THE Bellingen Shire community have an opportunity to have their say on how the closure of Waterfall Way is impacting them via a Community Impact Survey.
Bellingen Shire Council Mayor Steve Allan said the information collected from the survey will be used to support advocacy efforts to the state and federal governments for long-term solutions to repeated closures of Waterfall Way.
“It’s important that we can share real experiences to decision makers that show why both immediate and long-term investment are urgently needed,” said Mayor Allan.
“We need state and federal governments to understand how this closure is affecting businesses, families, agriculture, access to healthcare, education and general wellbeing, and this survey will help us do that.
“This is your opportunity to have your say to make sure the decision-makers hear directly from the people living with the consequences of this closure.”
The survey will be open from Monday 9 February until Sunday 22 February and is estimated to take around 15 minutes to complete.
The survey will be available to fill out online and in hardcopy, with people able to get paper copies from any of the Bellingen Shire libraries, as well as from the Customer Service counter at Council’s Bellingen offices.
Mayor Allan said the Bellingen Shire is committed to keeping the pressure on until a long-term solution is identified, funded and implemented.
“I know how deeply the closure of Waterfall Way is hurting people across the Bellingen Shire and the broader region who are once again bearing the brunt of delayed action: cattle sales cancelled, deliveries delayed, small businesses absorbing rising costs, school students unable to travel, and families spending hours on detours just to get to work or appointments,” he said.
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