Category Archives: HOT ISSUES

Planning Assessment Commission ‘Rubber Stamp’

Newcastle Herald 07 March 2014 Lewis Cartoon ‘Planning Assessment Commission could be used to assess new coal mines’                 Sydney Morning Herald 25 February 2014 :Planning Assessment Commission decried as ‘rubber stamp’ after high … 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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EDO NSW Nelson Bay Workshop

TRRA Inc. will be  hosting one of a series of workshops that the NSW Environmental Defenders Office will be running for various communities during 2014. The workshop will demonstrate how a community can engage in decision-making processes to achieve better outcomes for the environment.  … Continue reading

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Samurai Beach Resort – The Naked Truth

How the Port Stephens Rate Payers Lost Their Shirt! This is another TRRA Special Investigative Article.  It is a bit of an epic, 14 pages and a lot of links to newspapers etc.(It is not XXX rated!), but I can guarantee … Continue reading

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