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Planning Assessment Commission ‘Rubber Stamp’

Newcastle Herald 07 March 2014 Lewis Cartoon ‘Planning Assessment Commission could be used to assess new coal mines’                 Sydney Morning Herald 25 February 2014 :Planning Assessment Commission decried as ‘rubber stamp’ after high … Continue reading

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Are We In The Dark Over DA’s?

Want to know how Council keeps you in the dark? For years now Port Stephens Council has limited access to DA documentation seemingly to ensure that they make it harder for the public to get information on applications they are … Continue reading

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EDO NSW Nelson Bay Workshop

TRRA Inc. will be  hosting one of a series of workshops that the NSW Environmental Defenders Office will be running for various communities during 2014. The workshop will demonstrate how a community can engage in decision-making processes to achieve better outcomes for the environment.  … Continue reading

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Samurai Beach Resort – The Naked Truth

How the Port Stephens Rate Payers Lost Their Shirt! This is another TRRA Special Investigative Article.  It is a bit of an epic, 14 pages and a lot of links to newspapers etc.(It is not XXX rated!), but I can guarantee … Continue reading

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Proposed Yacaaba Street Extension

Update 24 June 2014: Council Adopted This Proposal titled “No pedestrian Link” for the Yaacaba Extension at a Council Meeting on 29 June 2014. Margaret Sec TRRA says: How do You Cross Victoria Parade from the proposed Yacaaba Street extension? The option … Continue reading

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PORT Stephens Council Elections 2012 – New Revelations!

Revelations in the Newcastle Herald November 27 and 28 2013 have prompted TRRA Inc. to delve into our archives and resurrect a controversial document written in the aftermath of the Port Stephens Council Election in September 2012.  This document was … Continue reading

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Soldiers Point Marina November Update

Soldiers Point Marina – March 2013 Update The TRRA has actively monitored the status of this proposal over the last 6 months. During that time Council has been in regular communication with the applicant to try and obtain additional information on … Continue reading

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Apex Park Memorial Relocation

Still Controversial, (Examiner 14 November HERE and HERE,) the relocation of the War Memorial has now been completed and Council workers have done a fine job of the construction and landscaping. TRRA sincerely hope that the relocation satisfies the needs of … Continue reading

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Marina Resort Redevelopment

A DA has been lodged for redevelopment of the Marina Resort on Magnus St in Nelson Bay.  The proposal is for an apartment hotel of 80 units in two blocks – one of 6 storeys, the other of 7, both … Continue reading

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Anna Bay ‘Pulse’ Tourist & Entertainment facility

A development application (DA) has been lodged for a major ($18 million) tourist facility to be known as “The Pulse at Anna Bay”.  As reported in the Examiner (3 October) and confirmed in the DA on exhibition at Tomaree Library, the … Continue reading

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