4. Ulladulla Harbour - Land - NSW Government

Appendix 1:Lands’ Holdings- Opportunitiesunderstanding of their desires and requirements. Lands’engaged consultants to carry out a planning study of theharbour, focusing on improvements to meet the demandsof the various harbour groups over the next 25 years.A ‘Base Design Concept’ has been developed by Lands’consultant with input from key groups. The results ofthis work, which involved a series of workshops has beenpresented to various levels of government and culminatedin a final presentation to the Ulladulla community. It hasbeen on extended display on the Lands’ website. While itis not intended to be prescriptive regarding developmentof the harbor, it provides a vision of the potential of theharbour.Key components of the base concept include:• the retention of the commercial fishing industry andmaintenance of heritage values• the establishment of safe, high quality public accessaround the harbour and improved public amenity• accommodating increased numbers of recreationalvessels on water and potentially in ‘dry stack’ facilities• a range of commercial uses around the waterfront toservice harbour users, locals and tourists• enhanced ‘Working Port’ facilities.Refer to Section 8 Other Information for further details.5. The project objectivesThe primary objective for the project is to redevelopUlladulla Harbour as a major tourist destination withenhanced maritime facilities, catering for a growingmaritime community which includes a strong commercialfishing fleet, an expanding eco-charter industry, a growingrecreational boating precinct plus an important vesselmaintenance centre. As a result it will be viewed as thecentrepiece in the revitalisation of the Ulladulla towncentre which is underway with the support of ShoalhavenCity Council.Other project objectives include:• accommodating an increased number of boats (eithercommercial or recreational) in the harbour through theprovision of either more wet berths or the introductionof dry-stack storage facilities• ensuring the ‘Working Port’ is able to continue tofunction• providing a range of new commercial uses around thewaterfront, normally associated with marina precinctsthat will service tourism, such as cafes, restaurants,retail, conferencing, booking offices and shipschandleries• ensuring the future character of the Project Areareflects the proposed upgrading of the town centrethrough the introduction of high quality materials ofa long service life that will enhance the linkage of thetown CBD with the harbour. In doing so, giving closeattention to the integration the two precincts andimportantly the vista created• promoting the heritage value of the port (such asthrough a combination of interpretive signs anddisplays around the foreshore as well as possible themeincorporated within proposed commercial buildings)• better managing the harbour area, including theprevention of pollution incidents (such as throughthe installation of appropriate pump-out facilities forrecreational and commercial vessels)• establishing high quality, safe public access around theharbour. Proposed movement corridors for pedestrianspresented in NSW Government Architect’s 2003 DesignConcept Plan should be recognised and enhanced.• better managing vehicles associated with visitors to theharbour area.• providing a development that is environmentally andfinancially sustainable.6. The opportunityThe Expressions of Interest process involves two precinctswhich cover both sides of the boat harbour. The primaryarea of interest, the ‘Working Harbour’, is positioned onthe south side and presently contains a diverse rangeof maritime activities. The second area is located on thenorthern side of the harbour and encompasses Rotary Parkand a portion of the harbour itself and the foreshore.In considering the ‘Working Harbour’ area considerationshould be given to planned redevelopment by the UlladullaFishermen’s Co-operative P/L on its site which is located inthe south western corner of the harbour.The successful Proponent(s) will have the vision andcreativity, financial strength, experience and expertise tomake a distinctive contribution to this iconic foreshore area.7