Category Archives: Council Decisions

Rampant Approval Of Developments On Earth Mounds In Flood Areas

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

“Haven’t seen any houses floating past the Raymond Terrace Junction Inn so what’s the problem?” These were (close to actual) words from the Mayor on 14th April 2015  in questioning why Councillors Nell, Dingle and Kafer were not keen to … Continue reading →

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Reaction To Mayor’s Controversial Tree Cull Proposal

Posted on June 4, 2015 by

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

Posted on May 6, 2015 by

  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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What Is The True State Of The Books At PSC? Part Two

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

In Part One of this series of articles: Concerning Port Stephens Council’s financial affairs we covered a lot of background material:   TRRA Inc. – What we do and Why: How TRRA sees it’s role in this and what  we are trying to achieve. … Continue reading →

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Samurai/TreEscape Updates

Posted on January 31, 2015 by

For The Full Story On Samurai Beach Resort Read: 1. Samurai Beach Resort – The Naked Truth 2. Samurai Beach Resort – More Naked Truths 3. Samurai Beach Resort – The Last Naked Truth?  Update 31January 2015: The Saga Continues…… The PSC … Continue reading →

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Dog Exercise Areas Adopted by PSC

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

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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Bobs Farm Sand Mine – Information

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

See the Video: SAND FIGHT produced by Channel Ten Give it a little time to download (mp4 video 20MB) If it won’t work on your player, try FLV FILE 15 MB Version Update 09 December 2014 TRRA Inc. held one of these … Continue reading →

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What Is The True State Of The Books At PSC? Part One

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

 Part One of a series of articles: Tim Hazel, Financial Section Manager, recommended to a Council meeting on 08 April 2014 that: “Council resolve to no longer include business units as part of Councils Annual Financial Statements.” This resolution was moved and seconded … Continue reading →

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Write Off Unrecoverable Debit…..!

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

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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Samurai Beach Resort – The Last Naked Truth?   Samurai Beach Resort is no more. The last 5 page report about the resort to the October 28 2014 Council Meeting did not contain any reference to Samurai in all 5 pages. … Continue reading →

Posted on November 4, 2014 by