Have your say in Tanjong Bunga's Development Plan

PRESS STATEMENT

WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PENANG ISLAND’S NORTH COAST, Paradise Sandy Beach Resort, TANJONG BUNGA, PENANG, APRIL 26, 2008

TBRA Tanjong Bunga Residents’ Association is pleased to announce a one-day Workshop on Sustainable Development of Penang Island’s North Coast to be held on April 26, 2008 at Paradise Sandy Beach Resort, Tanjong Bunga, Penang.

The workshop is initiated by ADUN for Tanjong Bunga, YB Teh Yee Cheu, and hosted by Paradise Sandy Beach Resort.

The objective of the workshop is to chart the direction for the sustainable development of Penang Island’s north coast by bringing together the local community and other stakeholders to establish a common vision for the future.

The workshop is designed as an inclusive and participatory way to plan for the development of this environmentally sensitive area.

People living in the island’s north coast including relevant MPPP and government departments are invited to participate in group discussions on a wide array of topics concerning the livelihoods of fishermen, the future of local communities, tourism products and hotel development, quality of sea water, hill-cutting and soil erosion, infrastructure, housing, traffic and other related developments.

Proposals resulting from the workshop will be submitted to the Chief Minister who chairs the State Planning Committee for consideration and incorporation into the draft Local Plan that is now being drafted by KL-based consultants which the MPPP has appointed for several years.

TBRA and its partner Residents’ Associations have complained about the ad-hoc and unsustainable development that MPPP and the previous State government have been allowing without the guidance of a democratically approved Local Plan. It is hoped that this workshop will create a new direction for town planning that is transparent, people-centred and can be emulated by other local groups and residents associations.

The workshop will start at 9.30am and end at 4.30pm. Please send email to tanjongbunga@yahoo.com or contact YB Teh’s service centre at No.3, Jalan Chee Swee Ee, off Vale of Tempe, Tanjong Bunga, to register if you wish to participate in this workshop. Places are limited and priority will be given to those who represent organisations.