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Alice Cartan, Convenor for NF3, has confirmed that the Headlands Hotel demolition/development is on the agenda for Neighbourhood Forum 3, which meets on Tuesday 17 November at the new Thirroul Community Centre.

Alice has also confirmed that people from the Neighbourhood Forum 2 area are welcome to attend and to vote on the Headlands Hotel matter. There will be other items on the agenda.

7.30pm Tuesday 17^th November

Black Diamond Room

Thirroul Library/Community Centre

It is not clear from the map of Neighbourhood Forum areas exactly where the Headlands Hotel is located – on the edge of the area’s between NF2 and NF3. It is probably just inside the NF3 area, but will impact on people in both areas.

NF3, in conjunction with the acting NF2 Convenor, has opted for a sensible “both-and”  approach for matters which impact on wider areas. This is especially important as NF2 has already had its final forum for the year, and the closing date for the Headland’s Hotel matter is December 4.

Wollongong City Council Community engagement staff have been unable to provide any information about where this boundary is in terms of streets and seem at a complete loss as to such matters. They could, at least, contact their own mapping section seeking clarification about the basis for the boundary map.

The  map appears to be that for the former WCC Neighbourhood Committees, which were defined in terms of Local Urban Units (no more than three WCC NCs per ward, each mutually exclusive).

The question of the boundaries of NF2 will be part of the external review of Council’s community engagement process due in February- March 2010.