Tag Archives: NSW State Government Matters

Wallalong Stays Rural !

For those that are interested in following the saga that we reported on originally in October 2013 and updated through to May 2014 HERE I have aggregated the articles in the Newcastle Herald and The Examiner to finish off the story.   … Continue reading

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Proposed Closure Of Facilities On The Peninsula

Update Newcastle Herald July 11 Op Ed Kate Washington: NSW Government Failing People With Disabillities This Item was discussed at TRRA General Meetings on 12 May and 14 July. 1. Closure of Tomaree Lodge and the Stockton Centre facilities : There’s been … Continue reading

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ICAC – Operation Spicer – Who is in the Cac At ICAC?

‘The Grim Reaper’  NSW disease has now mutated from the Labour Party and it appears that a particularly virulent strain has taken hold in the Liberal Party with Premiers, Ministers and MP’s going down like nine pins with Council Assisting … Continue reading

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Council Requires SIS for Marina Support

Update 24 May 2014: JRPP Dates For Hearing See Also: Planning Assessment Commission decried as ‘rubber stamp’ after high approval rate April 03 2014 Port Stephens Council has withdrawn its support for this contentious Application because it has succumbed to pressure from … Continue reading

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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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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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Whats Going On At WALLALONG?

TRRA Watch: Updates As They Happen: 02 July 2014 Wallalong Stays Rural ! Newcastle Herald 22 July 2014: Push For Wallalong Housing Hub Not Over Newcastle Herald 07 May 2014: Wallalong Residential Plan ‘Inconsistent’ With Guidelines Update 11 April 2014 We asked the question … Continue reading

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Mackas Sand _ PAC Approval

The Mackas Sand proposed sand mining access route onto Nelson Bay Road has been approved by the independent Planning Assessment Commission on Monday. The two-man Commission found that a previous report from the Department of Planning had sufficiently addressed concerns raised … Continue reading

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Mackas Sand Trucks PAC Hearing

Controversy at Cowsh-t Corner** **(The local name for corner adjacent to the proposed alternate access for the Mackas Sand mine, so named because a dairy farm drove it’s milking cows across the road here in the past, and it was notorious for … Continue reading

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Maccas Sand PAC Hearing Notice

WILLIAMTOWN residents will make a last-ditch attempt to stop an access way to a sand mine in their area and bring an end to a seven-year saga. a href=”http://ad-apac.doubleclick.net/N6411/jump/onl.fairfaxregional/newcastleherald/news/localnews;ctype=article;cat=newcastleherald;cat1=news;cat2=localnews;cat3=1757278;region=newcastle_hunter;locstate=nsw;pos=1;tile=2;sz=xxxx;ord=13642510?”><img src=”http://ad-apac.doubleclick.net/N6411/ad/onl.fairfaxregional/newcastleherald/news/localnews;ctype=article;cat=newcastleherald;cat1=news;cat2=localnews;cat3=1757278;region=newcastle_hunter;locstate=nsw;pos=1;tile=2;sz=xxxx;ord=13642510?” /></a>      At least six residents will speak before the NSW Planning … Continue reading

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