Red Head Villages Association (Inc)

North Bendalong, Bendalong, Berringer, Cunjurong, Manyana

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History

Background

For many years the Manyana/ Bendalong and surrounding villages enjoyed the interest and involvement of several groups that addressed the many issues that impact on a coastal settlement. The 3 main groups were:

• Manyana District Citizens’ Association. (MDCA) the designated Community Consultative Body. (CCB)
• Bendalong and Districts Environmental Association (BDEA)
• Save Manyana Alliance (SMA)

MDCA

This organization has been in place for about 26 years and undertook the essential tasks of ensuring that infrastructure such as roads, paths and public areas, was maintained by Council.

BDEA

This Association was incorporated in 1996 when the community became concerned about the likely use of the surrounding State Forest being used for a long-term waste disposal site. It was the BDEA, with the help of other non-member residents, that pursued the Regional Forest Agreement, which resulted in the gazettal of the Conjola National Park in January 2001.

SMA

In 2004 Council approved plans for a regional sewerage system to service the villages located on the northern and southern side of Lake Conjola.  The approval of the scheme saw the entry of several developers who saw the opportunity to intensify lot development, especially in Manyana. The developer’s initial proposals entertained a possible increase in lot numbers in the order of 1200 lots, a threefold increase in the present village size. Community focus moved to address the increasing developer pressures by forming the Save Manyana Alliance.  Key participants in the Alliance came from both the BDEA and MDCA.

In December 2007 the BDEA and SMA, both incorporated associations, put to their respective members the concept of amalgamation for the whole area.  Essentially this was driven by a need to pool valuable resources and to provide a united community in its representation to the various levels of government.

The Manyana District Citizens’ Association in January 2008 moved unanimously to support the amalgamation proposal.  (Refer to Minutes of AGM on this web site).

Name Change

Under the terms of the Associations Incorporation Act 1984, “upon amalgamation the incorporation of each of the individual associations ceases and the new amalgamated association is incorporated”

In this regard the 3 associations applied for incorporation as the “Red Head Villages Association” which was granted in March 2008 by the Department of Fair Trading. Shoalhaven Council has since recognized the RHVA as the CCB for the villages

The name of the new Association is based on the geographical and historical feature of Red Head located at the most northerly headland of Bendalong.

Structure

The structure of the Red Head Villages Association is shown under the ‘Organization’ tab on this web site.

Rules

The RHVA adopted the “Model Rules for Incorporated Associations” issued by the Department of Fair Trading. See Rules tab on this web site.

Management Team

The management team for the RHVA and their telephone/email contacts is available on this web site.

Updated 2 February, 2010