Category Archives: PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

Soldiers Point Marina Plan Ki-boshed by JRRP

UPDATE – Examiner 18 March 2016: Joint Regional Planning Panel rejects Soldiers Point Marina plan  The decision of the NSW Joint Regional Planning Panel to refuse the application by Clippers Anchorage to expand the existing 100 berth Soldiers Point Marina by … Continue reading

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Birubi Resort Failure – Even ‘Bruce Almighty’ Can’t Fix It!

Examiner 02 June 2016: Administrator finds new Chinese buyer for Birubi resort Examiner 13 Jan 2016: Mayor to ‘shirtfront’ Chinese President Xi Jinping…….! Birubi Resort a ‘blight’ on Chinese relations Examiner 04 August 2015: New Hong Kong buyer for Birubi Beach Resort … Continue reading

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Proposed Closure Of Facilities On The Peninsula

Update Newcastle Herald July 11 Op Ed Kate Washington: NSW Government Failing People With Disabillities This Item was discussed at TRRA General Meetings on 12 May and 14 July. 1. Closure of Tomaree Lodge and the Stockton Centre facilities : There’s been … Continue reading

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Proposed Caravan Park, Bobs Farm

In February 2014, TRRA made a submission HERE on a Development Application (DA) for a 184 site caravan park on the site of the former Divers Luck winery near the turn off Nelson Bay Rd for Fenningham’s Island.  The park … Continue reading

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Council Requires SIS for Marina Support

Update 24 May 2014: JRPP Dates For Hearing See Also: Planning Assessment Commission decried as ‘rubber stamp’ after high approval rate April 03 2014 Port Stephens Council has withdrawn its support for this contentious Application because it has succumbed to pressure from … Continue reading

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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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