The City of Port Lincoln is seeking community feedback on a proposal to revoke the community land classification of 10 Oswald Drive, Port Lincoln, to enable the potential development of residential housing.
Reasons for Revocation Proposal
The City of Port Lincoln's Housing Strategy 2024-2029 identifies a significant shortage of housing across the region, particularly in Port Lincoln. This shortage is evident in both the rental and residential markets and is recognised as a major community issue. One of the Strategy's key actions is to consider the use of Council-owned land for residential development.
10 Oswald Drive has been identified as potentially surplus to community needs in its current form and is considered to offer greater benefit to the community if sold and developed for residential housing. The site is currently underutilised, has no community function, and is not considered to be suitable for redevelopment into a reserve due to its limited road frontage and topography.
Ongoing site maintenance, including fire prevention and pest control, incurs regular costs to Council without community benefit.
Revoking the community land classification would allow Council to sell the land through a competitive market process to secure the best price in accordance with Council's Disposal of Land and Assets Policy. Proceeds from the sale would be allocated to the Land and Building Reserve, to be reinvested into community assets and infrastructure, as approved by the Council.
Other considerations
- There are no registered interests noted on the Certificate of Title (Annexure D)
- There is no record of any assistance having been provided by the Government to the Council at the time the Council acquired this land or otherwise in relation to the land.
- 10 Oswald Drive is subject to a reservation (it is a reserve) that can be lifted through the revocation process pursuant to section 195(1) of the Local Government Act 1999.
Community Impact
The proposed revocation is not expected to have a significant impact on the local community or neighbouring properties. Redirecting funds currently spent on maintaining the site into higher-use community assets would provide broader community benefit.
Council is consulting with the community to help inform its decision. If the proposal proceeds, the land's reserve status would be revoked under Section 195(1) of the Local Government Act 1999, allowing for future residential development.
A detailed Proposal for the Revocation of the Classification of land as Community Land Statutory Report, including Annexures A-E, is available to view in the Key Documents section on the right. We've also prepared a reader-friendly version, which includes a Q&A Sheet at the back. Both versions cover all five Council-owned parcels currently under consideration. Hardcopies are also available at the Council Office and Port Lincoln Library.
Further details on how to provide feedback can be found below.
