Category Archives: STATE GOVERNMENT

McCloy High Court Challenge Fails

McCloy High Court Challenge Newcastle Herald 07 October 2015: McCloy’s challenge rejected  Newcastle Herald 07 October 2015: ANALYSIS: How the donation penny dropped  Newcastle Herald 07 October 2015: OPINION: Power of corporate patrons  Newcastle Herald 08 October 2015; OPINION: No risk … Continue reading

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Alexander Park Dressage, Salt Ash Pony Club or Bruce’s BMX?

What sort of example does Port Stephens Council set to developers and construction companies if it allows itself and its Mayor to behave in this manner? Any wonder it cannot get others to comply with the rules if it does not … Continue reading

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The sand mining mayor who loves a deal

ABC Radio National – Background Briefing – 8:05 Sunday 04 October 2015 The Link above is to audio of the full show. The show was certainly an insight on how things get done by our Mayor at Port Stephens Council. This is the result … Continue reading

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Major Victory For Anna Bay Community Action Group

***** Breaking News *****                                    We have just received news that Urban Growth NSW has voluntarily surrendered Development Consent 16-2012-800, relating to the 106 lot … Continue reading

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Will The Port Stephens Ratepayers Ever Get the ‘Cabbage’ from the Cabbage Tree Road Sand Mine? Part 2

HOT ISSUES This story just keeps evolving as we research it. The Cabbage Tree Mine has now been on the agenda for the Council Meeting 28 July 2015, so this a continuation of the story from Part 1. However it … Continue reading

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Local MP Takes On PSC Mayor

Macka may have finally met his match.   It may have been easy to refuse public access and push people around at Council meetings when you are the Mayor, and abuse people at public meetings, but it may be another story … Continue reading

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Macka’s Sand To Increase Sand Truck Movements 200%

Examiner 18 March 2016: Macka’s Sand gains approval for additional 14 truck movements  Newcastle Herald 16 Feb 2016: Port Stephens mayor Bruce MacKenzie’s family sand quarry stands alone in compliance audit  Update From Community Forum – 08 August 2015 Examiner 11 August … Continue reading

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Cabbage Tree Road Sandmine

Will The Port Stephens Ratepayers Ever Get the ‘Cabbage’ from the Cabbage Tree Road Sand Mine? Part 1 This story above was edited 01 August 2015 as further information was received. There is a fair bit of detail in this … Continue reading

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Is Port Stephens Council As Financially Viable As They Would Like Us To Believe?

TRRA had a conversation with Councillor Geoff Dingle recently about the general state of the finances at Port Stephens Council. Council’s future strategy was outlined recently in its ‘Fit for the Future’ submission to the State Government in which it stated … Continue reading

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Ratepayers Millions Down The Drains?

Update 05 April 2016. TRRA have been monitoring the developments in this story for some time. A full report soon! Newcastle Herald 5 April 2016: Port Stephens Council has until 5pm Wednesday to withdraw a key document from a legal case … Continue reading

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