community - 2026-07-02

Northern Beaches residents have several council consultations to watch this month

Source: Your Say Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches residents checking what Council is seeking feedback on this month do not need to dig through every project page from scratch. As of 2 July, the Your Say Northern Beaches tracker brings together a handful of items that matter for daily local life, from village streets and playgrounds to dog access and a draft Communications Policy. The practical takeaway is that some matters have firm July deadlines, while others are longer-running proposals or project updates worth following closely.

Northern Beaches residents checking what Council is seeking feedback on this month do not need to dig through every project page from scratch. As of 2 July, the Your Say Northern Beaches tracker brings together a handful of items that matter for daily local life, from village streets and playgrounds to dog access and a draft Communications Policy. The practical takeaway is that some matters have firm July deadlines, while others are longer-running proposals or project updates worth following closely. The most immediate deadline in the current list is the draft Communications Policy, which is open for feedback until Sunday 5 July 2026. Council says it has updated the policy and is asking residents to comment through an online submission form. People with questions can also book a 15-minute appointment with the project team. That makes it the shortest-turnaround item on the tracker and the one residents would need to act on first if they want their views recorded. Avalon Beach has two separate items on the list, and they are easy to confuse. One concerns the Streets as Shared Spaces trial in Avalon Beach village. Council says the trial created a safer area for people to shop and...