THE LATEST DISASTER FOR EMPIRE PARK SHOWS THE LACK OF PROPER PLANNING IS COSTING TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS AND DESTROYING THE PARK The Protect Empire Park group (PEP) condemns that lack of co-ordinated planning at all levels of Government that has seen a costly mistake befall the beloved heritage-listed park, ...
Empire Park ‘latest disaster’ on Mar22 2010
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The Wilderness Society held a community picnic for the Save the Williams River Coalition. This picnic marked the end of the Walk for the Williams which started Sunday 14 March – the official International Day of Action for Rivers. About 125 people gathered under ...
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Empire ‘skate’ Park on Mar3 2010
Federal Labor Approves Empire Park Skate Park despite lack of consultation and community opposition Federal Member for Newcastle, Sharon Grierson announced [3 March 2010] that the Labor Federal Government has approved the Newcastle City Council’s (NCC) application for $400,000 in taxpayer funding for a 1000sqm district skate park at ...
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‘Friends of the Regal’ applaud Councillors decision on Feb17 2010
The ‘Friends of the Regal’ congratulate Newcastle City Councillors on their unanimous decision to allow a group of leading figures in the Australian film, television and associated industries six months to develop a plan to restore and reopen the Regal cinema at Birmingham Gardens. It is anticipated that the ...
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Paying to protect on Jan19 2010
Twenty-three climate activists including Greens Councillor Michael Osborne appeared before Newcastle local court following a day-long coal train blockade on 20 December 2009. The activists closed down the rail line into the world's biggest coal port in Newcastle to protest against the failure of the UN climate talks ...
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Rally at Hamilton to support forgotten Tamils on Jan15 2010
Troubled deal over ruddied waters Global action on the 18th January 2010 marks 100 days since Australian PM Kevin Rudd rang the President Yudhoyono of Indonesia and asked him to detain 254 Tamil refugees on a wooden boat en route from Malaysia to Australia. The refugees have ...
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Rally at Hamilton to support forgotten Tamils on Jan15 2010
Troubled deal over ruddied waters Global action on the 18th January 2010 marks 100 days since Australian PM Kevin Rudd rang the President Yudhoyono of Indonesia and asked him to detain 254 Tamil refugees on a wooden boat en route from Malaysia to Australia. The refugees have ...
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Wallsend Aged Care stays with state on Dec21 2009
CONTINUED STATE OPERATION OF WALLSEND AND MURRUMBURRAH HARDEN NURSING HOMES Deputy Premier and Minister for Health, Carmel Tebbutt, announced that nursing homes at Wallsend and Murrumburrah-Harden would not be transferred to the non-government sector as part of the tender process announced earlier this year. Ms Tebbutt ...
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Wilderness Society wild about Tillegra on Dec16 2009
RESIDENTS TOLD OF UNWANTED CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM HUNTER WATER The Wilderness Society launched a community education action to advise the people of the Hunter Valley that they have already started paying for Tillegra Dam even though it does not have planning approval. Mock water bills from ‘Our Water’ ...
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Teralba stirs on Nov30 2009
ANGRY TERALBA RESIDENTS TO PICKETT COMBET’S OFFICE Residents of Teralba will rally at 8.00 am on Thursday 3 December outside the Cardiff office of Federal Member for Charlton, Greg Combet MP. This action is in response to a letter to residents from Mr Combet which says there will ...
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NSW Opposition parties force debate on public housing on Nov25 2009
HUNTER LABOR MUST SUPPORT COMMUNITY’S SAY IN PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS Shadow Minister for Planning Brad Hazzard today said Hunter Labor MPs Frank Terenzini, Matthew Morris and Robert Coombs must support the NSW Liberals & Nationals motion which calls on the State Labor Government to consult each community and address ...
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Climate protest blocks entrance to fed parliament on Nov23 2009
MASS ARRESTS AT FEDERAL PARLIAMENT AS AUSTRALIANS URGE EFFECTIVE CLIMATE ACTION Rising Tide reports police arrested approximately 150 climate protesters taking part in a sit-in at Federal Parliament. One by one, protesters were led or dragged away from the front entrance, following a mass civil ...
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TV ad campaign against Bickham Coal on Nov1 2009
JACK THOMPSON JOINS BICKHAM BATTLE Television advertisements starring Australian screen legend Jack Thompson start screening November 2nd as part of the nine year campaign to stop Bickham Coal Company from opening a coal mine next to the Pages River. Peter Andrews, whose Natural Sequence Farming technique is ...
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High-density housing stirs Taree on Oct31 2009
INAPPROPRIATE HOUSING FOR CHATHAM-TAREE The proposed medium density housing for the Chatham area, by NSW Housing is simply wrong for the area, said Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, John Turner MP. Mr Turner has raised the issue of the development in Parliament saying that the State Government’s ‘one ...
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Wallsend Aged Care defenders supported on Oct26 2009
NSW UPPER HOUSE TO DEBATE WALLSEND AGED CARE SELL-OFF Friends of Wallsend Aged Care (WACF) are delighted that the opposition and minority parties in the NSW Upper House won the vote allowing the debate of a motion to support the retention of public ownership and operation of WACF on ...
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NSW government buys fight over Rail Trails bill on Oct20 2009
NSW LIBERALS & NATIONALS OPPOSE LABOR’S RAIL LINE SELL-OFF A rally was held outside NSW Parliament House today [20 October 2009] to protest against the NSW Government’s Legislation on Rail Trails, and its implications for all railway corridors. Shadow Minister for Transport, Ms Berejiklian, attended along with ...
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Rail Trails legislation = Rail sell-off? on Oct19 2009
COMMUNITY GROUPS COMBINE TO PROTEST GOVERNEMENT RAIL SELL-OFF A broad range of communities and groups join forces Tuesday, 20 October 2009, in a protest against the NSW Government's legislation that opponents claim gives them the power to sell off rail corridors, such as the Newcastle rail line and the ...
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Fair Go for the Hunter Community Coalition on Oct1 2009
NEW COALITION OF HUNTER COMMUNITY GROUPS LAUNCH TONIGHT A Fair Go for the Hunter Community Coalition consists of community groups whose objective is to halt the wave of bad planning by this NSW Government in order to get the best results for the Hunter community. ...
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Facebook six ‘reprieve’ on Sep22 2009
JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED FOR FACEBOOK SIX Following pressure from the NSW Industrial Relations Commission and the Public Service Association, the NSW Department of Corrective Services (DCS) has agreed to appoint a third party to re-examine the case of the six prison officers who criticised their boss through ...
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Tillegra updates on Sep22 2009
CALLS TO STEP UP FIGHT AGAINST TILLEGRA DAM Member for Port Stephens Craig Baumann today called on the Port Stephens community to join the fight to stop local residents being forced to pay for the $470 million Tillegra Dam by signing a community petition. Mr Baumann told ...
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Kurri Primary invites grandparents
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 ~ It’s Seniors’ Week and the students of Kurri Kurri Primary School are inviting their grandparents to the school to learn and record information about their lives when they were at school, when they were young ...Read on →
Scone, Muswellbrook funds announced
Monday, 22 March 2010 ~ Joel Fitzgibbon MP visits Muswellbrook and Scone forl funding announcements. 11.00am: Indoor Sports Stadium, Rutherford Rd, Muswellbrook (accompanied by Mayor Martin Rush) 1.00pm: Elizabeth Park, Scone (accompanied by Mayor Lee Watts)Read on →
Stop Tillegra Dam community picnic ‘success’
The Wilderness Society held a community picnic for the Save the Williams River Coalition. This picnic marked the end of the Walk for the Williams which started Sunday 14 March – the official International Day ...Read on →
Stoush continues on mining versus community health
Hunter residents and health professionals spoke out in another of a series of articles critical of mining’s affect on health in the valley, published in the Sydney Morning Herald today [19 March 2010]. It described conditions for Jerrys Plains ...Read on →
64 per cent electricity price increase hurts small business and low income earners
NSW Shadow Minister for Small Business, Don Page, wants the State Government to find an alternative solution to the massive electricity price increases recommended by IPART yesterday. A 64% price increase over the next three years ...Read on →
Tillegra ‘folly’
Saturday, 20 March 2010 ~ Greens NSW MP John Kaye addresses supporters at Newcastle Foreshore Park, Wharf Rd, Newcastle at 12pm. Dr Kaye joins local opponents to Tillegra Dam to highlight the damage the needless $477 million project will ...Read on →
Bulga mine workers sign new agreement
Workers at the Bulga Open Cut mine in the Hunter Valley today endorsed a new three-year collective agreement. The agreement includes: Paid union meetings and payroll deductions for union membership; ...Read on →
HMRI world-class medical research facility approved
The Hunter Medical Research Institute’s (HMRI) plans for a state-of-the-art building have been approved by the NSW Government. The University of Newcastle welcomed the NSW Government’s development approval for the new Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) building. ...Read on →
Wind expert blow overseas again
The Hunter-Central Coast Regional Wind Ensemble, already used to national and international success, plays a farewell concert this weekend before heading to Japan. The Ensemble was formed in 2005 and at any one time has about sixty senior ...Read on →
Cracks at Nerong
The Roads and Traffic Authority and their contractors have refused to acknowledge that cracking and other damage in homes at Nerong are due to blasting operations,” said Nationals Member for Myall Lakes, John Turner. Mr Turner said a number ...Read on →
Nobbys dune care invite
Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2010 ~ A team of local and international Conservation Volunteers will be regenerating the dunes through weed removal and the re-establishment of native species. The team of keen volunteers will be travelling ...Read on →
Newcastle residents welcome Queensland hotels reduced hours recommendations
Newcastle inner city residents have commended the Joint Queensland Parliamentary Committee’s report recommending reduced hotel closing times across the State. These recommendations vindicate the hard struggle by local police and residents to make their streets safe and free from ...Read on →
Dalgarno Institute supports reduced hours for Queensland hotels
The Dalgarno Institute and its growing Coalition of concerned citizens continue to applaud and support endeavours to abate the alcohol related distress inflicted on our community. For over 150 years our movement has initiated, backed and collaborated with recommendations on ...Read on →
Wetlands ‘Animal Diversity’ festival
Sunday, 21 March 2010 ~ The Native Animal Trust Fund Wildlife Rescue Service (NATF) is hosting a day of celebration and education of the Hunter’s local wildlife at the Hunter Wetlands Centre, Shortland on Sunday 21st March. The Wildlife Rescue ...Read on →
Preparing a learning society for the future
The Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) was advised by an Expert Working Group that breakthroughs in the science of learning, including brain function, motivation and the practice of teaching, have the potential to transform how individual Australians ...Read on →
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