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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…