12 Orana Road Gwandalan NSW 2259

This is inappropriate development for this residential area. There are Inadequate resources within this small, largely retirement area to transport residents of such an establishment, and with no police station within 20 minutes, no means of managing the many social problems that accompany the establishment of such overdevelopment,and ensuing overcrowding, of what is, a very small parcel of land.

I agree with Ms Boustead. It is a small parcel of land to develop into a boarding house. I also agree that the infrastructure is not in Gwandalan for development of this type and as the suburb is bushfire prone transport is a huge issue.

I don’t think this is an appropriate location for such a dwelling it says boarding house but is this going to be the true description of what is intended there

I also agree with Ms Boustead and that Gwandalan is a quiet area mostly retirees and very young children . Once you put one boarding house up before you know it there will more , public transport here minimal only buses . There have been people in that area before up top , you can hear them arguing and fighting and police have been called. It would make more sense to put a boarding house in a area that has more facilities.

I agree with the above. This area is a quiet area with mostly young families or retirees. This would be very close to schools and daycare facilities why should our children with innocent eyes have to see these kind of facilities so close and the people that maybe using them. I for one am totally against this and don’t think our community can accommodate this facility.

I object to this application for the following reasons:
Gwandalan has the longest response time for anywhere within the Toukley police patrol area.
Previously charged people have a high chance of offending again. This compounds with the response time.
The proximity of this application to the school and outside of school hours care facility. (Oosh).
The isolation of Gwandalan from mental health and other services/facilities.
The lack of job prospects and isolation of Gwandalan will make harder for said residents to obtain sustainable employment leading to boredom. This will potentially increase the risk of reoffending.
This will generate unrest within the community.
This will in no way be beneficial to the greater community of Gwandalan.
This in now way will stimulate the small town economy of Gwandalan.

Kind Regards, Matt.

Before outright opposing or supporting a boarding house, it would be nice to know whether the intention is to build an assisted living home or independant home facility.
The area is already zoned for several hundred more single homes and I suspect the infrastructure will be growing soon to accommodate the growth.

I feel this type of accommodation is better suited if built closer the town centre or larger shopping centres which have better amenities suited for this style of living.

Better public transport would be helpful. Public transport is not the best here in Summerland/Gwandalan.

This a small semi isolated retired community that had inadequate roads and transportation coming in to it already and you want to introduce a boarding house which brings in people from low socioeconomic backgrounds who would have potentially no vehicle. These people tend to have either mental health or alcohol addictions and having them isolated from support would hinder them further rather that assist. This type of facility needs to be near a train line with good connections to the community do all resources and assistance can be met.

I strongly object to this application, being a home owner in the immediate vicinity.

The area around the proposed development consists mainly of retirees and young families.

Over the past few years, there have been tennants in the existing flat above the shop with alcohol/drug related problems. The response time for the police (nearest station is Toukley) has been several hours at best, if they showed up at all.

The Gwandalan/Summerland Point area, at the moment, has a growing drug and crime problem. The local residents have enough problems with those who already live here, without housing a group of people, with what could be questionable backgrounds, under the same roof.

The site is in close proximity to the local school, and there are always young children around the area.

The area offers no prospects for employment, and has a very limited bus service, which can lead to isolation/boredom and more problems.

I strongly object to this application for a boarding house in Gwandalan.
We do not have enough public transport for the current residents of Gwandalan. If people who require special services cannot get out of town to seek the services they need, they will become board, and boredom leads to undesirable acts. This boarding house is totally unsuitable for our area, we have a primary school in the same street, there are no job prospects in Gwandalan and travel by bus to the nearest train station takes 1.5 hours by bus.
This type of development would be better suited to an area that a least has public transport.
Thank you.

Gwandalan is an area with extremely limited public transport or infrastructure that would be used by those living in the intended use of this application.
At this stage there are no plans to improve the public transport system, the area also lacks private transport ie taxis. Its approximately 6kms from the development address to the Pacific Highway where the public transportation system is slightly better than that found in Gwandalan. This is a very long walk along the side of the road where NO walking paths can be found. This would place anyone at risk trying to walk that route.
This type of living needs to be placed in an area where infrastructure is readily available.

The Gwandalan area is completely unsuitable for this type of facility.
There is little to no public transport.
Very little public infrastructure.
No shopping or medical centres.
No employment opportunities, as most people are self employed or drive long distances to work.
This facility would be better suited to an area that can provide all the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the needs of a boarding house.

Objection submission
DA 1096/2018
Proposed boarding house and commercial tenancy at 12 Orana Rd Gwandalan.

I am writing with strong objection to the proposed boarding house at 12 Orana Rd Gwandalan.
Within the Statement of Environmental Effects lodged to Council by Planning Ingenuity Pty Ltd, section Annexure F includes a Social Impact Assessment. This assessment includes a SEIFA which is a comparative measure of the relative level of disadvantage in one area compared to others across Australia. The index measure for Gwandalan-Summerland Point is 972.1( score range 1,140 to 655). Based on this score “Gwandalan-Summerland Point is therefore considered to have a medium-high level of disadvantage compared to the majority of Australian localities.” (planning inguenity)
According to the Communities and Families Clearinghouse Australia resource sheet regarding “What is Community Disadvantage? By Rhys Price-Robertson, Community Disadvantage is “used to denote the complex cluster of factors that make it difficult for people living in certain areas to achieve positive life outcomes. Community disadvantage emerges out of the interplay between the characteristics of the residents in a community (eg, employment, education levels, drug and alcohol use) and, over and above this, the effects of the social and environmental context in which they exist (ie, “place effects” or “neighbourhood effects”, such as weak social networks, poor role models and a relative lack of opportunity( (Edwards, 2005; Vinson, 2007).

The approval of a Boarding house which is considered a place for occupants who are considered to be socioeconomically disadvantage would not be of any positive benefit to a community who are already classified as a medium to high level of disadvantage. The Space which is already in a B1 Zone/ Neighbourhood Centre should serve to supply the greater needs of the community and be left for organisations or businesses who would help assist and contribute to positive development of the community this rather than providing short term accommodation and contributing to the disadvantage status of the community.
Examples of a positive influence for the wider community would include child care centre, community centres or centres which assist with employment seeking, health services or community inclusion spaces such as a café or meeting points.

Overall, I feel as though steps should be taken to help in order to improve our SEIFA score by offering services within the building of 12 Orana Rd which promote community engagement, interaction and empowerment for people to achieve positive life outcomes. Not incorporate developments in the community which do not assist in achieving this goal.

SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE
The SEIFA Index measure for Gwandalan-Summerland Point indicates the resident population has a medium-high level of disadvantage. Therefore, boarding house accommodation is considered to be a suitable form of housing compatible with the immediate accommodation needs of the Gwandalan-Summerland Point population.

Disadvantage is not as simple as it was once assumed to be. There is much more to disadvantage than low incomes and high levels of unemployment, as important as these indicators are. In this Resource Sheet, the term "community disadvantage" is used to denote the complex cluster of factors that make it difficult for people living in certain areas to achieve positive life outcomes. Community disadvantage emerges out of the interplay between the characteristics of the residents in a community (e.g., employment, education levels, drug and alcohol use) and, over and above this, the effects of the social and environmental context in which they exist (i.e., "place effects" or "neighbourhood effects", such as weak social networks, poor role models and a relative lack of opportunity) (Edwards, 2005; Vinson, 2007).

Service providers and policy-makers can make a difference in disadvantaged communities. They can improve the lives of children and families who are negatively affected by the area in which they live. There are numerous examples of Australian programs and policies that have effectively ameliorated many of the causes and effects of community disadvantage (for examples, see: Soriano, Clark, & Wise, 2008). The most effective of these responses are built upon a sound and sophisticated understanding of disadvantage. In order to successfully address the problem of community disadvantage, it is first necessary to properly understand it.

If this goes ahead, it is a clear indication of the councils negative intention for Gwandalan. We receive very little back from our rate dollars as it is. Anyone with any sense can see that this is completely inappropriate for a quiet residential area. There are also not enough facilities in walking distance. There is also no adequate transport for them. Boarding houses need to be near railway stations and regular buses (of which there is insufficient in the Gwandalan area.

I am not opposed to boarding houses and know they fufil a need for marginalised demographics in the community, but it would be doing those residents a disservice to accomodate them in Gwandalan for the following reasons:
* Limited transport options and availability: Gwandalan bus services were cut back this year, further reducing what was already an extremely limited, infrequent and insufficient service. Gwandalan is 20 minutes to the nearest train station and has no taxi or uber presence.
* No access to support services: There are minimal to no support services in gwandalan bar a community baby nurse once a week at the pharmacy and a small, locally run food bank once a week. There are no employment, mental health, educational/vocational, financial, counselling, AOD, DV, disability or rehabilitative support services locally. Access to these services require 1-3 bus interchanges. See above re: transport accessibility.
* Health infrastructure: There is one dentist and two doctors locally, one of whom has had their books closed for several years. There are no allied health services locally. It requires 2 buses, taking up to 1.5 hours to reach the closest hospital. By car it is a 25 minute trip to the closest emergency department. The closest ambulance station is 15 minutes away and response times to Gwandalan are extremely slow.
* Police accesibility and response: The closest police station is at Toukley (2 bus trips to get there). Response times to Gwandalan are commonly upwards of an hour. EXTREMELY poor, limited & infrequent visible police presence in town.
* Minimal employment opportunities: There are few businesses in Gwandalan, hence meaning low local employment options. Most working residents are required to commute to Newcastle, Sydney or the southern end of the Central Coast for work. There is no direct public transportation to any of those districts from Gwandalan (see above)

Gwandalan does not have the infrastructure, accessibilty to support services or transportation to support this development. The location is not suitable; not for the existing community or for the residents of the proposed boarding house. Housing marginalised people, requiring support, in this area would be setting them up to fail and place a strain on the community.

I strongly oppose this proposal, there isn't the infastructure, access to support facilites or transportation to said support facilities to be able to ensure marginalised potential residents can get the best out of the opportunity. Not only would the potential residents be disadvantaged but it could potentially disadvantage existing members of the community anad put a strain on existing (minimal) services within the area.

I strongly object to this proposal being put bang in the centre of a residential area. The money that will be spent on doing this place up is ridiculous as there is no infrastructure in Gwandalan there is no Police Station and the nearest one is in Toukley half an hour away - This facility needs to be in a large town with doctors police etc to help these people we have to wait days to get in to see a doctor how would that go with mental health patients or drug patients ? Please please think about this for everyone sake.

I am completely objecting towards this development. Whilst understanding that people do need these types of housing, I don’t think Gwandalan or Summerland Point are suitable areas to do so.
As stated in other comments, we are not in immediate transport, large shopping compexes and other support systems that people requiring these housing will be needing.
As a local resident, I do not feel comfortable with this being so close.
Especially with a primary school so very close to where it is being situated.

I strongly object to a boarding house ,I completely agree with previous comments about no infrastructure available such as Hospitals,Police, Transport and support in general.
As a resident in close vicinity to this development there have been problems with tenants in this complex police have been called many times which have taken Police along time to attend.The area is mainly retirees and young families.i would be too scared to let my grandchildren,friends and family visit for feeling unsafe.

To whom it may concern,
The proposed boarding house for Gwandalan should not go ahead. It is not an appropriate place for people who obviously need some help in their lives. Gwandalan is quite an isolated community with emergency services at least half hour away. Most people commute for employment and their isn’t reliable public transport in the area.
This proposed building should be removed to a larger town where services are easily accessible.

Re: Proposed application 1096/2018, redevelopment of 12 Orana Ave., Gwandalan.
I object to this application and agree with all previous reasons, it is near a school and an after school care facility, the doctor nearby has had his books closed for a number of years there is limited transport and if Drs and support systems on a larger scale are needed they are not available in Gwandalan and are very difficult to get to if public transport is to be used. A facility like this should be located closer to facilities.

I woul consider these facilities, in agreement with the rest of the residents ' concerns, should be built near a place near a Fully Serviced Police Station, Medical Facilities such as Toukley.Gwandalan and Summerland Peninsula lacks of up -to -date services, and a lot of Seniors are living in the area as well as young working families. New residential developments are happening, and all residents need to feel safe and secure in the new environment. There is no guaranteed that these marginalised people re-offend, walk down our streets by living all community in fear and locked behind doors.

This is an in appropriate area for this kind of facility, given that there is little public transport, limited facilities, very limited police services and or ambulance service.
I cannot fathom why you would pick such an unserviced part of the coast, other than the fact, out of sight, out of mind.
An irresponsible and ignorant choice.

Proposed application 1096/2018, redevelopment of 12 Orana Ave., Gwandalan.
The proposal of a boarding house in Orana Road Gwandalan is totally inappropriate for the area as well as the proposed tenants for the boarding house for the following reasons:
Location to transport - insufficient services in this area
Proximity to shops - 9kms from the supermarket (Woolworths) and 19kms to a larger shopping area (Lakehaven)
Emergency services are not within close proximity so call outs for health or public reasons are very slow in response times.
Minimal employment opportunities: There are few businesses in Gwandalan, hence meaning low local employment options. Most working residents are required to commute to Newcastle, Sydney or the southern end of the Central Coast for work. There is no direct public transportation to any of those districts from Gwandalan.
Gwandalan does not have the infrastructure, accessibilty to support services or transportation to support this development. The location is not suitable; not for the existing community or for the residents of the proposed boarding house. Housing marginalised people, requiring support, in this area would be setting them up to fail and place a strain on the community.

the proposed planning of a boarding house in Orana Road Gwandalan is not suitable to the area .Gwandalan is a small family orientated area and is also isolated in the in that there is very limited public transport and the authorities.

I am writing with strong objection to the proposed boarding house at 12 Orana Rd Gwandalan. Whilst I am not opposed to boarding houses and know that they serve a need in communities, I feel that this would disservice the Gwandalan community to accomodate such development.

The approval of a Boarding house which is considered a place for occupants who are considered to be socioeconomically disadvantage would not be of any positive benefit to a community who are already classified as a medium to high level of disadvantage. The Space which is already in a B1 Zone/ Neighbourhood Centre should serve to supply the greater needs of the community and be left for organisations or businesses who would help assist and contribute to positive development of the community this rather than providing short term accommodation and contributing to the disadvantage status of the community. Examples of a positive influence for the wider community would include child care centre, community centres or centres which assist with employment seeking, health services or community inclusion spaces such as a café or meeting points.

Gwandalan does not have the infrastructure, accessibility, transportation and support services needed for this development. The isolation from emergency services, mental health faculties, close proximity to schools, out-of-school-hours-care (Oosh) only compounds these concerns from the community. This being so the this development would be best suited for a larger community close close to these services in the event of any

The proposed development to the Shop-Top Housing will not stimulate or contribute to the greater community of Gwandalan.

Yours truely, Ben.

I strongly object to the proposed boarding house on Orana rd. The previous replies above list all the reasons very clearly and I couldn't agree with them more. Infrastructure, police response and the fact that it is close to an out of school hours centre, as well as as where children often walk past on their way to and from school should be enough for council to realise how ridiculous this proposal is.

Agree with most here. Definitely wrong area to have a boarding house. We have limited public transport, shops, medical facilities, and very few things to do. A quiet suburb. Also is in close proximity to a primary school.