Category Archives: 2014

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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Has The High Court Killed ICAC?

  Opinion: Dick Appleby As a person who has taken a keen interest in the ICAC proceedings throughout 2014 – 15, attended one of the public hearings in Sydney, taken the time to read a lot of the transcripts and … Continue reading

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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  

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Bobs Farm Sand Mine – Information

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

 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…..!

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

A Double Whammy For Nelson Bay CBD

Update 16 December 2014: Port Stephens Council delivers on a Christmas promise for car parks Hot on the heels of the announcement that the Nelson Bay Coles Supermarket is to close on 09 November 2014 we now get the News … 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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