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Moorebank Concrete Recycling Plant – Air Quality Concerns

I have lodged a Notice of Motion for the next Council meeting on the 30th September with regards to Air Quality surrounding the approved Moorebank Concrete Recycling Plant by the NSW State Governments Planning Assessment Commission – PAC. Details of  … Continue reading

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Docking Councillors pay? !

Mayor  intends to “dock Councillors pay” for non-attendance at meetings. Before implementing such a step, it is worthwhile looking at  Councillors attendance, particularly during the 2008-12 term. Download report from this Link: (Pages 14-16);  http://www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/5263/Liverpool-City-Council-2011-2012-Annual-Report-Parts-1-3.pdf During the 2008-12 Council term, … Continue reading

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Council to publish Councillors attendance or lack of.

I wonder what motivated the Mayor to put forward a Mayoral Minute (a penchant of his) to publish the attendance (or lack of) of all Councillors at Council Meetings, briefing sessions and Council Committees, and to have that information backdated to … Continue reading

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Paulines’ Comments – July & August Council Meetings.

Well where do I start with the last 2 months of Council? It has been a busy time and a very controversial couple of months with “Alarm Gate”, “Pork Gate”, Council Strikes, Political unrest, faction fighting and if it wasn’t … Continue reading

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“Feel Good” on ratepayers money.

Liverpool City Council approves spending $36,000 pa publishing Mayoral and Deputy Mayoral “feel good messages” in multiple languages. At the General Council meeting of the 29th of July 2015, Liberal Councillor and Deputy Mayor Gus Balloot put forward a Notice … Continue reading

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How the NSW Government Contrived the Container Shipping Market

A secret government fee on container shipping at Newcastle port is designed to make a container terminal uneconomic. In the event that container shipments exceed a ”cap”, a fee will be collected by the Newcastle port leaseholder from stevedore tenants … Continue reading

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Moorebank Intermodal Terminal makes no sense….

A transport modelling expert has warned plans for the Moorebank Intermodal Terminal are “totally flawed” and makes “no sense on any level”. Daily Telegraph Article link here: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/south-west/transport-modelling-expert-warns-against-moorebank-intermodal-terminal/story-fngr8hxh-1227392666266  

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Reclassification of Land – Pocket Parks

Liverpool City Council is publicly exhibiting Draft Liverpool Local Environmental Plan 2008 (Amendment No.38). The draft amendment proposes a number of changes to Council’s current planning controls, including the rezoning of various sites and the reclassification of certain Council owned … Continue reading

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Council Meeting Notes – 26th May 2015

I attended the PAC (Planning Approval Commission) meeting regarding the Moorebank Recycling proposal  on Monday 1st June 2015 starting 3:00 pm at the Bankstown Golf Club in 70 Ashford Avenue Milperra. I prepared the following brief summation of the main points … Continue reading

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Status of Newcastle container cap?

Status of Port of Newcastle container cap? From: Greg Cameron Sent: Sunday, 31 May 2015 6:32 PM To: Gladys Berejiklian (office@treasurer.nsw.gov.au) Subject: Status of Newcastle container cap The Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP Treasurer, and Minister for Industrial Relations Dear Ms … Continue reading

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