Cronulla SLSC is one of the 300 clubs affiliated with Surf Lifesaving Australia. As a volunteer organisation, Cronulla SLSC epitomises life in the Shire – it’s our local community who have patrolled the beach, keeping it safe for everyone who wants to swim and play there.
As well as the patrolling and lifesaving duties, they also provide educational and training facilities where they teach surf awareness, team spirit and sportsmanship.
Planning for the club’s centenary is well underway with registration books for registering names and a Centenary Ball.
Tickets for the Centenary Ball are on sale from the Club Office or on 9527 1654, so why not support the Club and people who make our beaches safe for us all.
Helping Learner Driver to Continue
Sutherland Shire Council is running a learner driver program aimed at parents and supervisors of learner drivers. The workshop runs for two hours and is co-ordinated by Council’s Road Safety Officer.
Topics covered in the two-hour workshop include supervising learner drivers; completing the Learner Driver Log Book; and the benefits of driving practice. All parents who have teenagers looking at obtaining their driver’s licence are encouraged to attend.
How long has it been since you took your driving test? Even though you may have a good driving record, a refresher course is always considered beneficial and this workshop is vitally important for anyone wanting to assist their teenager in obtaining their driver’s licence.
Bookings for the workshop are essential and can be made by phoning the Council’s Road Safety Officer, Mark Stuart on 9710 0341.
Speeding and Parking Blitz around our Schools
Police and local council are currently targeting speeding and illegal parking around schools as part of an overall school safety blitz. The No Apologies, No Excuses campaign considers the safety of children in and around schools as paramount.
RTA crash statistics, sourced from the Sutherland Shire Council website, show 38 per cent of pedestrian crashes involve 0-16 year olds and that this age bracket accounts for 23 per cent of the Sutherland Shire’s population.
The campaign has a strong driver education campaign to assist drivers to understand the road rules and road signs. The RTA has produced a simple and clear campaign tool which explains why the signs are there and what each sign means.
For example, the No Stopping sign means you cannot stop there for ANY reason. The reason why it is there is to keep sight lines clear for drivers and children, so both have more have time to avoid crashes.
Creating simpler education for motorists and pedestrians is part of the campaign.
For more information, simply visit the Sutherland Shire Council website – www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au
Shaping the Shire
What will the Sutherland Shire look like in 2030?
Our Shire, Our Future is a comprehensive guide to the future of the Sutherland Shire. This document came about as a direct result of a series of surveys, workshops and consultations undertaken by the council over 18 months involving over 17,000 Shire residents and business people. The guide is designed to reflect the community’s hopes, wishes and dreams for the future.
Achieving a shared vision for the future
A key element of Our Shire, Our Future is the vision document – Shire Vision/Shaping the Shire. This document will act as the framework for planning and decision making in order to help residents, businesses and local government to achieve the type of Shire projected in Our Shire, Our Future.
The guide outlines the shape of the Shire, trends affecting the future of the Shire and how the vision will be made into a reality. Covering a diverse set of topics, including building partnerships, understanding population and demographic trends, ensuring access and equity, responding to environmental opportunities and threats and improving infrastructure.
Foundations for the future
Our Shire, Our Future outlines how we can turn our visions into reality by establishing the foundations for the future such as ensuring high levels of water quality, prioritising for cyclists and pedestrians in the road network, encouraging more people to become actively involved in the community and providing more support for jobs and business opportunities in the Shire. These foundations were overwhelmingly supported throughout the consultative process.
Working together for success
To ensure the success of Our Shire, Our Future, Council will proactively seek partnerships with all sectors of the community including residents, businesses, community groups and government departments. Council will also organise and facilitate major stakeholders and work with residents to achieve their personal commitments by bringing residents together with common interests.
Whilst the council will review their management plan to reflect the guide, existing documents will not be forgotten. They will be reviewed with any recommendations consolidated and obstacles investigated.
Shire residents are key to the success of this initiative. The council plans to take the plan to neighbourhoods in an effort to identify issues and involve residents, resulting in an insight on the quality of life and outcomes for the Shire. They will follow up facilitation and development projects.
Future development for the Shire
There are a number of key development projects in the pipeline including a university presence, a Sutherland Shire Business Forum, entrepreneurial education courses, an urban control partnership with NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation and building codes to reflect the environmental concern of the Shire.
Looking for more information on this great initiative?
A user’s guide to Shaping the Shire has been produced to assist anyone who wants to take an active role towards achieving the vision of the workshops, surveys and consultations. Simply go to www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au and enter the words “Shire Vision” in the search panel.
Dean loves living in the Sutherland Shire. In fact he was born, raised and schooled in the Shire and currently lives with his young family at Engadine . In his younger days he was an accomplished sportsperson and is still actively involved in local amateur sports administration.
Dean operates his own business in the area and is keen to support and promote the wider community in any way he can with his new role. | 
