Scotts Head Masterplan

About the Project

The Scotts Head Masterplan aims to promote an integrated and coordinated management strategy that enables stakeholders to work together to improve their public spaces and foreshores. A key outcome of the masterplan will be to identify what is currently working well, highlight areas of concern, and propose practical solutions to improve overall land management at Scotts Head.

In December 2025, Nambucca Valley Council kicked off the master plan project by inviting expressions of interest to the project reference group.  The group has now met and the process is underway. 

There will be two phases of community consultation on the plan: initial engagement expected to be delivered from late April to mid-May 2026, with both an online survey and a face-to-face event on the 3 May 2026 where the plan’s themed elements will be outlined. This will be

followed by a second phase of engagement, where different parts of the master plan will start to take shape, from late June to early July.

The PRG is scheduled to meet twice more, after each community engagement session.

Reporting the draft master plan to Council is expected to occur at the 28 October 2026 Ordinary Meeting of Council. Should Council resolve to exhibit the plan, a third round of community consultation and formal submissions to the plan will be invited in October-November 2026.

Project Reference Group Terms of Reference(PDF, 174KB)

Project Reference Group Members:

Nambucca Valley Council Mayor Gary Lee
Nambucca Valley Council Director of Engineering David Moloney 
Reflections Scotts Head Park Manager Caroline Winter
Scotts Head Community Group Chairperson Tony Crimmins
Community members: John Schmidt, Nicole Lane, Liam Swan, Eric Graham.