Category Archives: 2015

Concern Re Commercial Development Of Donald Street Car Parks

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

As we mentioned in our last post  on Donald Street Car Park, TRRA Inc. has some history with the Council and the Donald Street East Car Park. We made extensive submissions to Council about a proposed Public Private Partnership with Coral … 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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Has The High Court Killed ICAC?

Posted on April 18, 2015 by

  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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Comment : NSW State Elections 2015

Posted on March 30, 2015 by

Comment: 2015 NSW State Elections  TRRA Inc. is a non-partisan, a-political organisation and we do not support candidates or political parties in State, Federal or Council elections.  We do however, consistent with the objectives in our constitution published on our … Continue reading →

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No – Shows Disappoint ‘Meet The Candidates’ Forum

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

The people came, but half the candidates did not bother……………… TRRA had a packed house, standing room only at the ‘Meet the Candidates’ meeting held in the ‘Crows Nest room’  last night at Nelson Bay Bowling Club.  Despite the negative … Continue reading →

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Update 1 – State Election ‘Meet The Candidates’ Forum

Posted on February 24, 2015 by

24 February 2015  Progress: TRRA Inc’s small organizing committee has been inundated with questions to ask candidates and topics for discussion at our ‘Meet the Candidates’ Forum. It will be a difficult job to pick the best ones, but we … Continue reading →

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TRRA Inc. 2015 State Election Candidate Forum

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

TRRA Inc. Present: 2015 NSW State Election – ‘Meet the Candidates’ Forum Nelson Bay Bowling Club – 7:00 pm 09 March 2015   As we have done consistently at all Local and State Government elections since our inception in 2008, … 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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