Coffs Bypass Action Group Strategic Plan and Structure.
Mission
The Coffs Bypass Action Group (CBAG) is a community-based organization
whose mission is to:
Ensure the best outcome is
achieved for the Coffs Harbour Bypass for the benefit of the community at
large. As a minimum the Bypass should:
1. Incorporate Tunnels
at Roberts Hill, Shepards Lane Hill and Gatelys Road Hill to achieve an
acceptable environmental and noise pollution mitigation outcome;
2. Incorporate noise
and pollution considerations to include road surfaces, viaducts and other engineering noise buffering considerations.
The following committees have
been established to support the operation of CBAG and its outcomes:
1. Coffs Bypass
Action Group Steering Committee (CBAGSC)
Role
The role of CBAGSC is to:
·
Coordinate
community concerns and ideas for the Coffs Harbour Bypass.
·
Develop preferred
concepts for the Bypass to include tunnels at Roberts Hill, Shepards Lane Hill and
Gatelys Road Hill.
·
Develop action plans
to support the preferred concept.
·
Manage the
process for promoting the preferred concepts and submissions for the Bypass to
the NSW Government and relevant Departments.
·
Develop
appropriate committees to manage specific issues in support of the preferred
concept
·
Reports to
General Meeting of members
Role
The
role of the BCC is to:
·
Develop and
implement a communication plan to keep the community informed on the progress
of the work undertaken by the CBAG and the CHCC. Work in conjunction with CHCC. The outcome is to include:
o
Social media
communication through Facebook & Twitter
o
Marketing and
information through a dedicated web site
·
Develop and
implement community lobbying plans for the preferred concept developed by CBAG
and CHCC working in conjunction with CHCC plans. The outcome is to include:
o
Petition to the
NSW Government
o
Sample letters
for community action via the web site
·
Report to CBAGSC.
3. Environmental
Impact Study Committee (EISC)
Role
The
role of the EISC is to:
·
Identify all the
issues of concern to residents of Coffs Harbour that should be addressed by the
RMS environmental impact study (EIS).
·
Publish the key
issues for community meetings and the web site.
·
Review the EIS
when it is published by the RMS to ensure the issues of concern raised by the
community are addressed and given due emphasis.
·
Identify
deficiencies or shortcomings in the EIS and direct these issues to the RMS and
NSW Minister for Roads.
·
Report to CBAGSC