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Welcome to the ‘Have Your Say’ section. One of the most powerful things about our website is the ability for residents, business owners and interested parties to put forward ideas and start the conversation about what’s good for Manly.
Here you’ll be able to develop your argument, express your point of view, and share your thoughts with the wider community.
Choose an existing topic from the list below to contribute to the conversation, or just click on ‘new topic’ if you want to start a conversation.
We regularly update topics comments, opinions, and ideas are most welcome – no matter what they may be! Comments are moderated however, which means they are reviewed for potential offense, libel, and general unsuitability before ‘going live’ and please note that comments submitted are viewable by all on the internet! We look forward to sharing your ideas.
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4 votes
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Finally get something happening at the old North Manly Bowling Club.
I acknowledge that there will be a new gymnastics centre built (but when? and is this really the best use of these facilities and corner block location? Pittwater Rd is crowded with parked cars whenever there's a touch rugby competition or even training and I feel we could easily upgrade parking facilities at the bowling club, possibly with a neighbourhood garden, or even just some local community facilities.
3 votes -
clean up the discarded bikes
Manly is decorated with rusty, unusable, discarded bikes. World Pride we have had, how about some Manly pride? Was there any effort to tidy up the suburb for yet another major event, the NSW Surf Lifesaving Championships. The whole suburb is grotty. Do the Councillors and Council Officers ever walk around and look at the place they are responsible for? One man, half a day, a small truck and a battery-powered grinder would make a big difference.
3 votes -
child-friendly bins at all playgrounds
Children need to be taught to be clean and tidy. Clean bins of a suitable height, that don't need to be touched, at or adjacent to all playground areas. Current arrangements are not encouraging to the children being responsible.
1 vote -
Landscaping for dogs
It would be good to have more small landscaped areas around Manly CBD. Similar to the one between Whistler car park and the library. They only have to be a couple of metres in area, have some resilient plants, mulch etc. For instance the base of the trees along Sydney Rd pedestrian area could be slightlly enlarged to add some native grasses or low plants. This would be more attractive, also a place for dogs to wee on their walks. As there seem to be more dogs in the area.
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Rubbish bin
Hi, It would be good to have a public rubbish bin in the courtyard outside the Manly library. There are lots of cafes and restaurants there and the only bins are on Sydney Rd or the shop's private bins.
Thanks!2 votes -
Change the Day
Celebrate Australia Day on a different day. This has been done by 2 councils in Victoria, and we could lead the way here, showing genuine respect to Aboriginal people. Citizenship ceremonies no longer have to take place on 26th January, so the way is clear.
3 votes -
security
We can only hope that Manly Council can provide sufficient security personell to stop New Years Eve Party goers from urinating, defecating, drug taking, copulating and other anti-social behaviour on local residents properties along East and West Esplanade by the minority of party goers who spoil a fantastic evening for 99 pc of revellers who recognise that private property does not mean the public can trespassdo participate in anti-social behaviour.
4 votes -
Upgrade public amenities at Manly Point and Shelly beach
The public toilets at Manly Point and Shelly are terrible: insufficient cubicles for the number of people using with blocked toilets every weekend and holiday, broken dispensers, graffiti and rubbish - they give a really poor impression to the large number of visitors to these areas and are very unpleasant to use. There seem to be new amenities up the beaches but not for Manly?
8 votes -
Please bring back our post office…
The Manly post office has been closed for months. It’s time to re-open it.
2 votes -
Intergenerational Community Centre
The recent ABC program Old People's Home for Teenagers created a temporary Intergenerational Community Centre at North Head. Why not find a permanent home and sponsorship for such a great program?
4 votes -
Fix Manly's appalling footpaths.
As at August 2020 when writing this... Manly Village footpaths are a patchwork of dug up and filled surfaces which are uneven and look UGLY. The use of bitumen to fill trenches is not a solution as they subside and are sticky on shoes and feet. Surely our rates can deliver a decent footpath infrastructure in busy Manly Village?!?!
13 votes -
Carshare!
It's time the Northern Beaches to follow the other LGAs in Sydney and adopt a carshare policy to get a decent carshare network to reduce parking pressure and emissions.
2 votes -
Norfolk pines
Hi Candy, A propos your note about Norfolk pines dropping their branches, I was at Forty Baskets this morning and just missed getting hit on the head by a falling pine cone. These cones are very big and solid and would do a lot of damage falling from a height. Children and families sitting at the picnic tables under the trees are particularly at risk. There were several nearby that had fallen to the ground. I feel people should be warned about the danger . Cheers, Jane Mundy
1 vote -
expand Hop Skip Jump bus to North Balgowlah
We have no bus service between North Balgowlah and Manly. Expanding the current loop to North Balgowlah would solve this.
1 vote -
Does the headland at Shelly Beach have a name?
Does anyone know the original indigenous name? Let's make it official.
1 vote -
Council to audit the existing footpaths in Balgowlah Heights and where no footpath exists on either side of the street to instal a new footp
Council to audit existing footpaths and where no footpath exists on either side of the street, construct a footpath especially where there is a pedestrian safety issue. There are many streets in Balgowlah Heights where no footpath exists or only partial eg Vista Avenue to the south of Bareena Drive.and Cutler Road to mention just two examples
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Greening the Whistler St Cark Park and removal of the fire stairs in the Market Place
Greening of the Whistler St Cark Park and removal of the fire stairs in the Manly Market Place
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2 votes
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Lost amenity at Little Manly Kiosk
We, the Little Manly locals, used to have a roomy shelter at Little Manly Kiosk, with seating, to escape the sun or the rain when picnicking or swimming. Now we are locked out, reduced to a piece of concrete floor, as shown in the attached photo. And why? To save a commercial company Ripples the effort of stacking away the chairs and tables each day, as has been done for many years past. Why does the council allow this loss of amenity to locals, without providing an alternative?
2 votes
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