Tuesday 26 June 2012

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Wednesday 20 June 2012

Fight with council

My letter to the editor that appeared in this weeks Gazette.

G. Moor (BMG 13/6/12) had access to the BACG (Blackheath Airstrip Comunity Group) Facebook site for a long period of time despite many of the comments being either uninformed, misleading.

He then introduce two of his friends and a family member whose comments were blunt/negative and derogatory of others.

G, Moor had a lot more opportunity to voice his opinion than we have had with Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC).

After many complaints as Administrator of the site I removed him and his friends/ relatives.

BMCC’ s letterhead proclaims it to be “The city within a world heritage national park” Has G Moor told them they got it wrong?

Any development on this site will have a direct impact on the surrounding National Park as will any runoff. Weeds will find their way into the creeks and rivers.

Clearing of habitat will put pressures on threatened species living on the site, surrounding bush land and in the National Park.

Finally I would like to say that BACG is a community group.

Our fight is with BMCC. Not Springwood or other members of the community.

We demand Community Consultation and that BMCC follow its own policies in this regard.
It is a dangerous precedent to allow BMCC to act unilaterally and ignore its constituents.

BACG and I do to not want this BMCC to have the power to approve large- scale developments, such as this, without community consultation.

Nigel Holland
BACG Online Administrator.
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Tuesday 19 June 2012

Springwood Forum


Here is a link to Michael Aaronson's Springwood Forum site. He is running for ward 3 this election. There is a page on the site dedicated to the Blackheath Airstrip Sale. We do not necessary agree with everything Micheal is saying but he is at least is trying to collect the facts, he is listening to both sides of the debate and is suggesting possible compromises. It's worth taking a look and he is always adding to the site as he finds new information. It's worth going back to so bookmark it.

http://springwoodforum.org/default.aspx?Page=116
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Monday 18 June 2012

People we can write to or contact

Here is a contact list of people and departments you should write to about the Airstrip development.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Minister for Regional Australia
Regional Development and Local Government Minister for the Arts
Mr Simon Crean
Hotham Electorate Office
401 Clayton Road
Clayton
VIC 3168
(03) 9545 6211
(03) 9545 6299
Postal Address
PO Box 5295
Clayton VIC 3168

Parliament House
Suite MG 47
Canberra
ACT 2600
(02) 6277 7380
(2) 6273 4117

Senator for New South Wales
Senator Doug Cameron
Parliament House
PO Box 6022
Canberra
ACT 2600
(02) 6277 3367

Electorate Office
Unit 6, 5 Raymond Road
Springwood
NSW 2777
(02) 4751 4288

PO Box 322
Springwood
NSW 2777

Federal Member for Macquarie
Ms Louise Markus
Street Address
Shop 24, Riverview Shopping Centre
227 George Street
Windsor
NSW 2756

Postal Address
PO Box 855
Windsor
NSW 2756

PO Box 4060
Winmalee
NSW 2777
Phone
1300 653 841

Mr Tony Burke MPMember for Watson
Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.Parliament House office on (02) 6277 7640 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            (02) 6277 7640      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
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http://www.tonyburke.com.au/get-in-touch/





STATE GOVERNMENT


Mr David Shoebridge MLC Greens
Parliament House,
Macquarie Street,Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9230 3030
david.shoebridge@parliament.nsw.gov.au




Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services
Mr Andrew Stoner
Ministerial Office

Telephone:
(02) 9228 5209
Fax:
(02) 9228 5970
Email:
office@deputypremier.nsw.gov.au
Street Address:
Governor Macquarie Tower
Level 30, 1 Farrer Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Oxley Electoral Office
Telephone:
(02) 6562 6190
Fax:
(02) 6563 1355
Email:
oxley@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Street Address:
37 Elbow Street
WEST KEMPSEY NSW 2440
Postal Address:
PO Box 120 WEST KEMPSEY NSW 2440

Minister for Local Government
Mr Donald Page
Ministerial Office
Telephone:
(02) 9228 3403
Fax:
(02) 9228 3442
Email:
office@page.minister.nsw.gov.au
Street Address:
Governor Macquarie Tower
Level 33, 1 Farrer Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Ballina Electorate Office
Telephone:
(02) 6686 7522
Fax:
(02) 6686 7470
Email:
ballina@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Street Address:
Shop 1, 7 Moon Street
BALLINA NSW 2478
Postal Address:
PO Box 1018 BALLINA NSW 2478

Member for Blue Mountains
Ms Roza Sage
132 Macquarie Road
Springwood
NSW 2777
(02) 4751 3298
bluemountains@parliament.nsw.gov.au





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Wednesday 6 June 2012

Council Refuse Community Consultation

Council still refuse Community Consultation despite 600 strong petition and strong opposition at town meeting!


Visit our Youtube site and see what the Blue Mountains City Council are planning to bulldoze!
http://youtu.be/73YYCb7lZPs
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Sunday 3 June 2012

Please come to the Council Meeting on the 5th June at 7:30. At this meeting Cr Eleanor GIBBS will submit our petition. It would be good to show up in full force, fill the room and support her. We are planing to arrive about half an hour early so they will have to walk past us on the way in. Bring signs but remember this to be a calm protest. Please observe the rules when in the council chambers. We do however want them to know we are there so perhaps bring a small sign or banner to wave. Remember this is not about Springwood. It's about the Councils decision to go ahead without following due process and without Community Consultation. Be prepared (bring a book, maybe this one http://aidanricketts.com/the-activists-handbook/ ) as it tends to get a bit boring at times! You may have to sit for a bit before the submission takes place. We need to make a strong show if we are going to make a difference! See you there
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