There is still a chance for you to join Kiama Council’s Infrastructure and Liveability Advisory Committee or the Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee. This is a great opportunity to help shape the place in which we live.

The deadline to apply is now midnight, Sunday June 18.

The Committees are a forum in which local people can represent the interests of Kiama's residential and business community, contribute advice directly to the relevant Executive and Council members and guide decision-making for the municipality. 

Mayor Neil Reilly says that Kiama needs “people with boundless enthusiasm, capable of injecting our committees with a surge of energy, contagious excitement ... people who can manage a wide range of disciplines, have an open mind … (and) have a sense of priority'.

He says we need “strategic thinkers; masterminds who can see the big picture”.

“We need a committee system that not only drives our community's shared vision for the future but is representative of our community as well.”

Each Committee has six members, three being community representatives. The role is to provide expert advice and make recommendations to the Council on developing specific strategies.

Each Committee has significant agendas; some of the considerations for the Infrastructure and Liveability Advisory Committee include:

• Developing a regional response to supply affordable housing
• Facilitate development that is respectful of the local characteristics of the municipality
• Interconnected roads, pathways and cycleways
• Manage land use planning to retain distinct towns and villages

And some of the considerations by the Sustainable Communities Advisory Committee, include: 

• Provide facilities that enable us all to participate in social, cultural, recreational and sports activities
• Engage with local and regional First Nations Peoples; seek knowledge with the intent to learn, share and protect
• Heritage advice on development applications, council projects and requests for information
• Land use planning assessment considering biodiversity and Municipal Vegetation Study

Committee meetings are held bi-monthly in Council Chambers. As the Committees are new, there will be an initial learning curve for all the members.

Have a story? Contact [email protected]

Sustainability Committee application:

https://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/Council/Public-notices/Join-our-Sustainable-Communities-Advisory-Committee

Infrastructure Committee application:

https://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/Council/Public-notices/Join-our-Infrastructure-and-Liveability-Advisory-Committee