have a suggestion that it should also include cafes.

I live in Rosebay at the moment but am moving up to koolewong in the next month. Having a mariner and cafe would go hand in hand. Probably going a bit to far but I also think the Boathouse needs to be upgraded. Looking a bit tired.

I dont think koolewong needs a 50 boat marina on its foreshore.I live opposite the boathouse restaurant,which in fact is an illegal building.Gosford council finally gave permission because they did not want to keep fighting Gemsted in court.Koolewong is a quit suburb where I chose to live. notice all the shots of the proposed marina were taken from high angles not from across the road where I live.I objected to the restaurant because of the lights that are on all night,the noise that comes from the weddings as the guest are leaving. I do not wish to look over at a marina,I like the filtered water views that I have now and have had for the past 16 years.Gemsted have made numerous attempts over the years to change the layout of the Boatshed so that they can make some more money.There are plenty of swing moorings in the area,so I dont see the need for 50 fixed ones.They say the jetty will be sea grass friendly but boats sitting on the water in fixed position will cast shadows on the seagrass.If Gemsted want to make more money why cant they put their marina somewhere else.Gosford has a marina and big plans for the future development of that area.Why do we need one here.Why does the man with all the money always have to win just by waiting the system out.I say a big no to the proposal.

Our Unit would like to support the proposed Marina application on the grounds that it is an ideal location which our Rescue Vessels could access in an emergency. It has the potential to be an evacuation point in the event of bushfires in Woy Woy Bay, this would be a preferable to using Woy Woy Wharf as it provides much more space for accessing.
We do not believe it will impact on any of the existing navigable channels.

To Whom it May Concern,

I have been a Koolewong resident for the last 30 years, first having lived in [address withheld] and now in [address withheld].

I attended a recent public meeting on 12th October 2011 in te restaurant at the proposed marina site.

I asked Mr Tuckwell "Why are you doing this?" His public answer to those attending was that the Gemstead development, to date, has NOT been a financial success and his primary motive for the marina development was in attempting to improve his company's financial position in relation to the current investment and ongoing liabilities.

His second comment was that he was interested in boating.

I did not hear any words confirming a strong element of public benefit to locals enjoying the wonderful and spectacular natural relatively untouched marine environment. Nor did I hear of the benefits to the hundreds/thousands of watercraft users who pass by and through Murphy's Bay every year.

I DID hear there would be benefits to the small group of maximum 50 clients of the marina, most of whom are not local and will be using Murphy's Bay for "boat parking". I understand Gemstead's own documents state an annual usage/activity of/with such moored vessels to be an average of 50 hours per year - ONE HOUR per week. That is why I claim this is a "boat park".

Mr Tuckwell said there would be no on site staff at the marina, with a key and security system being the main facility for access by clients. The marina therefore has limited employment opportunities for 2-3 contract part-time staff. This is NOT acceptable at the price of visual pollution and human behaviour to occur in and near the marina confines.

I am EXTREMELY concerned that marina users will surely be tempted to violate water/sewer and general waste disposal regulations during their infrequent short visits. Gemstead offers no detailed statements about how this errant behaviour will be controlled. I am expecting illegal washing and cleaning activities as clients see they can "get away with it". I see waste materials entering the marine environment flushed in by an uncontrolled fresh water volume.

Given this highly predictable human behaviour, I believe Gemstead must submit a very detailed analysis and independent report of:
- reticulation plumbing and proposed maximum volumes of mains fresh water to be made available for consumption and cleaning at the site.
- the measures which will be ENFORCED to ensure fresh water contaminated with illegal waste materials DOES NKT ENTER the marine environment.

All these issues are insignificant compared to the LOSS OF NATURAL BEAUTY which characterizes the Murphy's Bay area. This aspect, and irreversible change to our incredibly valuable natural assets will damage and destroy such value forever forward.

There are alternative already developed boat care and parking areas nearby where a small distance from the currently proposed site would not be a huge inconvenience to the 50 marina clients e.g. Sailing Club and Bensville.

The motives for the development are not adequate to support its approval.

The damage to natural beauty values for hundreds/thousands of locals and visitors is too high a price to pay for the convenience of a few boat owners.

I strongly oppose the development.

[Name and address withheld]

Tthis proposal compounds visual and environmental impacts on a sensitive site. The current restaurant was granted retrospective approval after construction of an "oyster purification plant". This was on an area of fill that extended into Brisbane Water. My concerns are:
ptoential for contamination from existing fill material,
loss of sea grass communities and aquatic habitat both as a result of construction and ongoing usage of the marina,
inadequacy of car parking arrangements, intensitfication of a site that was unlawful in the first place and
visual impacts on the waterway from both the waterway itself and the road.

I would like to submit my objection to the proposal of the 50 boat marina at the Boathouse Koolewong (Ref MP10/0209)

(1) The expanse of water taken up when added to the length of the existing jetty would be approximately 15,562 square meters (125 x 124.5) of Murphy's Bay. This added to the occupation of the other existing moorings will make the vicinity too cluttered.
(2) If sail boats use this marina as a permanent mooring place the only scene will be the masts pointing to the sky and the beauty of the bay lost.
(3) The extra use in this area also will disturb the moored boats in the bay and create a greater erosion of the waterfront area.
(4) When the Boathouse was built, there was no shared cycleway or footpath, but since it has been installed the use by bicycles and pedestrians has increased enormously much more than in the survey and the vehicle use could cause a safety issue.
(5) The existing parking area has not always been sufficient for patrons of the restaurant as offers to have a meal and boat cruise combined requires their cars to be parked while other patrons arrive to have their meal, then the car park becomes over crowded even though the meal times are staggered.
(6) The Lady Kendall when it arrives approaches from the north-west to stop at the end of the existing 25 meter Jetty to pick up passengers. It then reverses towards the west before heading directly East into the deeper water and channel. What future arrangement has been made for the Lady Kendall to berth there?
(7) The boat owners within the marina may require a shower or toilet amenities. Will they use the existing amenities in the Boathouse or will it require a new building outside? (more reclamation of land and/or waterfront)
(8) Will the marina have a locked gate to prevent the public access to it? If so I would class it as a private marina.
(9) If there are 50 berths permanent then the owners would require parking space while using their boats. The proposed alteration to the existing car park would not accommodate another 50 cars. It would therefore require an extension of the car park and further reclamation of the waterfront.
(10) The vehicles entering and departing Brisbane Water Drive, most times, will have to wait up to 10 to 15 minutes before a clear and safe `entry' or `exit' can be made. I do know as I have lived on this waterfront road for 50 years and have witnessed many changes in increased development and population.
(11) This marina will more than likely exacerbate the noise like what we hear when the Boathouse restaurant has entertainment. The noise does carry much louder over water. (ie) Bands playing in Gosford can be heard in Koolewong.
(12) There are turtles in the Brisbane Water area of which my children have seen.
(13) I also note that the floating aqua buoys on the existing Jetty are not there as per the development approval. Are they going to be replaced?

No contribution to any Government Charity has been made.

Yours Sincerely

Allan Charge
[Phone number withheld]

I have concerns about the proposed development of the Koolewong private marina.
These include:
* Aesthetics of the marina and expanded car park
* Parking
* Necessity of the development
* Future proposed actions / development of the site
Each of these (and other) concerns are addressed in the attached document

I believe that the current proposal is too large for the site and needs to be reduced in size or rejected. In addition, other important concerns need to be addressed and resolved.

Please find attached mu submission objection to the marina proposal. If you have problems opening it please contact me on [phone number withheld] or preferably my mobile [phone number withheld].

Kind Regards,

Karen Charge

At a meeting held with the Developer at the site on the 12th October, 2011 attended by 26 residents of the area it seemed that the areas that were raised by the Progress Society in our first submission of 12th March 2011 were not being considered.
these items were: A public amenity area including showers
and toilets
A pump out facility
Fuel outlets
A smaller boutique marina of 30 berths
as of this time refueling of rescue boats at Point Clare Maritime is being delivered by road on public throughfares.