Save Barwon Heads in Barwon Heads, Victoria | Community organisation

Save Barwon Heads

Locality: Barwon Heads, Victoria

Phone: +61 438 866 603

Address: PO Box 1108. Barwon Heads 3227 Barwon Heads, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.savebarwonheadsalliance.org

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to the CoGG planners and councillors for preparing an excellent Structure Plan for Barwon Heads and recommending it’s referral to Planning Panels Victoria; August 20th. Some of the happy SBHA supporters and members after the council meeting on Tuesday evening. Thanks Trish for your photo. Save The Wetland.... Save The Boundary. Save Barwon Heads. See more

25.01.2022 It is official, the Barwon Heads Structure Plan is off to a Planning Panel. Congratulation to CoGG planners for producing such thorough documents. A huge thank you to our Bellarine Councillors who listened to our community and the CoGG planners as well as those Councillors who spoke to the matter eloquently and knowledgably. It was wonderful that so many people came to the council meeting and showed support for the Planners, the Councillors and SBHA. Right now we are meeti...ng with our barristers, solicitors and experts who will represent SBHA members and the community at Planning Panels Victoria. This is the expensive part of the entire process. SBHA thanks our community for your continued support and needs your financial assistance to pay for these legal and experts’ fees: Please donate as much as you can to Save Barwon Heads Alliance Inc. NAB BSB 083-825 Account 857 608 939 Save the Wetlands. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads. See more

24.01.2022 Ever subtle, Lake Murtnaghurt is a Ramsar listed site. An internationally listed wetland. The wetlands surround Barwon Heads in fact they define Barwon Heads. Geelong councilors, CoGG planners and SBHA all support the importance of these wetlands. CoGG planners and SBHA will present evidence at a Planning Panels Victoria, that will prevent residential development west of the current Barwon Heads boundary. This is the very expensive part of the entire process. SBHA thanks our ...community for your continued support and still needs your financial assistance to pay for the fees of our legal and other experts. Please donate as much as you can to Save Barwon Heads Alliance Inc. NAB BSB 083-825 Account 857 608 939 Save the Wetlands. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads. See more

24.01.2022 OH YES, WE CAN SAY THIS IS ANOTHER WIN FOR BARWON HEADS. Thank you for supporting SBHA in the defense of Ramsar wetlands that define Barwon Heads. For the second time since 2007 SBHA has successfully advocated for the settlement boundary to remain where it is. SBHA and BHA continued to work with and support the Geelong Council, Department of Environmental Water Land and Planning, many other agencies, organizations and individuals who wanted make sure Barwon Heads remains a ve...ry special place in Victoria. Following on from the positive panel report, we believe that the Council will stick to its guns and protect the Barwon Heads boundary. We are inviting you to join us for a free coach trip to the Council meeting when your elected councilors will vote to accept the Panel report. We will keep you informed of the date and how to book your seat on the coach, maybe a celebratory drink after the CoGG meeting?? Following Council approval of the amendment it will then move to the State political realm for final approval. We have been very glad to hear that both sides of politics are committed to permanent settlement boundaries on the Bellarine. So, in the lead up to the state election make sure all parties know just how important the boundary, the wetlands and Barwon Heads are to all Victorians. See more

23.01.2022 We know you know and we like that little extra share. Click on image to enlarge. Watch this space.

22.01.2022 Councilors, planners and community had another huge win!! A great outcome. The Barwon Heads Structure Plan 2019, Amendment C375, was debated and voted on last night at council. SBHA supporters were there to hear some very eloquent discussion and presentations from Councilors. The Bellarine ward councilors Asher and Mason were unambiguously opposed to any idea of shifting the boundary. Councilor Grzybek and Mansfield spoke in support of the environmental values that define Bar...won Heads. Councilor Anthony Aitken spoke about the Ramsar wetlands, the failure of endless greenfield development, and he was clear and concise in stating that Barwon Heads was a good example of responsible planning and should be seen as a model for the City of Greater Geelong. There was much applause and acknowledgement that Council, yet again, voted in favour of the wishes and values of the community. The vote to Save the Wetland, Save the Boundary and Save Barwon Heads was unanimous. Thank you to the CoGG planners who wrote a first-class Draft plan and then followed it up at the Panel hearing and presented The Barwon Heads Structure Plan 2019, Amendment C375, at council last night. A HUGE thank you to our 2,500 members and supporters and the community at large. The adopted amendment now goes to the Minister for Planning and SBHA steps up to the next exciting chapter! Save the Wetland. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads

21.01.2022 Show up! Yep come to Geelong tomorrow and support SBHA at the planning panel as we give evidence regarding the environmental assets of the place we love . See the post below for directions and see you at 10am. This is the time to show up!

20.01.2022 The Barwon Heads Structure Plan is being heard by Panels Victoria. The Panel Hearing is scheduled for 21, 22, 24, 27, 28, 29 and 30 August in Geelong at the City Hall. We will post the exact dates that SBHA and our experts will present on our behalf. Legal team ready, experts ready and SBHA is more than ready. So, come along and support the community in our efforts to ... Save the Wetlands. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads.

15.01.2022 The amazing Lake Connewarre Ramsar Wetland complex that is just one reason why there should be no more residential development between Barwon Heads and The Armstrong Creek Growth Area. Save the Wetlands. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads.

10.01.2022 The first week of the planning panel is behind us. Tough going with developers going in very hard on witnesses. Rough stuff! Week 2 starts on Monday, 10 am. Come and support all the people who are saving our town. Come on Monday and support us. City of Greater Geelong, City Hall, Meeting Room 3, 30 Gheringhap Street, Geelong.

09.01.2022 FREE RETURN BUS TRIP TO GEELONG-LEAVING STAR FISH CAFÉ at exactly 6:15pm, 26 February. SBHA are going to the Council meeting where Amendment C375 Barwon Heads Structure Plan will be debated and voted on. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. The developers are working their tails off to persuade anyone who will listen that the RAMSAR wetlands around Barwon Heads will be better off with housing developments right next to them. They think that doubling the population of the town is a great thing.... The community needs to support our Councillors as they consider the report that will determine the fate of our home, Barwon Heads. YOU NEED TO BE THERE! Book your seat. Remember it's free- one night only. Call 0438866603 or respond the email sent by Save Barwon Heads Alliance. The report is listed for a Council meeting where Council will decide whether the amendment should be adopted. Details of the Council meeting are on our website. The meeting will be held on 26 February 2019 at City Hall, 30 Gheringhap Street, Geelong commencing at 7:00PM.

08.01.2022 Champions. Amendment C375 was approved and gazetted on Monday with the boundary remaining in its current location. Three long years of fundraising, finagling bureaucracy and fighting developers has resulted in a win for the environment. Many people doubted this could be done, but for the third time this community of Barwon Heads has shown that when it comes together to fight for a just cause, we can beat the vested interests. This is a massive win and one you can be proud of, as without the support of the townsfolk this would not have been possible. The weight of argument and community support, and hence Council, was with us and it won the day.

07.01.2022 Barwon Heads Structure Plan 2018. SBHA went to the panel directions hearing on Monday 23rd. The timetable was set and the hearing will start on Monday August 20th. The people who want to build houses outside the current boundary have three days of experts arguing against generations of CoGG planners, Councillors, the State & Federal Governments, DEWLP and the 2010 Panel which stated that the boundary should not be moved. The developers say all of these have been wrong since ...the mid 1980’s. The 2400 members of SBHA and the 700 plus submitters who do not want the RAMSAR wetlands and Barwon Heads destroyed are seen as irrelevant to these developers. Save the Wetlands. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads. See more

06.01.2022 Beautiful Breamlea wetlands doing what wetlands do best. Providing habitat for wonderful birdlife as well as many other vital ecological services.

05.01.2022 There are many things I love about Barwon Heads, some are the same that I enjoyed when I was ten. Friends, the surf beach, the estuary and the amazing wetlands and the creatures that live there. Since 2007 SBHA has successfully advocated for the retention of the town boundary and protection of the Ramsar wetlands that define Barwon Heads. SBHA will continue to advocate for the integrity of the wetlands and coastal environment. We will be out on the streets soon. Yep, so join if you are not a member, ask us questions and share with us your views and ideas. Oh, and yes here is a very bad photo of a Brolga I saw in the local wetlands yesterday.

04.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who attended the celebrations with the executive team of the Save Barwon Heads Alliance! It has been a long, intense and successful campaign to retain the current town boundary. Without the involvement and support of our community none of the joint success could have been achieved. A town which gives so much to so many... we thank everyone who contributed and supported the SBHA! ...Stay tuned....

01.01.2022 Barwon Heads Structure Plan 2018. Amendment C-375. The Panels Victoria hearing is over. We had 6 days of very intense submissions, expert witness statements and very ‘vigorous’ cross examinations. The team from the City of Greater Geelong were amazing and their right of reply by Mr Terry Montebello from Maddocks Lawyers, was masterful and inspiring. After all the days of ‘assertive’ rhetoric and overblown ‘evidence’ from the developer’s experts and legal team. Mr. Montebell...o nailed it in 50 minutes. His closing remarks for CoGG will be on our website soon. It is a beautiful bit of work. We will know the panel’s recommendation to CoGG in about 30 working days for today. Thank you to SBHA legal team and experts. Thank you to the 2400 supporters, you were noted by the panel and the 900 + submissions had the impact we wanted. Save the Wetlands. Save the Boundary. Save Barwon Heads.

01.01.2022 SBHA invites you on Friday 24 August 2018 10.10am Save Barwon Heads Alliance Inc. represented by Rupert Waters and Jeff Cranston. Venue: City of Greater Geelong, City Hall, Meeting Room 3, 30 Gheringhap Street, Geelong.