Agenda of Local Traffic Committee - Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Where the advice of the LTC is not unanimous, the dissenting vote should be named and noted in the recommendation to Council, or its sub delegate.

The Chairperson of the LTC does not have a casting vote on any matter considered by the LTC.

If the Council decides to proceed with a proposal where the advice from the LTC is not unanimous support, then the Council must first advise TfNSW and the NSW Police Representatives in writing of their intention to approve the proposal. The TfNSW or the NSW Police may then lodge an appeal to the Regional Traffic Committee. Council must not exercise any of the functions, in relation to the subject proposal, for a period of 14 days from the date of notification in writing.

6. Convenor

The Committee shall be convened by the Council voting representative. It shall be the responsibility of the convenor to ensure the conduct of the meeting including voting, informal advisor, public and media participation is undertaking in accordance with the TfNSW. Guidelines.

7. Meeting Formats

Council’s Community Infrastructure Planning and Design team are responsible for the co-ordination of Committee advice, scheduling of meetings, preparation and circulation of meeting minutes, and provide general support services to the Committee. The Community Infrastructure Planning and Design team is also responsible for providing advice in relation to the conduct of meetings.

The most common format for LTC meetings is regular face to face meeting held in the offices of the Council.

Acceptable alternative meeting formats include:

· Electronic meetings - where the advice of the members is sought via email or via

virtual meeting.

· A combination of electronic and face to face meetings

a) Agendas, minutes, and reports

All meetings require the preparation of an agenda. An agenda must be pre prepared by Council and circulated to all formal members and informal advisors of the Committee a minimum of one week prior to the meeting.

For each agenda item, Council must prepare a report which must contain a brief summary of the issue, detail of the proposed solution including a plan if the proposal involves signs, lines or structures, details of the policies.

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b) Site visits

It is recommended that each member of the LTC undertake a site visit prior to considering any proposal. This site visit may be undertaken individually or as an organised joint visit.

8. Delegations

Council has delegations to authorise traffic control facilities and devices as prescribed in the Delegations to Councils – Regulation of Traffic October 2001.

Council has sub-delegated its powers in respect of Division 1 of Part 4 of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 and Division 2 of Part 5 of the Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) (Road Rules) Regulation 1999 to the Director of Infrastructure Services and the Technical Services Manager.

Local Traffic Committee

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Voting Member:	22/01/25
Mayor Adam Roberts (Chair)	P
Robert Fish - Director Community Infrastructure	A
Chris Favaloro - Acting Director Community Infrastructure	P
Christine Murray - Transport for NSW	P
Daniel Finch - NSW Police	P
Jody Griffiths - Senior Electorate Officer Member for Oxley	P
Terry Sara - Representative of Member for Port Macquarie	X
Michael Kemp - Representative of Member for Oxley	X
Non-voting:
Ellie Grainger - Transport for NSW	P
Carl Eade - Port Macquarie Taxis	X
Marie Visvikis - Port Macquarie Taxis	X
Dave Davies - Central Coast and North Coast Busways	P
Blayne West - Group Manager Planning and Design	A
Mark Edenborough - Manager Planning and Design Programs, Community Infrastructure Planning and Design	P
Ellie Craft - Senior Transport Engineer Programs	A
Julia Cutajar - Education Officer	P
Rosemary Ashman - Support Officer	P
Observer:

KEY:

P = Present

PV = Proxy Vote

A= Absent With Apology

X= Absent Without Apology

Meeting Dates for 2025

Wednesday 22/01/2025	Committee Room	10:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday 19/03/2025	Committee Room	10:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday 21/05/2025	Committee Room	10:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday 23/07/2025	Committee Room	10:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday 24/09/2025	Committee Room	10:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday 19/11/2025	Committee Room	10:00am - 11:30am

MINUTES

Local Traffic Committee Meeting

22/01/2025

PRESENT

Voting Members:

Mayor Adam Roberts (Chair)

Chris Favaloro Acting Director Community Infrastructure

Christine Murray Transport for NSW

Sergeant Daniel Finch NSW Police Force

Jodie Griffiths Senior Electorate Officer Member for Oxley

Non-voting:

Ellie Grainger Transport for NSW

Dave Davies Central Coast and North Coast Busways

Mark Edenborough Manager Planning and Design Programs

Julia Cutajar Education Officer

Rosemary Ashman Support Officer

The meeting opened at 10.05am.

01 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Acknowledgement of Country was delivered.

02 APOLOGIES

Consensus:

That the apologies received from the following member be accepted

· Director Community Infrastructure Robert Fish.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

03 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES

Consensus:

That the Minutes of the Local Traffic Committee Meeting held on 20 November 2024 be confirmed.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

04 DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

There were no disclosures of interest presented.

05 BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

Nil

06 Port Macquarie RunFest: 1-2 March 2025

Consensus:

That it be a recommendation to the Director Community Infrastructure, under sub-delegation, for implementation:

That Council approve the temporary road closures and support the associated transport management arrangements associated with the 2025 Port Macquarie RunFest event to be held on 1 and 2 March 2025, subject to conditions contained within the attached Draft Certificate of Approval.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

07 188-190 Kennedy Drive, Port Macquarie - new parking restrictions

Consensus:

This report is for the information of the Local Traffic Committee Only.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

08 Parking restrictions to support safe operation of existing Bicycle Lanes - Lake Street, Laurieton

Consensus:

That it be a recommendation to the Chief Executive Officer, under sub delegation, for implementation:

That Council:

1. Install No Parking signs on Lake Street Laurieton at locations as detailed in the report.

2. Notify adjoining landowners of the new signs, restrictions, and rationale for their installation.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

09 Proposed temporary parking restrictions to support completion of Essential Energy 3 months pole mounted EV charger technical trial - 142-144 Nancy Biird Walton Drive, Kew

Consensus:

That it be a recommendation to the Chief Executive Officer, under sub delegation, for implementation:

That Council:

1. Install Temporary 2P (9am to 6pm) EV Charging parking zone over two car spaces at the frontage of 142 & 144 Nancy Bird Walton Dr, Kew as detailed in the report.

2. Notify adjoining landowners of the new signs, restrictions and rationale for their

installation.

3. Extend notifications to surrounding businesses.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

10 GENERAL BUSINESS

10.01 Lake Cathie - "No Parking" signage

CONSENSUS:

1. Lake Cathie - ‘No Parking’ signage on eastern verge on the north side of the bridge. Police have received complaints requesting this signage be removed due to needs of overflow parking in peak times. Is this signage still warranted?

2. Council to review historical no parking signs on the southbound approach to left side entering the bridge. Look at suitability of removing no parking signs.

3. Report to be tabled at the next committee meeting on 19 March 2025, documenting the outcomes of Council’s investigation.

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT

The meeting closed at 10.28am

AGENDA

Local Traffic Committee

19/03/2025

Item: 04

Subject: DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

RECOMMENDATION

That Disclosures of Interest be presented

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST DECLARATION

Name of Meeting:

Meeting Date:

Item Number:

Subject:

I, the undersigned, hereby declare the following interest:

Pecuniary:

Take no part in the consideration and voting and be out of sight of the meeting.

Non-Pecuniary – Significant Interest:

Take no part in the consideration and voting and be out of sight of the meeting.

Non-Pecuniary – Less than Significant Interest:

May participate in consideration and voting.

For the reason that:

Name:

Signed:

Date:

Please submit to the Governance Support Officer at the Council Meeting.

(Refer to next page and the Code of Conduct)

Pecuniary Interest

4.1 A pecuniary interest is an interest that you have in a matter because of a reasonable likelihood or expectation of appreciable financial gain or loss to you or a person referred to in clause 4.3.

4.2 You will not have a pecuniary interest in a matter if the interest is so remote or insignificant that it could not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence any decision you might make in relation to the matter, or if the interest is of a kind specified in clause 4.6.

4.3 For the purposes of this Part, you will have a pecuniary interest in a matter if the pecuniary interest is:

(a) your interest, or

(b) the interest of your spouse or de facto partner, your relative, or your partner or employer, or

4.4 For the purposes of clause 4.3:

(a) Your “relative” is any of the following:

i) your parent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal descendant or adopted child

ii) your spouse’s or de facto partner’s parent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal descendant or adopted child

iii) the spouse or de facto partner of a person referred to in paragraphs (i) and (i)

(b) “de facto partner” has the same meaning as defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.

4.5 You will not have a pecuniary interest in relation to a person referred to in subclauses 4.3(b) or (c)

(a) if you are unaware of the relevant pecuniary interest of your spouse, de facto partner, relative, partner, employer or company or other body, or

(b) just because the person is a member of, or is employed by, a council or a statutory body, or is employed by the Crown, or

(c) just because the person is a member of, or a delegate of a council to, a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter, so long as the person has no beneficial interest in any shares of the company or body.

Non-Pecuniary

5.1 Non-pecuniary interests are private or personal interests a council official has that do not amount to a pecuniary interest as defined in clause 4.1 of this code. These commonly arise out of family or personal relationships, or out of involvement in sporting, social, religious or other cultural groups and associations, and may include an interest of a financial nature.

5.2 A non-pecuniary conflict of interest exists where a reasonable and informed person would perceive that you could be influenced by a private interest when carrying out your official functions in relation to a matter.

5.3 The personal or political views of a council official do not constitute a private interest for the purposes of clause 5.2.

5.4 Non-pecuniary conflicts of interest must be identified and appropriately managed to uphold community confidence in the probity of council decision-making. The onus is on you to identify any non-pecuniary conflict of interest you may have in matters that you deal with, to disclose the interest fully and in writing, and to take appropriate action to manage the conflict in accordance with this code.

5.5 When considering whether or not you have a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in a matter you are dealing with, it is always important to think about how others would view your situation.

Managing non-pecuniary conflicts of interest

5.6 Where you have a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in a matter for the purposes of clause 5.2, you must disclose the relevant private interest you have in relation to the matter fully and in writing as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the non-pecuniary conflict of interest and on each occasion on which the non-pecuniary conflict of interest arises in relation to the matter. In the case of members of council staff other than the Chief Executive Officer, such a disclosure is to be made to the staff member’s manager. In the case of the Chief Executive Officer, such a disclosure is to be made to the mayor.

5.7 If a disclosure is made at a council or committee meeting, both the disclosure and the nature of the interest must be recorded in the minutes on each occasion on which the non-pecuniary conflict of interest arises. This disclosure constitutes disclosure in writing for the purposes of clause 5.6.

5.8 How you manage a non-pecuniary conflict of interest will depend on whether or not it is significant.

5.9 As a general rule, a non-pecuniary conflict of interest will be significant where it does not involve a pecuniary interest for the purposes of clause 4.1, but it involves:

a) a relationship between a council official and another person who is affected by a decision or a matter under consideration that is particularly close, such as a current or former spouse or de facto partner, a relative for the purposes of clause 4.4 or another person from the council official’s extended family that the council official has a close personal relationship with, or another person living in the same household

b) other relationships with persons who are affected by a decision or a matter under consideration that are particularly close, such as friendships and business relationships. Closeness is defined by the nature of the friendship or business relationship, the frequency of contact and the duration of the friendship or relationship.

c) an affiliation between the council official and an organisation (such as a sporting body, club, religious, cultural or charitable organisation, corporation or association) that is affected by a decision or a matter under consideration that is particularly strong. The strength of a council official’s affiliation with an organisation is to be determined by the extent to which they actively participate in the management, administration or other activities of the organisation.

d) membership, as the council’s representative, of the board or management committee of an organisation that is affected by a decision or a matter under consideration, in circumstances where the interests of the council and the organisation are potentially in conflict in relation to the particular matter

e) a financial interest (other than an interest of a type referred to in clause 4.6) that is not a pecuniary interest for the purposes of clause 4.1

f) the conferral or loss of a personal benefit other than one conferred or lost as a member of the community or a broader class of people affected by a decision.

5.10 Significant non-pecuniary conflicts of interest must be managed in one of two ways:

a) by not participating in consideration of, or decision making in relation to, the matter in which you have the significant non-pecuniary conflict of interest and the matter being allocated to another person for consideration or determination, or

b) if the significant non-pecuniary conflict of interest arises in relation to a matter under consideration at a council or committee meeting, by managing the conflict of interest as if you had a pecuniary interest in the matter by complying with clauses 4.28 and 4.29.

5.11 If you determine that you have a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in a matter that is not significant and does not require further action, when disclosing the interest you must also explain in writing why you consider that the non-pecuniary conflict of interest is not significant and does not require further action in the circumstances.

5.12 If you are a member of staff of council other than the Chief Executive Officer, the decision on which option should be taken to manage a non-pecuniary conflict of interest must be made in consultation with and at the direction of your manager. In the case of the Chief Executive Officer, the decision on which option should be taken to manage a non-pecuniary conflict of interest must be made in consultation with and at the direction of the mayor.

5.13 Despite clause 5.10(b), a councillor who has a significant non-pecuniary conflict of interest in a matter, may participate in a decision to delegate consideration of the matter in question to another body or person.

5.14 Council committee members are not required to declare and manage a non-pecuniary conflict of interest in accordance with the requirements of this Part where it arises from an interest they have as a person chosen to represent the community, or as a member of a non-profit organisation or other community or special interest group, if they have been appointed to represent the organisation or group on the council committee.

SPECIAL DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST DECLARATION

This form must be completed using block letters or typed.

If there is insufficient space for all the information you are required to disclose,

you must attach an appendix which is to be properly identified and signed by you.

[insert full name of councillor]

In the matter of

[insert name of environmental planning instrument]

Which is to be considered at a meeting of the

[insert name of meeting]

Held on

[insert date of meeting]

PECUNIARY INTEREST

Address of the affected principal place of residence of the councillor or an associated person, company or body (the identified land)

Relationship of identified land to councillor

[Tick or cross one box.]

 The councillor has interest in the land (e.g. is owner or has other interest arising out of a mortgage, lease, trust, option or contract, or otherwise).

 An associated person of the councillor has an interest in the land.

 An associated company or body of the councillor has interest in the land.

MATTER GIVING RISE TO PECUNIARY INTEREST[1]

Nature of land that is subject to a change

in zone/planning control by proposed

LEP (the subject land2

[Tick or cross one box]

 The identified land.

 Land that adjoins or is adjacent to or is in proximity to the identified land.

Current zone/planning control

[Insert name of current planning instrument and identify relevant zone/planning control applying to the subject land]

Proposed change of zone/planning control

[Insert name of proposed LEP and identify proposed change of zone/planning control applying to the subject land]

Effect of proposed change of zone/planning control on councillor or associated person

[Tick or cross one box]

 Appreciable financial gain.

 Appreciable financial loss.

[If more than one pecuniary interest is to be declared, reprint the above box and fill in for each additional interest]

Councillor’s Signature: ………………………………. Date: ………………..

This form is to be retained by the council’s Chief Executive Officer and included in full in the minutes of the meeting

Last Updated: 3 June 2019

Important Information

This information is being collected for the purpose of making a special disclosure of pecuniary interests under clause 4.36(c) of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW (the Model Code of Conduct).

The special disclosure must relate only to a pecuniary interest that a councillor has in the councillor’s principal place of residence, or an interest another person (whose interests are relevant under clause 4.3 of the Model Code of Conduct) has in that person’s principal place of residence.

Clause 4.3 of the Model Code of Conduct states that you will have a pecuniary interest in a matter because of the pecuniary interest of your spouse or your de facto partner or your relative or because your business partner or employer has a pecuniary interest. You will also have a pecuniary interest in a matter because you, your nominee, your business partner or your employer is a member of a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter.

“Relative” is defined by clause 4.4 of the Model Code of Conduct as meaning your, your spouse’s or your de facto partner’s parent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal descendant or adopted child and the spouse or de facto partner of any of those persons.

You must not make a special disclosure that you know or ought reasonably to know is false or misleading in a material particular. Complaints about breaches of these requirements are to be referred to the Office of Local Government and may result in disciplinary action by the Chief Executive of the Office of Local Government or the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

This form must be completed by you before the commencement of the council or council committee meeting at which the special disclosure is being made. The completed form must be tabled at the meeting. Everyone is entitled to inspect it. The special disclosure must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

[1] Clause 4.1 of the Model Code of Conduct provides that a pecuniary interest is an interest that a person has in a matter because of a reasonable likelihood or expectation of appreciable financial gain or loss to the person. A person does not have a pecuniary interest in a matter if the interest is so remote or insignificant that it could not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence any decision the person might make in relation to the matter, or if the interest is of a kind specified in clause 4.6 of the Model Code of Conduct.

2 A pecuniary interest may arise by way of a change of permissible use of land adjoining, adjacent to or in proximity to land in which a councillor or a person, company or body referred to in clause 4.3 of the Model Code of Conduct has a proprietary interest

AGENDA

Local Traffic Committee

19/03/2025

Item: 05

Subject: BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

Item	08	22 Jan 2025
Subject	Parking restrictions to support safe operation of existing Bicycle Lanes - Lake Street, Laurieton
Discussion: Action Required:	RECOMMENDATION That it be a recommendation to the Chief Executive Officer, under sub delegation, for implementation: That Council: 1. Install No Parking signs on Lake Street Laurieton at locations as detailed in the report. 2. Notify adjoining landowners of the new signs, restrictions, and rationale for their installation.
Update:	Landowner notification is yet to be completed. Signage will be installed in April 2025.

Item	09	22 Jan 2025
Subject	Proposed temporary parking restrictions to support completion of Essential Energy 3 months pole mounted EV charger technical trial - 142-144 Nancy Biird Walton Drive, Kew
Discussion: Action Required:	RECOMMENDATION That it be a recommendation to the Chief Executive Officer, under sub delegation, for implementation: That Council: 1. Install Temporary 2P (9am to 6pm) EV Charging parking zone over two car spaces at the frontage of 142 & 144 Nancy Bird Walton Dr, Kew as detailed in the report. 2. Notify adjoining landowners of the new signs, restrictions and rationale for their installation.
Update:	Essential Energy have been advised of the Local Traffic Committee’s endorsement of the 3 month trial as proposed. Landowner notifications are pending and will be undertaken as soon as an installation date is confirmed.

Item	10	22 Jan 2025
Subject	general business
Discussion: Action Required:	10.01 Lake Cathie - ‘No Parking’ signage on eastern verge on the north side of the bridge. Police have received complaints requesting this signage be removed due to needs of overflow parking in peak times. Is this signage still warranted? Action: Council to review historical no parking signs on the southbound approach to left side entering the bridge. Look at suitability of removing no parking signs. Report to be tabled at the next committee meeting on 19 March 2025, documenting the outcomes of Council’s investigation.
Update:	Council has undertaken detailed investigations into the request, with a report responding to the request prepared and in draft form. Prior to finalisation, specific design is required to be undertaken to inform an updated line marking plan, to be presented to the Local Traffic Committee in May 2025. Council to provide verbal update on the contents of the draft report to the committee at the March Meeting.

AGENDA

Local Traffic Committee

19/03/2025

Item: 06

Subject: Port Macquarie Ironman - 4 May 2025

Presented by: Community Infrastructure, Chris Favaloro

RECOMMENDATION

That it be a recommendation to the Director Community Infrastructure, under sub-delegation, for implementation:

That Council approve the temporary road closures and support the associated transport management arrangements associated with the 2024 Ironman Australia event on Sunday, 4 May 2025, subject to conditions contained within the attached Draft Approval Certificate.

Executive Summary

The 2025 Port Macquarie Ironman event is an annual sporting event, planned to be held on 4 May 2025. The event consists of two races:

· Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie

o ~1,500 competitors

o 1.9km swim, 90km bike, 21.1km run

· Ironman Australia

o ~1,300 competitors

o 3.8km swim, 180km bike, 42.2km run

The event involves significant road closures, traffic management, and community consultation as defined within the Traffic Management Plans and Guidance Schemes attached to this report.

The 2025 course remains unchanged from 2024, with minor updates to Traffic Guidance Schemes.

Council is seeking Local Traffic Committee endorsement of the temporary road closures and associated transport management arrangements subject to the imposition of conditions as contained within the attached Draft Approval Certificate.

Discussion

The 2025 Port Macquarie Ironman event is an annual event consisting of two separate events held on 4 May 2025, being:

· Ironman 70.3 Port Macquarie event involving approximately 1,500 competitors, male and female, progressively racing a 1.9km swim (Hastings River), 90km bike (out and back course including following the Pacific Coast/Ocean Drive) and a 21.1km run (over 2 laps including various Port Macquarie local streets), and

· Ironman Australia event involving approximately 1,300 competitors, male and female, progressively racing a 3.8km swim (Hastings River), 180km cycle (over 2 laps of a northern course including various Port Macquarie, Blackmans Point, Telegraph Point, Pembrooke roads and one lap of a southern course taking in Port Macquarie and Lake Cathie) and a 42.2km run (over 4 laps including various Port Macquarie local streets).

Competitors will progressively finish between approximately 10:09am Sunday (70.3) and 12.33am Monday (IM). The swim leg for all competitors will be completed by 9:53am and the bike leg by 5:33pm. Refer to attachments for the course maps.

The event involves the closure of many roads, pathways, car parks, and boat ramps. All of which have been previously recommended for closure by the Local Traffic Committee as part of prior years’ events and subsequently approved by Council.

In this regard, the event course for 2025 is unchanged from 2024.

For reference all closures including bus route changes are outlined in the attachments to this report.

The Ironman event organisers in conjunction with Council’s Events team will be responsible for advertising and communicating the events and the timings of related road, carpark and footpath closures with the public and all affected stakeholders, including nearby businesses to ensure that all changes are clearly articulated. A summary of the consultation strategy is below for reference:

Table 1 - Consultation strategy

Roads

The attached Traffic Management Plan (TMP) and Guidance Schemes (TGS) indicate that the following roads on the bike and run course will be closed during the event (either whole road or part of the road):

Alban Place

Barracks Lane

Buller Street

Clarence Street

Davis Crescent

Grant Street

Hastings River Drive

Lighthouse Road

Matthew Flinders Drive

Murray Street

Ocean Drive

Pacific Drive

Pembrooke Road

Park Street

Settlement Point Road

Shelley Beach Access

Short Street

Stewart Street

Stoney Creek Road

Sunset Parade

Telegraph Point Road

Tuppeny Rd

Winery Drive

William Street

Table 2 - Roads subject to closure

Access to various side streets off each of the above roads will also be restricted.

Roads on the bike course will be progressively closed on 4 May 2025, at the discretion of the Race Director and Police, between approximately 3:30am in Port Macquarie through to 6:00am in Lake Cathie and Telegraph Point/Pembrooke Road.

Barricades are to be placed from those times, however traffic controllers will use discretion to allow movement of traffic until race participants begin arriving at the traffic control locations along the course. All residents with driveways on course will be consulted as outlined in section 4.1 of the detailed TMP attached.

Roads will be progressively reopened once the last competitor has passed through, or a designated cut-off time has been reached. The reopening plan is outlined in section 3.10 of the TMP, and as copied below:

Table 3 - Road Reopening Timeline

Pathways

The following pathways on or adjacent to the run course will be closed:

· Breakwall Town Green - Town Beach

· Sunset Parade - Hay St to Murray St (North Side)

· Town Green foreshore

· Buller Street bridge

· Westport Park foreshore

· Kooloonbung Creek - Buller St to Gordan St

· Flagstaff Lookout Path - Saltys Café to Observation Deck

· Park Street - Bay St to Settlement Point Rd (East Side)

Bus Routes

Busways services will be altered on Sunday, 4 May 2025, affected services and diversion routes are included in attached TMP under section 3.3.1.

Busways has been approached for cooperation to vary their bus routes for Lake Cathie, Port CBD, Matthew Flinders Drive and Settlement Point. There are several services affected, however, it is not expected to cause significant disruption for the community.

Hastings River Ferry

The Settlement Point Ferry across the Hastings River will be closed on Sunday, 4 May 2025, however the Hibbard Ferry will operate as normal. Should Hibbard Ferry not be available (due to unforeseen event or breakdown) then access will be managed to Settlement Point Ferry by the traffic control company.

Car Parks

The Town Square car park will be closed for the period of 11:00am Friday 25 April 29 until 8:00pm Tuesday 6 May 2025.

A part closure of the Westport Boat Ramp car park is proposed from Wednesday 23 April from 1:00am, after which the full carpark will be closed from 1:00pm on Friday 24 April 2025. Public access to the boat ramp (in part) will be maintained until 6am Friday 3 May 2025.

Following the event, the re-opening of the Westport Boat Ramp Carpark will again be phased, with the bottom half (boat ramp) re opening from 5:00pm Monday 5 May, and the remainder of the carpark being opened from 11:59pm Friday 9 May 2025.

All other car parks on the bike and run course will be closed progressively and as detailed in Appendix 5.3 of the Traffic Management Plan.

Key affected carparks include:

· Westport Volunteer Marine Rescue

· Short Street ‘Food for Less’ & Fishermen’s Co-op car park

· Town Beach north & south

· Flynns Beach and area opposite Flynn Street

· Shelly Beach north & south

· Nobbys Beach/Nobbys Hill Rocky Beach

· John Downes Park

· Gaol Point

· Allman’s Hill

· Settlement Point

· Sea Acres

Individual car park closure times are itemised in section 5.3 of the attached Traffic Management Plan.

Boat Ramps

A detailed breakdown of impacts to boat ramps is outlined in the attached Road Impact Summary.

Course Changes for 2025

The 2025 Ironman Australia Triathlon is being undertaken over the same course as the 2024 event, with only minor changes to the Traffic Guidance Schemes being implemented when compared to prior years.

Similarly to 2024, the southern turnaround point during the bike leg of the event has been relocated from the 2023 location of the intersection of Ocean Drive and Dirah Street (northern extent of Lake Cathie) to a location approximately 3km south, just to the north of the entry to the Lake Cathie Medical Centre (north of Abel Tasman Drive).

This change (as was the case in 2024) is necessitated by the unavailability of Ocean Drive between Matthew Flinders Drive and Pacific Drive due to the status of the ongoing Ocean Drive Duplication works.

Resident notifications/engagement on the 2025 course have/are being undertaken in accordance with the requirements of the attached Traffic management plan.

For the information of the committee, copies of the routes for the Bike and Run legs of this event are attached.

Summary

The 2025 Ironman Australia Triathlon is materially the same as the 2024 regarding traffic and pedestrian impacts and the approvals. The Ironman organisers have undertaken extensive consultation with Council, Police, Busways and TfNSW and will be undertaking detailed community engagement in the lead up to the event as detailed in the attached Traffic management Plan.

This report is provided to the Local Traffic Committee for further discussion and to formalise the approval process.

Additional details can be found in the attached documents:

· Traffic Management Plan

· Combined Traffic Guidance Schemes

· Ironman - Bike Map 2025

· Ironman - Run Map 2025

It is noted there may be minor and immaterial changes to the above, as agreed with Council, in the leadup to the event. Any material changes that influence resident, emergency services or transport operators will be communicated with the Committee.

Financial and Economic Implications

IRONMAN is forecast to provide an economic benefit to the Port Macquarie LGA in the value of $14-16million and is run at a cost to Council of approximately $292,000 (2023 event).

Attachments

1 ⇩. Draft Certificate of Approval - S144 Roads Act - Port Macquarie Ironman 2025