Well done!!! Great to know that the access is granted again. Now it's up to us not to give them any good reason to close it....

Bonna Point gate locked again!!!!!
Have sent Council the following spray and ask interested kiters to send similar messages. Sutherland Shire Council have a very user'friendly' email response site, so feel free to cut and paste, then alter to suit, the comments below and send them:

I've just returned from Bonna Point (approx 1:00pm Mon 11th Dec) and to my disappointment and frustration, I was unable to enter the road area West of the boatramp because, once again, the gate is locked.
Council, what are you doing???
Due to your lack of consideration, a group of kiteboarders was forced elsewhere, to a location which is likely to bring complaints from local residents...the very reason we moved to Bonna Point.
For goodness sake, can someone from Council enter into discussions with interested parties BEFORE making 'hit and miss' decisions? Surely as rate-paying Shire residents, we are entitled to this courtesy. We await a response with interest.

Apparently the reason it has been locked is because of 4WD's driving along the beach. I have never seen a "NO 4WDing" sign anywhere in that vicinity. Perhaps in Council's Infinite wisdom a sign might have been a good idea before locking the whole world out of the entire area.

Could some one please post the Council's phone number so that all interested parties could ring them for a friendly chat.

Originally posted by Kitepower Australia


Today is shaping up for some more fun over at Towra.
Was headed over to Kurnell for a beer with stumpy, but it was just so nice at Towra, and everytime I ventured near Quibray, the wind was just so gusty and the water was chopping up so bad I just stayed at Towra and soaked up the smooth water.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

nice one GHOSTRIDER .....

Sutherland Shire Council:
www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au
Tel# 9710 0333

Give 'em heaps!

The man to speak to re the Bonna Point closure is:
Gwyn Cleeves
9710 0473

I received a call late yesterday, not from Gwyn, but his offsider, who turns out to be the bumptious little fellow who came to Bonna Point to lock the gate early last week. He is an arrogant, obnoxious clown, who had the audacity to accuse me of attempting to bribe him, when I warned him, that if he didn't meet with us to discuss this issue (which initially he wasn't prepared to), that we would publicise his and Council's intransigence. His claim is that Council had consulted with interested parties (i.e. local residents, the local Catamaran Clubs etc) and the time for consultation is over and Council has made its decision. Of course, he would not concede that it's the actual users of the area who are the MOST interested parties....and funny thing (ha! ha!) they were omitted from the consultation process! The upshot of the conversation is that we are to write a letter to Council stating our case for the gate to be left unlocked during daylight hours. I've put a call in to big Col to request that the letter be written and sent on behalf of us all. I suggest a copy be sent to The Leader so as to make it clear to this fellow that we mean what we say. Col, please confirm that you can get this done for us. Thanks mate!

Bonna Point Gate Progress Report.
Col rang me yesterday and asked me to draft a letter to Council which I emailed him yesterday. His intention is to ask Uber (NSWKA) to send it on our behalf.
Glenn got a return call from the 'head gatelocker' who appears to be conceding that he may have to talk to us and maybe concede some ground.

Galah (whoever you are!), I think your idea is an excellent one and I'm hoping Col will post the final draft on this forum so that all of us can individually paste and copy it onto the Council's email contact site.

Hey GALAH with all your great ideas maybe you should make yourself available to meet with council over this issue.

sounds like a good idea - as long as I can take my "enforcers" along. Here's a recent picture of me with them, I'm the one in the middle!



Seriously I reckon a delegation of local residents will have more effect - the rest of us might be seen as "part of the problem".

Get them to sort out the fishermen who are always on the inside of the point - isn't that illegal. How dare they put fishing lines in our flat water!

Actually looks more like Mcbridle to me

Hey big guy... really appreciate your efforts .. as always. Thankyou. I think we should all pitch in and buy him some sunflower seed.

Hey GALAH you had better love his work , the gate was open again today

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I have a question What do you give a GALAH for XMAS?

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a bullet

Thats cool GALAH I wondered why you had the gate locked!