On 4 December: vote 1 Group B above the line to elect Peaceful Bayside to Council
On 4 December: vote 1 Group B above the line to elect Peaceful Bayside to Council
On 4 December: vote 1 Group B above the line to elect Peaceful Bayside to Council
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Peaceful Bayside is bringing community action and fresh, visionary leadership to Bayside
Heidi Lee Douglas
deputy mayor
WARD 5 Councillor
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I love Bayside and am passionate about making it even better. I am a solutions-based person, who understands what a big impact a good local council has on our everyday lives. My track record shows I am getting things done for the community whilst councillor and Deputy Mayor.
Joyce Campbell, Heidi Lee Douglas and Steve Kamper MP announcing the noise camera trial for Bayside, February 2023
SAFETY
Peaceful Bayside is a grass-roots, democratic group of people who have come together because we love this community.
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As the founder of Peaceful Bayside, and now as your Councillor and Deputy Mayor, I have been working hard to propel Council, police and state government to respond more effectively to our local hooning and dangerous driving issues across Bayside.
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This includes:
- Bayside Council's Hooning “Have Your Say” hot spots map which is available to Transport for NSW and police, and which has over 6000 engagements;
- Advocacy for noise cameras which has led Australia's first noise camera trail in Bayside and Wollongong;
- Trial pedestrianisation and events in Bay Street;
- Advocating for mandatory education of high school students preventing anti-social driving;
- Road modifications like speed humps and chicanes, and safer crossings and active transport routes for schools, and advocacy for speed cameras on the Grand Parade to prevent more high speed honing deaths.
- Advocating for exclusion zones for Jet Skis on Lady Robinson Beach
THRIVING
On Council, I am pushing for Bayside businesses to be given more opportunities for prosperity. Bayside Council's trial Pop Up Piazza program on Bay Street reimagined our high street as a place for people, but there is more work to do to get these initiatives right.
I have been supporting more large-scale community and cultural events spread across Bayside, to help our economy and bring together our neighbouring communities.
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I have pushed for a new library and community hub at Brighton-Le-Sands, which is now one of the priority projects for delivery between 2024 - 2028.
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I have advocated for a new masterplan for Brighton-Le-Sands town centre, which is now being delivered by Bayside Council.
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I support the creation of an arts and culture hub at Rockdale town centre.
Pop Up Piazza, Bay Street - February 2023
The Bay Community Garden Members, as featured in
The Daily Telegraph
liveability
As the previous Secretary of The Bay Community Garden and leader my son’s school garden club, I see the joy and the benefits a community garden brings to all ages. I am working hard to promote more gardening and greening programs in Bayside, including protecting and improving those that already exist. I have re-activated Bayside Council's Wild Things program and kick-started a shorebird protection education program.
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I will always stand up to protect our precious green spaces and ensure they are managed appropriately, and have advocated for better-managed green spaces throughout Bayside.​ One large flagship project I have been advocating for is the Kamay Greenway, an active transport and nature corridor to connect the Cooks and George River. This now has the support of Bayside Council and is designated one of the council's 10 Bold Moves for 2024 - 2028.
inclusivity
After discovering that we have a high incidence of domestic violence in the area, I co-founded Bayside Women as a group to support women in Bayside. On Council, I am a strong voice for empowering local women, including advocating for street lighting and safe passage.
I am also concerned about the mental health of boys and men, so I am advocating for programs for our boys to grow into happy, healthy men; like a mandatory high school education program discouraging anti-social driving.
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I have worked with Council and community groups to ensure support for activities for all ages, including seniors, by ensuring initiatives like Men's Sheds, Women's Sheds, and the Community Garden at Muddy Creek are protected and supported.
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My children have attended local schools and I have been an active P&C and Preschool community member, where I have championed sustainability, inclusivity, and road safety initiatives. On Council, I am helping roll out these initiatives to schools across our community.
SUSTAINABILITY
As your Councillor, I am pushing Bayside Council to embrace sustainability and reduce carbon emissions. I am also advocating for better active and public transport, electric vehicle infrastructure, more tree canopy, resilience and best practice management of existing synthetic sports fields.
Bayside Women Founders: Heidi Lee Douglas and Carmela Savoca, and Joyce Campbell as featured in The Leader
