Update on C136 Northern Development March 2020

Submissions to Council have now closed for this proposed Planning Scheme Amendment. We believe there were close to 200 submissions lodged including many well-reasoned, strategic objections to this massive rezoning proposal. You can read the CPRRA Submission here.

Next steps: The submissions will be collated and a report will be presented to Council. They have previously requested a Planning Panel be appointed to consider submissions and tentative dates for this are in August 2020. We are still fundraising to have legal representation at the panel hearing (see below for how to donate).

HOW TO DONATE: Either by bank transfer, identifying yourself in the “Remitter” field to: BSB: 633 000 A/C No: 1309 56113 Remitter: your “surname-initials” Or, by cheque payable to “Cape Paterson Residents & Ratepayers Association”, and posted to: The Secretary, Cape Paterson Residents & Ratepayers Association, PO Box 280 Wonthaggi VIC 3995

We’d prefer a surname with the bank transfer so we can acknowledge donations but it is not essential if you’d rather it was anonymous.

Distinctive Areas and Landscape Community Consultation

The next phase of the Distinctive Areas and Landscape consultation process will begin soon. This is a completely separate process to the C136 Amendment procedure but is also an important step in getting the town boundary reduced. Soon we will be asking for you to send your C136 submission in again to the DAL consultants with an emphasis on the need to reduce the town boundary.

For further information on the DAL go to: https://engage.vic.gov.au/distinctive-areas-and-landscapes-program/bass-coast

Report on 10 May 2019 hailstorm

The severe hailstorm at Cape Paterson on 10 May 2019 presented many challenges to the
community, some of which are still in the process of being resolved, more than eight
months after the event.

In response to the event and its aftermath, the Cape Paterson Residents and Ratepayers
Association (CPRRA) has conducted a community-based review to establish:
• The extent and nature of the hailstorm and the damage to properties
• The response to the storm event
• The immediate and ongoing economic and social impact on the community
• The lessons and actions that can be taken to prepare Cape Paterson for the future

Enabling Cape Paterson and other communities within Bass Coast Shire to prepare and
respond to future events is a key outcome from the project.  A report on the review is attached here for your information.

Working Bee 8 February 2020

For the first working Bee for 2020 we joined forces with the Friends of Harmers Haven to continue the eradication of Sea Spurge from the foreshore at Harmers Haven. Sea Spurge is an invasive weed that is colonising the dunes and causing problems, particularly for shore nesting birds such as the Hooded Plover as it changes the nature of the dune incline and reduces the nesting area for the birds along the top of the beach.

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Working Bee 14 September 2019

A beautiful sunny day to be on the sand dunes near Harmers Haven with keen eyes searching for Sea Spurge. About 15 happy volunteers broke off into two groups heading east and west of Wreck Beach to hunt and weed sea spurge.

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Working Bee 10 August 2019

Hail and gale force winds were no obstacle for the 16 strong team of volunteers who were keen to plant in any weather to complete the revegetation work that started at last month’s working bee. 

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Cape Pat Chat 1 - July 2019

Please follow this link to the first edition of a local newsletter prepared by Clive Vernon, one of our CPRRA committee members. Feel free to provide any comments, feedback or suggestions for future articles directly to Clive on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.