In line with our Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Plan, we are providing greater support for electric vehicles (EVs) by facilitating the introduction of additional EV charging stations.
We are one of 8 local Councils taking part in the Intellihub EV Streetside Charging Project, which will make EV charging stations more accessible for those who live in apartments, townhouses or units with no on-site EV charging facilities. Under the Australian-first trial, local streetside power poles are turned into charging stations for electric vehicles.
Following consultation with our community, 22kW EV chargers were installed on streetside power poles in 7 nominated locations. The graph below shows the usage data recorded by each unit for each month during the trial period.
Note: There are some periods where some of the chargers were temporarily offline and unavailable for use, however, we can see an upward trend across all sites.
Intellihub has been evaluating the trial with participating councils against a number of measures and prepared the Intellihub Street Power Pole EV Charger with Grid Integration – Lessons Learnt Report 3.
We are taking a holistic approach to EV charging across the Northern Beaches. This includes implementing an Expression of Interest process for EV charger providers and reviewing our EV Charging Infrastructure Plan (the Plan).
Once reviewed, we will be seeking your feedback on the Plan - make sure you register for project updates (click +Follow at the top of the page) and we will notify you when consultation commences.
Click the tabs below to learn about the project's history, previous consultation and outcomes, and other resources.
We have funding to install 7 streetside EV chargers (22kW ), and asked our community to nominate which of 12 previously identified sites you think should be the priority sites. We received 429 responses - thank you to all who provided feedback.
There was overall support for the project, however some concerns were raised. These included funding and cost to the community, and concerns that some of the proposed sites were not suitable due to limited availability of parking.
Project costs will be covered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and users will pay to use the service. After reviewing feedback and concerns raised, some sites are no longer under consideration at this time.
Further details, including all verbatim comments, are available in the Community Engagement Report.
After reviewing all feedback received, a report on the engagement outcomes was presented to the Local Traffic Committee on Wednesday 8 November 2023. The Committee approved the recommendation to support the 12-month trial at the following 7 sites:
View the Committee Meeting Report (Item 4.5, page 51) and Minutes (Item 4.5, page 9).
Previous community consultation has helped us identify the 12 sites listed below for consideration.
We have funding for 7 of the 22kW EV chargers, and we asked the community to nominate which sites should be considered as a priority. As more funding becomes available, we will look to roll out more charging stations to the remaining sites.
View the site plans for more detail on each location.
In August 2021, Council adopted the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure Plan, following community and stakeholder engagement.
The plan identifies the framework for establishing a network of EV charging stations and outlines conditions for the installation, management, maintenance and removal of EV charging infrastructure on identified Council sites.
This proposal is in line with our MOVE - Northern Beaches Transport Strategy 2038 which sets a target of 30 percent reduction in vehicle emissions by 2038, and our Climate Change Action Plan which has a range of actions for delivering this outcome including facilitating and providing public EV charging infrastructure at key locations.
All charging stations have been installed and are now operational:
More information on the history of the project and how sites were identified, is available under Background.
After conducting their final pre-installation inspections, Ausgrid has advised that the EV charging stations approved for sites at Governor Phillip Park, Palm Beach (outside Dunes Palm Beach) and 15 Coronation Street, Mona Vale can no longer proceed due to load limit issues. Letters have been sent to neighbouring properties.
We selected two alternative sites that were considered under the original proposal, and reported these to the Local Traffic Committee on Tuesday 6 February 2024 for approval:
The Committee supported the installation of a charging station at 19 Yulong Avenue, Terry Hills, however, deferred consideration for the station at 118 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights pending a review of safety and options for an alternative site.
Following a review of safety concerns and options for an alternative site, the proposal for 118 Allambie Road, Allambie Heights was approved by the Committee at its meeting on Tuesday 5 March 2024.
EV charging stations and signage have been installed, with the stations ready to use, at the following sites:
The sites have been listed on EV charging apps.
EV charging stations and signage have been installed, with the stations ready to use, at the following sites:
The sites will be listed on EV charging apps shortly.
The charging station for Dearin Reserve (opposite 13 Kalinya Street, Newport) has been installed and will soon be ready for use.
After conducting their final pre-installation inspections, Ausgrid has advised that the EV charging stations approved for sites at Governor Phillip Park, Palm Beach (outside Dunes Palm Beach) and 15 Coronation Street, Mona Vale can no longer proceed due to load limit issues. Letters will be sent to neighbouring properties.
We have selected two alternative sites that were considered under the original proposal, and will be reporting these to the Local Traffic Committee in February 2024 for approval:
More information on the history of the project and how sites were identified, is available under the Background section further down this page.
Funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and being rolled out by Intellihub.
Supplied by Origin Energy - for all the energy required to charge EVs from the new chargers, the equivalent amount of certified renewable energy will be put back into the grid.
We reviewed locations proposed by our community and developed a shortlist of locations suitable for this style of charging station.
Your one-stop shop for proposed and completed locations, FAQs and information on our EV infrastructure.
| Name | Transport Network Team |
|---|---|
| Phone | 1300 434 434 |
| council@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au | |
| In writing | marked 'Intellihub EV Streetside Charging Project’, Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 82 Manly NSW 1655. |
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