Tag Archives: 2015

Will The Port Stephens Ratepayers Ever Get the ‘Cabbage’ from the Cabbage Tree Road Sand Mine? Part 2

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

HOT ISSUES This story just keeps evolving as we research it. The Cabbage Tree Mine has now been on the agenda for the Council Meeting 28 July 2015, so this a continuation of the story from Part 1. However it … Continue reading →

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$230 Mil Anna Bay Resort

Posted on August 16, 2015 by

A developer, Raphel Shinn Enterprises, is planning to build a $230 Million dollar Eco-Resort at Anna Bay. A presentation on this project was given at a  TRRA General Meeting 10 August 12015 by Geoff Washington from our TRRA Planning Subcommittee. Geoff has given … Continue reading →

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Local MP Takes On PSC Mayor

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

Macka may have finally met his match.   It may have been easy to refuse public access and push people around at Council meetings when you are the Mayor, and abuse people at public meetings, but it may be another story … Continue reading →

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Macka’s Sand To Increase Sand Truck Movements 200%

Posted on August 5, 2015 by

Examiner 18 March 2016: Macka’s Sand gains approval for additional 14 truck movements  Newcastle Herald 16 Feb 2016: Port Stephens mayor Bruce MacKenzie’s family sand quarry stands alone in compliance audit  Update From Community Forum – 08 August 2015 Examiner 11 August … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Tree Road Sandmine

Posted on July 25, 2015 by

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?

Posted on July 25, 2015 by

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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Update On Tree Policy Changes

Posted on July 19, 2015 by

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 →

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Ratepayers Millions Down The Drains?

Posted on July 19, 2015 by

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 →

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Warning ! Pensioner Council Rates Trap….

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

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 →

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TRRA Planning Subcommittee – D.A. Watch

Posted on June 14, 2015 by

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 →

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