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
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
Warning ! Pensioner Council Rates Trap….
If you are a pensioner, check your Annual Council Rate Assessment Notice, due out next month (July). Council check your eligibility for the Pension Rebate each year with Center-link, the amount should be shown on the front page. It is … Continue reading
TRRA Planning Subcommittee – D.A. Watch
Our TRRA Planning Sub Committee monitors all D.A.’s of interest submitted to Council and the Department of Planning and regularly updates Committee Members on current submissions etc. We thought that this information should be shared with our membership so check … Continue reading
Positive Planning Initatives
New Development Control Plan on right track Port Stephens Council will be adopting a new Development Control Plan (DCP) later this year. TRRA made a major Submission on the Draft which was on exhibition in early 2015 We welcome both … 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
Concern Re Commercial Development Of Donald Street Car Parks
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
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
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