Public Exhibition - Moree Plains Local Housing Strategy

Notice is hereby given that Council has prepared a Local Housing Strategy for Moree Plains Shire.

The NSW Government has nominated Moree as a Special Activation Precinct (SAP) – reflecting its location in Australia’s most productive grain and cotton-growing region – leveraging the Inland Rail and Newell Highway to create a thriving economic zone.

Around 4,000 jobs could be created and up to 4,600 new residents attracted to Moree Plains Shire, resulting in a requirement for over 2,000 new dwellings across the Shire during the next 20 years.

It is essential that Council plans for this growth and ensures that new and diverse housing is available to meet the needs of all residents, now and in the future. The local housing strategy aims to guide the future location and diversity of housing to meet the changing demographic profile of Moree Plains Shire and population growth resulting from the Moree SAP. The Strategy includes the proposed expansion of residential lands at Moree and Pallamallawa.

The draft Moree Plains Local Housing Strategy will be on exhibition from Thursday 02 December 2021 to Tuesday 22 February 2022. The Strategy may be inspected at Council’s Customer Service Centre during normal office hours, until Tuesday 22 February 2022.

Public submissions are welcomed on the draft Moree Plains Local Housing Strategy, within the formal exhibition period.

Please note that submissions may be disclosed to Councillors, Council Officers, Consultants to Council or members of the public in accordance with Section 18(1)(b) of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Submissions, summaries of submissions, and names and addresses of persons making submissions may also be included in publicly available reports relating to the proposal. Council must also allow inspection of any submissions it receives and allow persons to make/take copies. However, if you consider that disclosure of your place of living would put you or your family’s personal safety at risk, you can apply to Council to have these details protected from the disclosure under that Act.

If you are making a submission, it is a requirement that all Political Donations and Gifts are reported to Council.

How do I make a submission?

Submissions must be in writing and if the submission is by way of objection to the minor amendments, the submission should indicate the grounds of objection. Submissions must be lodged within the formal exhibition period and can be handed into Council or sent by mail to: The General Manager Moree Plains Shire Council PO Box 420 Moree NSW 2400.

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