NEWCASTLE EMPLOYEE WINS THE PERKINS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE- INDIVIDUAL CatholicCare Hunter-Manning’s Coordinator of the very successful Lake Macquarie Shed Project, David Helmers, was last night pronounced the 2010 winner of The Perkins Award for Excellence in Service- Individual. Presented at Catholic Social Services Australia’s ...
Excellence in Shedding on Feb9 2010
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MINISTER’S ANSWER AUGURS WELL Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, today won a battle in the war against surface mining in the City of Lake Macquarie. He was quick to praise the community’s campaign against the now abandoned Olstan open cut and auger mine and its support for his ...
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‘Define mining by location’ on Sep23 2009
BILL TO BAN SURFACE MINING IN LAKE LGA Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, today announced his Surface Coal Mining Prohibition (Lake Macquarie) Bill 2009. The Private Members Bill will apply a simplified definition of underground coal mining to the Lake Macquarie local government area and it will ...
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Minister approves Trinity Point marina on Sep15 2009
TRINITY POINT MARINA APPROVED WITH SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, today announced concept plan approval for a significantly amended $85 million tourism, residential and marina development at Trinity Point, Lake Macquarie. Ms Keneally said the proposed concept plan had been through a thorough, rigorous and ...
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Lake environment funding on Aug11 2009
STATE FUNDING CHANNELLED INTO LAKE MACQUARIE Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, today welcomed the announcement of $858,000 in state funding for improvements to Lake Macquarie. The Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt, has confirmed that Lake Macquarie City Council will receive $750,000 for estuary ...
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Smith Family dollar for dollar for kids education on Jul27 2009
SAVING FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN NEWCASTLE A matched-savings and financial literacy program running in Newcastle, Raymond Terrace and Lake Macquarie is assisting low-income families to strengthen their budgeting and savings habits. Saver Plus, Australia’s first matched savings and financial literacy program, is delivered by The Smith Family ...
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Strengthen SEPP on open cut – Piper on Jul24 2009
GREG PIPER WANTS OPEN CUT BAN MADE CLEARER In the wake of the dumped Olstan auger mining proposal Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, wants strengthening of the State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) that prohibits open cut mining in Lake Macquarie. In a letter to the Minister for ...
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BAM scrutinises Centennial on ‘open cut’ on Jul9 2009
BAM QUESTIONS CONTRADICTIONS ON CENTENNIAL’S WEBSITE Community group Blackalls Against the Mine (BAM) has questioned information on the Centennial Coal Company’s website. According to BAM spokesperson Paul Moors, Centennial Coal has recently removed the term “auger mine” from the list of mining methods in its on-line glossary. ...
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Landcare Forum Field Trips on Jun29 2009
MOUNTAINS TO DUNES LANDCARE FORUM FIELD TRIPS The 2009 Mountain to the Dunes forum field trips are an opportunity for volunteers and landholders of Lake Macquarie and the Central Coast regions to showcase their own, or explore nearby areas. Participants at the Landcare forum will have ...
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Community funding on offer 22 June on Jun20 2009
$400,000 COMMUNITY-BUILDING FUNDING FOR LAKE MACQUARIE Greg Piper, Member for Lake Macquarie, encouraged local community groups to apply for new funding announced in the NSW Budget. According to Mr Piper, the NSW Government has made $400,000 available to the Lake Macquarie electorate under the $35 million NSW ...
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Lake Gallery hosts National Photo Portrait prize 09 on Jun18 2009
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT PRIZE 2009 COMES TO LAKE MACQUARIE CITY ART GALLERY The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2009 is a major art award showcasing the best in Australian portrait photography. Ingvar Kenne won the 2009 award for his submission entitled Cormac and Callum. Depicting two young boys ...
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Olstan to use ‘open cut’ coal augers on Jun15 2009
URGE TELLS NSW PLANNING DEPT OLSTAN MINE WILL USE OPEN CUT AUGERS United Residents Group for the Environment of Lake Macquarie (URGE) told the NSW Minister and the Director General for Planning that the type of auger mining equipment intended for use by Centennial Coal in a proposed ...
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Centennial’s evidence ‘undermines’ Olstan on May29 2009
URGE GROUP CALLS ON CENTENNIAL TO ABANDON OPEN-CUT MINE The United Residents Group for the Environment of Lake Macquarie (URGE) has called on the Centennial Coal Company to abandon plans for an open cut auger mine at Blackalls Park because health risks from dust can’t be managed onsite. ...
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Petition against Olstan auger mine on May20 2009
SOUTHLAKE COMMUNITIES AGAINST THE MINE (SCAM) CIRCULATE PETITION Download copy here to print. Note: Click or right-click the link and ‘Save as’ or ‘Open’ if necessary. Print from the viewer software that opens the petition. Petition is in PDF format. Acrobat viewer may be ...
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Putnam’s ‘museum effect’ at Lake Gallery on May6 2009
THE MUSEUM EFFECT ~ 14 MAY – 28 JUNE Museums are inspiring. They encourage us to get up close and personal with the strange and mysterious, to reflect on the past and to contemplate the future. They can be endlessly fascinating, familiar and bizarre all at ...
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Lake Community fights open cut on May2 2009
78,000 PEOPLE IN LAKE MACQUARIE AT RISK FROM MINE DUST Read the in-depth article from the link in our topics, or click here A community group has spoken out about the risk posed by dust from an open cut auger mine proposed by the Centennial Coal Company. ...
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Lake auger mine augurs ill on May1 2009
OPEN CUT MINING NEAR THE LAKE – WHO’D HAVE THOUGHT?
Lake Macquarie, one of Australia’s east coast watery treasures, has lived with coal mining and assorted industries for 200 years.
It endured toxic emissions from the “sulphide Works” for most of last century, the small mining community of Boolaroo absorbing most ...
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Holiday art classes for Lake Macquarie kids on Apr17 2009
LAKE MACQUARIE CITY ART GALLERY ‘HOLIDAY FUN’ Our Easter holiday art program designed for kids aged 7 to 14 years is a great way to cure the holiday boredom blues. For only $22 per child, they can enjoy two hours of fun art activities that are ...
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Hunter Cultural Award candidates on Apr15 2009
Peoples’ Choice votes closing 27 April Residents are encouraged to click their local community arts project through to a win, with voting for the Local Government and Shires Associations’ Peoples’ Choice Cultural Award set to close on 27 April. President of the Local Government Association Cr Genia McCaffery ...
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Councils road funds boost on Mar23 2009
MEDIA RELEASE 23 March 2009 From: Hon Greg Combet MP, Federal Member for Charlton RECORD FUNDING FOR OUR LOCAL ROADS Over the next five years, local councils across Charlton will receive unprecedented Federal financial help to maintain and upgrade their ...
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Supporting Young Adults with Physical Disabilities
Lake Macquarie City Council is seeking information from parent carers of young adults with a physical disability to assist in building a case for a purpose-built supported accommodation facility in the Lake Macquarie/Newcastle area. Council’s Community Planner ...Read on →
Boat Harbour community regenerating the foreshore
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Walk for the Williams (river)
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Newcastle Airport stays with community
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Recognition of Carers
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Morpeth Bridge closure postponed
Wednesday 10 March 2010 ~ The RTA advises that the planned night closure of Morpeth Bridge tomorrow night (Wednesday 10 March) has been postponed to allow time for the installation of additional equipment to support the bridge deck. ...Read on →
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Hair Loss for comrade
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LANE CLOSURE – NORTH OF SWANSEA BRIDGE
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MORPETH BRIDGE – ONE NIGHT CLOSURE
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 ~ 6pm. RTA is working on the Morpeth Bridge to increase the bridge’s load capacity and reduce future maintenance requirements. In order to carry out this work, Morpeth Bridge will be closed to traffic ...Read on →
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