ALP branch opposes height increase

The Umina and Ettalong branch of the Australian Labor Party has resolved not to support the increased height limits that were proposed for the Woy Woy, Ettalong and Umina town centres in the Peninsula Urban Directions Strategy.

The committee stated that Gosford Council had recently resolved to keep the height limits in Ettalong and Umina to three storeys, which was supported by the branch. "Woy Woy has a variety of height limits from two to five storeys and this is also supported by the branch," a report from the committee stated.

"It was thought that their was infrastructure in place surrounding the Woy Woy CBD which allowed for the variation in storey heights."

The report stated that the branch could not understand why anyone would remove height restrictions in the Umina and Ettalong areas based on projects that at the moment seem at best visionary.

Press release, October 13 Mike Hudson, ALP Umina-Ettalong Beach