Central Coast residents are invited to help determine the future of a portion of Woy Woy’s Austin Butler Access (adjacent to Austin Butler Oval and Peninsula Plaza) through an online community poll via yourvoiceourcoast.com.

The online poll simply asks the community whether they support Austin Butler Access remaining under the control of Council, or whether a sale to the shopping centre should proceed with the funds going towards the long-term greening of the local area.

Council’s Director of Environment and Planning Alice Howe said that the online poll is open to all Central Coast residents to have their say.

“Council has been approached by Peninsula Plaza to sell the land to provide improved pedestrian safety and facilitate goods vehicles docking.  This would require removal of around 20-40 trees.  It is proposed that the proceeds of the sale be reinvested in a greening program for the Peninsula area over the next 10 years.”

Council Administrator Rik Hart said it was important that the community understood the two options in the online poll and have their say.

“The two outcomes of this process are very clear; that the site would either remain under the control of Council, or the sale to the shopping centre would continue and proceeds from the sale would be used to subsequently fund a greening program across the Peninsula.”

“The sale of the land could fund more than 8,500 trees across the Peninsula region, including sourcing, planting and maintenance to maturity.

“As I have always said, I will be guided by the community’s response through Council’s community engagement process and strongly encourage everyone to have their say.”

In addition to the online community poll, a targeted survey is being concurrently run by an independent company focussed on residents in the local area.  

Members of the community are invited to participate in the poll before Monday 13 November on the Your Voice Our Coast website