Kari Esplin, who chaired the meeting at the Eden Golf Club along with Graham Hanna, said the new committee is comprised of Nicole Crowe, Janine Chester, Kathy and Neil Baker, Jo Kruizinga, Khandi Clark and Steve Heffernan.

Ms Esplin said the meeting was ‘very productive’, and that the new group is looking forward to continuing work on projects that are already in progress.

“It’s more of an informal group, and we anticipate that there will be several working groups formed to work on different endeavours on behalf of the community,” she said.

“The new group is looking forward to great communication with the local community, and working with the previous Eden Cove Residents’ Group to continue their great work on projects like an upgrade to the Princes Highway [at the intersection of Government Road].

“A newsletter has been delivered to all residents to collect their email addresses in order to send out electronic communication, and we also collected email addresses on the night.

“We’re urging all residents to provide these if they haven’t already done so, so that they can stay informed and have their say on what’s happening.”

The former Eden Cove Residents’ Group stepped down last month after dissent in the local community over a pine log barrier that was installed to block vehicle access to the Lake Curalo foreshore.

Several residents wrote to Bega Valley Shire Council to express their disappointment at the barrier’s installation, and Council replied by saying it was installed following “repeated requests from the Eden Cove Residents’ Group”.

The now-disbanded group claims this was “misinformation”, and that their requests had been for a blockage at the southern end of the foreshore to protect the Lake Curalo Walkway, rather than at the unofficial track off Bonito Place on the northern side.

The decision to step aside came after anger from some local residents on Facebook.