The Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct draft master plan has closed for submissions but not before attracting 13,000 views online.

A statement today from the Deputy Premier and Member for Monaro John Barilaro said there had been strong interest from both residents and tourists and he thanked those who had made contributions during the public exhibition stage.

“The community’s feedback will help to shape the final master plan and ultimately our 40 year vision for the Snowy Mountains region,” Mr Barilaro said.

“We received 2,120 submissions with a further 1,331 people commenting on the precinct’s interactive map."

“Despite the challenging circumstances, the project team held over 40 face-to-face group sessions, a number of online webinars and extensive individual stakeholder meetings.

“Over the coming months, the NSW Government will be taking all feedback into consideration and will be responding to those who made submissions. Some changes may be made to the master plan based on the feedback we heard from the community.”

Community engagement will continue while submissions are assessed, ahead of the final master plan in the first half of 2022.

There will also be additional opportunities for the community to provide feedback on the Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct beyond the master planning phase of the project.

This will include exhibition of the Delivery Plan as well as the Alpine and Jindabyne Development Control Plans both of which will occur once the master plan is finalised.

“The master plan is an important first step that outlines the broad concepts and themes of the Special Activation Precinct while site specific details such as building heights, landscaping and urban design and parking controls are determined through consultation on the Delivery and Development Control Plans.”

To receive ongoing project updates, contact the project team by emailing Activationprecincts@regional.nsw.gov.au or calling 1300 73 44 or visit www.planning.nsw.gov.au/snowymountainssap. 
Special Activation Precincts are funded by the $4.2 billion Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund, dedicated to transformational infrastructure investment in regional NSW.