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Category Archives: Council Meetings
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
Posted in 2014, 2015, 2016, Council Decisions, Council Financial, Council Meetings, HOT ISSUES, I.C.A.C. Investigations, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, Sand Mining, State Gov Submissions, State Gov. Responses, STATE GOVERNMENT, What The Papers Said!
Tagged 2015, NSW-DLG, NSW-ICAC, NSW-PAC, Other Locations, PSC Financial Matters, PSC Planning Matters, Sand Mining, TRRA Submissions to Govt., TRRA Submissions to PSC
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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
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
Posted in 2015, Council Decisions, Council Meetings, HOT ISSUES, What The Papers Said!
Tagged 2015, PSC Policy Decisions
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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
Rampant Approval Of Developments On Earth Mounds In Flood Areas
“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
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
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
Posted in 2015, Council Decisions, Council Meetings, Council Submissions, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL
Tagged *Other Issues, 2015, PSC Policy Decisions
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What Is The True State Of The Books At PSC? Part Two
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
Posted in 2015, Council Decisions, Council Financial, Council Meetings, Council Responses, Council Submissions, PORT STEPHENS COUNCIL, State Gov Submissions, State Gov. Responses, STATE GOVERNMENT
Tagged 2015, NSW State Government Matters, NSW-DLG, PSC Financial Matters, TRRA Submissions to PSC
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Samurai/TreEscape Updates
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
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
