Many ways to have your say

Residents, business people, community organisations and other groups are being given a variety of ways to provide their input to the creation of Tweed Shire Council's first Rural Land Strategy.

Community engagement will be an essential part of the strategy's development, particularly during Stages 2, 3 and 4 of the process when the majority of public consultation will occur.

Attend a land owner forum

A range of meetings and forums will be conducted throughout the year to give stakeholders and the community an opportunity to meet with Council officers and the consultants preparing the Rural Land Strategy.

Issues forums

Consultants from EnPlan Partners will be conducting the first round of community forums to discuss issues confronting rural landowners.  They will be held at:

• Tuesday 14 May 2013, Tyalgum Hall, 10am -12pm;
• Tuesday 14 May 2013, Chillingham Hall, 3pm - 5pm;
• Wednesday 15 May 2013, Burringbar Hall, 10am -12pm; and
• Wednesday 15 May 2013, Murwillumbah Civic and Cultural Centre Auditorium, 7.30pm -9pm.

Details of these and other forums will be announced on this site, Council's website at www.tweed.nsw.gov.au and in the Tweed Link.

Make a submission

You are invited to make a submission on issues and options for the future of rural land in the Tweed.

 Written submissions can be made:

• Online at Council’s website at: www.tweed.nsw.gov.au, under ‘What’s New’.
• By email to Council's corporate email address at tsc@tweed.nsw.gov.au.
• In writing to:

Rural Land Strategy – Background and Issues Submission, General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Submissions and comments on Stage 1 (Background) and Stage 2 (Issues) must be received by Council no later than close of business on Friday 31 May.

Complete a survey

Two surveys will be conducted to give community members a quick and easy way to provide input.

Land holder survey

A survey of rural landholders will provide insight to the nature of life on the land in the Tweed. The questionnaire is designed to help build a picture about community concerns and expectations about the present and future of our rural land. It asks questions about the history of rural holdings, about how the land is and could be used.

Printed copies of the questionnaire will be mailed to all rural landholders in the Tweed.

For an easier way to complete and submit the questionnaire, landholders can choose to complete the survey online instead by clicking here [insert hyperlink].

Printed copies can be delivered to Council's offices at Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads, or posted to:

Rural Land Strategy – Questionnaire, General Manager, Tweed Shire Council, PO Box 816, Murwillumbah NSW 2484

Only original copies of the survey form will be accepted.  Photocopies of the survey form will not be accepted.

Each landholder cannot submit an online and a printed copy of the survey.

Community survey

The landholder questionnaire will be complemented by an additional survey for the general community.

It will evaluate general community opinions about rural land in the Tweed, and it current and potential future uses.

It can be completed online. 

Printed copies are available by contacting Council's Planning Reform Unit on (02) 6670 2503.

Online forums

Online forums will soon be available on the Your Say Tweed site, addressing a  range of topics to allow you to enter into conversation with others concerned about similar issues.