This follows the Shoalhaven council's scrapping of a council-submitted development application for a motorsports complex at Yerriyong due to a resurging endangered orchid species.

Councillor Greg Watson's motion for establishing the committee was not without opposition, with five councillors, including those from the Greens and Labor as well as independent councillor Nina Digiglio, voting against it at the Ordinary Meeting on Tuesday, July 27.

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The working party will be made up of councillors, staff and members of the South Coast Motor Sports Inc (SCMSI), the private committee set up following the blocking of the original privately-submitted DA back in 2017.

Norm Mogg from SCMSI said although their committee had not yet met, discussions had been made over the phone and that they were pleased the council continued to support the progress of a motorsports complex in the Shoalhaven.

He said there were a couple of properties the group had in mind for the complex but the locations could not be disclosed as negotiations with property owners were ongoing.

"We know it's going to take a lot of effort but we're committed to this. We want this for the Shoalhaven community," he said.

The council will now actively seek funding from the federal and state government for the establishment phase of the project.

A review of bushfire affected lands will also be conducted to find out the extent of the spread of endangered species like the orchid species which blocked the original Yerriyong DA and most recently seemed to be resurging.

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Councillor Greg Watson said the council should be able to find a suitable spot for a motorsports facility.

"They're tremendous money-spinners, and apart from that, there's a lot of people in this city who follow motorsports," said Cr Watson.

"Like we do with most groups in our city, we try to satisfy them ... whether they're sportspersons, whether they're seeking a job or whether they want to establish a business. And if we're not doing it - we should be.

"We should be offering a helping hand ... and that's what the local motor circuit community has been saying for a number of years."

Cr Gartner said the original applicants, Motorcycles NSW, suddenly withdrew their application because it was economically unviable.

"And now we have [Shoalhaven council], a council with [a zero net emissions target] also coming forward to promote the establishment of a motorsports complex," she said.

"So, unsurprisingly, I won't vote for this notice of motion because I do find it's quite contradictory."

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Cr Levett asked if the idea for a complex had been around for 10 years, why hasn't anything happened?

"This merry-go-round keeps coming around," said Cr Levett.

"If it's such an important development to Shoalhaven, I'd like to see the evidence. And if there's money to be made, why don't the two people who were on the steering committee that failed to identify a site that wasn't restrained by environmental laws form a company and get some shareholders to sink some capital into it.

"Why do they always turn to the council to fund these things?"

As of June, the council had expended or committed to $230,000 in costs in relation to the Yerriyong motorsports complex.