Category Archives: State Gov. Responses

Minister Toole’s Belated Response To Background Briefing Program

———————————————————————————————————————————– Update 17 December 2015: Our Submission and the Ministers’ Response     151008 Letter To Minister Toole Re Background Briefing Program 151217 Response From Minister Toole Re Background Briefing Program This is the pathetic response received to our submission … 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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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

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

 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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Parliamentary Inquiry To investigate Planning Decisions In The Hunter

 ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 17 September 2014: NSW Parliamentary Inquiry To Investigate Planning Decisions In Newcastle A Parliamentary Inquiry has been set up to investigate controversial planning decisions in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. The inquiry comes in the wake of … Continue reading

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Better Planning Network Community Charter

TRRA Inc. is one of 460 Community Groups affiliated to the Better Planning Network , a volunteer-based organisation formed at the end of August 2012 by Community Groups concerned about the NSW Government’s planning reforms.  The BPN is campaigning for a visionary planning system that … Continue reading

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TRRA Inc. Issues Raised In Parliament

Newcastle Herald 22 August 2014: Labor’s Call For Answers 19 August 2014: TRRA inc. concerns about the Conduct of the 2012 Port Stephens Council Elections and the Councils reluctance to release comprehensive information relating to DA applications electronically on their website were … Continue reading

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ICAC, MaKenzie & McCloy – Should Property Developers Be Mayors too?

  Reaction – Examiner 20 August 2014: Call For ICAC Probe Into PSC & Mayor Bruce MacKenzie Update 20 August: Correction to Mayors assertion in the Examiner:  “ICAC have more to do than come to Port Stephens,” he said. “The TRRA are only … Continue reading

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Crown lands Management Review June 2014

Update 20 August 2014:  We have just recieved a press release from the Opposition Shadow Minister For Regional & Rural Affairs Hon Mick Veitch that : MINISTER ADMITS CROWN LANDS ACT REVIEW SHELVED BY COMMUNITY PRESSURE.  Things are changing in the … Continue reading

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