Project update - May 2025
Project update - late May 2025
We've developed a draft Plan of Management (PoM) that outlines the community's vision and proposes actions to meet current and future community needs. These include:
- a
new intermediate
to advanced level bike park
- reviewing car parking, internal roads and traffic flow
- new/improved sports facilities and playing surfaces
- new park facilities e.g. upgraded basketball court, playground and trails
- minor upgrades to the Pavilion including to the amenities
- improved bushland management
- authorisation of leases, licences and other agreements for use of the Reserve.
Development of the draft PoM and the proposed actions was guided by relevant Council strategic directions and feedback received during Stage 1 consultation.
We reviewed your feedback as part of Stage 1 consultation and presented a report on the consultation outcomes, including all comments received and the draft PoM to Council's May meeting:
- View the Council Report
- View the Council Minutes
Background
Project background
The reserve provides many opportunities for our community to increase their social, mental and physical health and wellbeing. From using the community centre to organised sport including soccer, cricket and little athletics, to walking the dog, enjoying the playground and basketball hoop, casual gatherings and connecting to trails in the picturesque Garigal National Park, the reserve has so much to offer.
A new Seaforth Oval Reserve Plan of Management is required to:
- meet Council's obligations under the Crown Land Management Act 2016
- enable a new intermediate to advanced level bike park to be built on Crown land
- incorporate the additional Crown land (27,500 square metres) to the south of Seaforth Oval Reserve into the Plan of Management
- review and update commitments regarding the current and future use of the oval and its management, in consultation with the community to ensure that the site and facilities continue to meet the needs of users.
Our community’s feedback is useful for understanding the current and desired use of the Reserve and has helped guide the preparation of the draft PoM.
Community engagement
Engagement outcomes
From 25 August 2023 to Wednesday 27 September 2023, Stage 1 community and stakeholder engagement was undertaken to gather ideas for the draft PoM and we heard from over 500 community members.
Your feedback highlighted how well-used and important this reserve is to residents, visitors, sporting and community groups.
Your feedback was useful for understanding the current and desired use of the reserve and has helped guide the preparation of the draft PoM.
What you told us
What happened next?
The draft Plan of Management was sent to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (the Department) on 20 August 2024 for their review and consent to publicly exhibit.
In December 2024 the Department advised they support the draft PoM being placed on public exhibition with some minor amendments.
Council was appointed as Crown land manager of additional Crown land which has been included in the draft PoM. The draft PoM is now on public exhibition until 6 July 2025.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Resources
Resources
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Seaforth Oval Reserve Site PlanPDF (2.26 MB)
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Council Meeting Minutes - 20 May 2025 (pg 17)PDF (464.55 KB)
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Council Meeting Report 20 May 2025 (pg 49)PDF (1.53 MB)
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Council Meeting Minutes 27 October 2020 (pg 20)PDF (428.28 KB)
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Let's Play! Open Space and Outdoor Recreation Strategy and Action PlanPDF (12.61 MB)
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Plan of Management for Seaforth Oval, Keirle Park and Tania Park 2004PDF (1.98 MB)
Have your say**
We want to hear your thoughts, so please take a moment to fill out a quick survey or email your submission to share your feedback on the draft PoM.
If you need to speak to someone before you make a submission, please book a call (between 12 and 26 June).
Indicative timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Sep 2023: Community survey and ideas gathering
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Oct 2023: Review feedback
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Late 2023 - Early 2024: Prepare draft PoM
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Aug 2024: Reported draft PoM to NSW Government
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Timeline item 5 - complete
May 2025: Report draft PoM to Council
Requested public exhibition
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Timeline item 6 - active
May - Jul 2025: Public exhibition of draft PoM
We want to hear your thoughts on the draft Plan of Management
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Timeline item 7 - incomplete
Aug - Sep 2025: Review feedback received on draft PoM
We'll review the feedback you provide, and update the Plan of Management as appropriate
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Timeline item 8 - incomplete
Late 2025: Report to Council requesting adoption of final draft PoM
Have an enquiry?
Name | Open Space Planning Team |
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Phone | 1300 434 434 |
council@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au | |
In writing | marked 'Seaforth Oval Reserve Plan of Management’, Northern Beaches Council, PO Box 82 Manly NSW 1655. |
*The submissions count is manually updated and only indicative until the final report is published. It reflects the total online contributions received only.
Duplicate submissions will be counted as one unique submission.
**All submissions in their entirety are made publicly available in the Community Engagement Report. Personal identifying information, and content which is discriminatory, hateful or which may defame, offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate will be redacted.