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An Evening with Macka…………..

  Examiner 13 December 2016: Tomaree Ratepayers and Residents Association issues apology to mayor Bruce MacKenzie And in a parallel universe: Examiner 26 December 2016: OPINION: Port Stephens Council and residents united in 2016 to fight to state government on merger … Continue reading

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Update On Tree Policy Changes

17 July 2015 Update on previous post: Reaction To Mayor’s Controversial Tree Cull Proposal Nigel, TRRA Planning Council’s proposed changes to its tree removal policy are on public exhibition, until 30 July. They take the form of a draft amendment to … Continue reading

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Reaction To Mayor’s Controversial Tree Cull Proposal

Our Port Stephens Mayor Bruce Mackenzie has once again ventured where angels fear to tread and proposed a radical new Dangerous Tree policy and called for a 12 month moratorium on the current Tree Protection Orders.   Nigel Waters made a … Continue reading

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After The Storm

  TRRA sincerely hopes that your house and your family, pets and friends survived the latest East Coast Low OK.  We think that this storm was worse than the Pasha Bulka storm by the damage caused and are very concerned that … Continue reading

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Dog Exercise Areas Adopted by PSC

Council Press Release 12 December 2014: Community, Councillors and Council staff work together on dog exercise areas Designated Dog Exercise Areas Maps etc.  Port Stephens Council Companion Animal Management Program Previous Posts On This Issue  

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Write Off Unrecoverable Debit…..!

This little Gem was on Page 131 of the Papers  for the 28 October 2014 Ordinary Council meeting. CLICK HERE. We  are still scratching our heads about this one.  What happened is clear in the report but we have never … Continue reading

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What’s Happening With Kerbside Clean Ups?

Recently TRRA Inc. had a resident express concerns about how messy the kerbside clean ups are and how they usually seem to coincide with school holidays when all our visitors are here….. Not a good look. According to the response received … Continue reading

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Waive Section 94 Fees For Newcastle Air Port?

Is The MacKenzie “Team Too Achieve” finally showing  a few surface cracks?  The Mayor looked very lonely on this one at the Council Meeting 12 August 2014. His usual supporters all deserted him. A few other decisions did not go his way either … Continue reading

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Dog Exercise Areas – Council Maps

Dog Exercise Areas Public Exhibition – Draft Dog Exercise Area Mapping Following many community requests it has been decided to extend the exhibition period for the Dog Exercise Area mapping for a further 28 days to allow sufficient time for … Continue reading

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Are We In The Dark Over DA’s?

Want to know how Council keeps you in the dark? For years now Port Stephens Council has limited access to DA documentation seemingly to ensure that they make it harder for the public to get information on applications they are … Continue reading

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