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WHAT IS THE U&DCF

The Ulladulla & Districts Community Forum is a democratically elected committee  representing the collective views of residents and ratepayers. Through consultation with U&DCF members and the community at large, the Forum provides valuable input into the various decision making processes.
Our town needs to grow and prosper through well thought out development that meets the expectations of both the community and developers.
Ad hoc development designed to benefit only secular interests, has the potential to undermine the financial and cultural future of our community.

THE ELECTED COMMITTEE    

The committee is made up of a diverse group of local people interested in local issues with a background in community involvement.  All live in the immediate areas of Narrawallee, Ulladulla, Mollymook and Burrill Lake.   


 


Robin Watt
  
(Assistant Secretary)

Robin  has been associated with the Ulladulla district for the last forty years Prior to settling here Robin worked in a professional capacity in the state and federal public service where she was involved in consultation and negotiation and in establishment of effective networks with government and private agencies, employers, unions and community groups. Involvement in the Milton Ulladulla community has included voluntary work with the Mental Health Centre in Ulladulla, the Helping Hands program in Nowra and active participation in the Milton Ulladulla U3A including committee membership. Robin is also registered with The Psychologists Registration Board of NSW. 

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Barbara Smith (Committee Member)

Barbara Moved permanently to Ulladulla in 1996 but has had a holiday home in Narrawallee since the early 1970’s. Barbara was involved with the local P & C Association in Sydney as Secretary and President while her children were at school. She has worked as the Company Secretary for a publishing company and in the family owned restaurant and Guest House in inland NSW. Barbara is now retired but is still active in the local community where she is currently the secretary of the Nulladolla Potters Group and is part of the executive of the Milton Ulladulla Stamp Club. 

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Margaret Slorach
(Chairperson)

Margaret has  lived in Ulladulla for twelve years after holidaying here for thirty years. She  became interested in Community consultation when the council seemed to be granting 'variations' to guidelines for development without much community involvement. She was worried about the potential overdevelopment of our town. Margaret has been married for forty two  years & was a psychiatric nurse before retirement. She has  two children & four grandchildren and is involved in several community groups.

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Ruth Richards
 (Vice Chairperson)

Ruth joined the Forum as a foundation member, and has enjoyed a very long and involved history with the Milton-Ulladulla area since moving here with her family in 1961.  Ruth has served on several local community groups and currently is actively involved with Anglicare, Milton District Branch of the NSW Country Women’s Association, ACWW,“The Entertainers”, the Milton Ulladulla Meals on Wheels Service and Southern Shoalhaven Zone Board, and St Martins Anglican Church. Past involvement includes Ulladulla Pre-school, Primary and High School P & C's, (Life member), ten years on  Blessing of the Fleet Committee, Women of the Year Assn, local Rugby Club, Milton Show Steak Bar, and "The Follies", Ruth has also held positions on many Council led task forces and working parties from 1970,  positions with the original Shoalhaven Arts Council, Nowra and the Ulladulla Bi-Centennial Committee. She was secretary of the Ulladulla and District Civic Centre Building Committee which  then became the Management Committee from 1969 to 2000. On 26th  January, 2009, at Nowra, Ruth was presented with the Shoalhaven City Council "Citizen of the Year "Award, by the Mayor, and later that day, at the celebrations at Mollymook, she was the recipient of the Ulladulla Milton Lions Club's local community Citizen of the Year Award.  

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Pat Dockett (Committee Member) 

Patricia's mother was born in Milton and she holidayed in the area before settling in Mollymook in 1998. Pat is an active member of the community and holds the position of vice-president of the Mollymook CWA, is a member of the Milton Ulladulla View Club and a full playing member of the Mollymook Golf Club. Pat’s career involved employment in the Army and the Department of Defence and at one time she worked for the Minister for the Army. Before moving to the south coast Pat was also involved with The Boy Scouts Association and her local Progress Association in Beverly Hills and has helped produce community newsletters

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Max Young
(Treasurer)

Max previously resided in Peakhurst for over 20 years and moved to Ulladulla in July 2005. He is a qualified Accountant and Company Secretary, and has been involved in the commercial world for 46 years. Max retired in August 1994. For six years Max has held Honorary positions as Secretary, Canterbury & District Soccer Referees Assoc and three years as Treasurer of the NSW Soccer Referees Association. He has served as Treasurer, Secretary and President of Bexley Bowling & Recreation Club. Max also spent six years a Grade 1 Soccer Referee. Max became an active member of the Forum to “help keep our town from being ruined".

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Jan
Gregory (Secretary) 

Jan, a retired teacher and mother of three, regularly holidayed at Narrawallee having built a holiday home there in 1972. Along with her husband, Philip, they became permanent residents of the area in April 2004.
Amongst other interests, Jan is an avid genealogist.         
 

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   Rhonda Avasalu  (Committee Member)

Rhonda was born and raised in Ulladulla, has raised her children here
and hopes her grandchildren will grow up here too.She has volunteered and been involved in many community groups including school P & Cs, tennis club, swimming club and the local soccer club.
Currently Rhonda is Secretary of Milton Ulladulla Meals on Wheels and loves working with the elderly and the youth through a program called 'Choices Decisions Outcomes' at the local high schools.  Rhonda has seen many changes over the years, mostly good, but some not so good. She believes The Ulladulla & Districts Community Forum is the perfect avenue for residents to have some say in the future development of their hometown and hopes to help make this happen.
"Ulladulla is paradise and I want it to stay that way" says Rhonda

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