The Newport Residents Association Incorporated is an organisation of residents and/or ratepayers of the original Pittwater Council area whose concerns are the welfare and advancement of that area, in general and Newport in particular. The Newport Residents Association was originally established as the Newport Progress Association in 1933 (however there is evidence the association was actually operating just prior to the turn of the century) and in 2004 it became an incorporated association changing its name at that time to better reflect its aims and objectives.
The State Government abolished Pittwater Council (despite 89% of surveyed residents saying no) in 2017 in an amalgamation with Manly & Warringah councils to form a new large council called the Northern Beaches Council. Despite this forced amalgamation the area of concern for the association remains almost the same covering the new Pittwater Ward (From Mona Vale to Palm Beach). Membership of the Association is open to residents and/or ratepayers of Newport and adjacent areas and to community organisations considered supportive of the aims and objectives of the Association.
- To provide a forum for all interested residents, ratepayers and resident groups in the Pittwater Ward area and particularly in the Newport area.
- To represent the interests of ratepayers and residents on local issues at all levels of government but particularly at the local government level.
- To work for responsible planning, environmental protection and the enhancement of the environment of the Northern Beaches Council and in particular the Pittwater Ward area.
- To achieve community awareness and involvement in Council’s decision-making processes and planning.
- To take any other action not elsewhere included to further the interests of the Newport Residents Association Incorporated and its members.
3rd Tuesday of each month at 7.00 pm at the Newport Community Centre (The Boulevarde Newport).
- Upholding & monitoring of the Newport Village Master Plan
- Actively supporting the ‘Save Robertson Road’ initiative
- Pushing for greater depth in the ‘Conservation Zones’ rezoning process
- Contributing a resident viewpoint to the NBC ‘Newport Activation Plan’
- Submissions on Pittwater Waterways & marina strategies
- Successfully championing the retention of Hillside Rd vital rainforest link
- Sustaining the push for better Newport public transport delivery
- Updating the community on local matters: newport.org.au Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Newportresidentsassociation/
- Fighting to sustain Newport as a people-friendly village
- Supporting creation of community gardens
- Curtailing unrestrained Commercial development of the Foamcrest Avenue
- community-owned carpark and exploring positive alternative
- Initiating plans for revitalising of Newport Oval
- Lobbying for local input into the sustainability of the Pittwater region
- Pushing for pedestrian pavements & traffic safety improvements
- Cooperating with Chamber of Commerce & other community groups