'Dog Day At The Airstrip'

This is what you have all been waiting for! 

"Dog Day At The Airstrip"

It's your chance to have your say! Bring your dog and show the BMCC how important this site is for us and our four-legged friends. Places like this are few and far between. Once we lose this place it's gone forever! If you don't have a dog and walk here or use this site in other ways, come along for a chat and let us know how and why this site is important to you. We will be taking photos, video and interviewing if you have something you want to say. The petition will there for people to sign if you haven't already signed the online petition. We will have a group photo at about 11:00am so please be there for that. 

12th August 2012 

9:00am until 12:00

Spread the word and invite all your friends!!


And don't forget to sign the online petition. Go to the link below.


http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-the-creation-of-old-blackheath-airstrip-as.html

Links for to check out this week

If you haven't had a chance to check out the Audio from the March 13 Council Meeting today is a great day to do so. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STrL6kTrqYs



It's also a great day to sign our petition - Here is the link:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-the-creation-of-old-blackheath-airstrip-as.html




Also don't forget to watch the Bike Track Video, these kids are really good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D1axh1QySk

The People That Represent Us???

Hear what actually happened at the Council meeting on March 13th the night of the Airstrip Development Approval. Listen to how they show their disregard for the residents of Blackheath. It is quite shameful for people that are meant to represent us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STrL6kTrqYs&feature=plcp

Council Meeting 13th March 2012 - Sale of Blackheath Airstrip (audio)

Incredible!! Have a listen. This is when the big decision was made. It's so sad to realise that this is how The Blue Mountains City Council regards the local community and it's concerns and how recklessly such large decisions are made.

Click Here: http://youtu.be/STrL6kTrqYs

Riders Against Sale of Land - Blue Mountains Gazette

See page 13 for the latest article about the BMCC poor decision to destroy the Blackheath Airstrip Bike track and surrounding bushland. 


http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/news/local/news/general/riders-rail-against-blackheath-land-sale/2628328.aspx

Video interview with the Boys from the Blackheath Airstrip Bike track

Uncut/Raw Footage of interview with the Boys from the Blackheath Bike Track 8/7/2012

Click on this link to hear what the boys have to say.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhx_zEYJoXU

These Boys are about to be evicted by Blue Mountains City Council from their 50 Year old Bike track. It has been built by three generations. This Interview was recorded at the proposed site. 

Visit the link below to sign the online petition and help save this site for these kids and for future generations. 

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-the-creation-of-old-blackheath-airstrip-as.html

Council Try to Bulldoze The Community of Blackheath!

Council meeting tomorrow night 7:30, Item 19: Tender for the Design and Construction of Infrastructure Services for Stage 1 Development of Hat Hill Road, Blackheath

Wow this council don’t mind taking a risk! Moving ahead without completing all the reports required is either very brave or very stupid!

They are doing everything they can to fast track this to try and stop us. However signing up a tenderer is by far not an end of it.

We have been informed that even this is not enough to stop a reversal of this decision and it will not stop us!

Something else the BMCC seem to have forgotten in their own records.

The recommendations of the draft Strategy are that:

1. The Council give In-Principle support to the provision of one authorised dirt jump trail

in each of the 5 Planning Areas. The final outcome will be dependent upon the risk

management, financial components and statutory requirements being satisfied.

2. That subject to the consideration of issues arising in the course of ongoing

consultation and the outcomes of the public exhibition the following recommendations

are made with respect to some key sites:

Page 21

PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Item 7 - Ordinary Meeting, 2/4/02

Area 1

· The existing Hat Hill Rd site on the former Blackheath Aerodrome and the

Oaklands Rd site in Horseshoe Falls Reserve, Hazelbrook are proposed to be

retained, and site management measures implemented to mitigate impacts

Evicted By Blue Mountains City Council

These boys along with the community of Blackheath are about to be evicted from the bike track and surrounding bushland by Blue Mountains City Council. Click on the link to see our latest video.

TheBACGMedia Bike Video

Click on this link to sign our petition and help save the track and surrounding bushland. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-the-creation-of-old-blackheath-airstrip-as.html

Blue Mountains City Council has gone too far!

They ignore their own consultation policies.

They put money before community and the environment.

They have shown complete contempt for the community of the Upper Mountains!

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-the-creation-of-old-blackheath-airstrip-as.html

Please show your support and sign our online petition

Petition for the creation of old Blackheath Airstrip as a permanent reserve.

Last Sunday was a great day with the guys that use the bike park showing us what they can do and with the launch of our new petition. Now it's your turn to show us what you can do by signing this online petition and forwarding the link to all of your friends to sign. Visit the link to view and sign. It's important we show BMCC we will not back down! While your at it check out the video link below to see the Boys from Blackheath Airstrip Fly!

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/petition-for-the-creation-of-old-blackheath-airstrip-as.html

The Boys From Blackheath Airstrip Bike Track Taking Off! (First cut)

Council Elections, Vote Wisely!

The next Council election will be held on Saturday, 8 September 2012.
If you have the opportunity to speak with any of the candidates ask them what they think about the current councils discussion to go ahead with the development of Blackheath Airstrip without Community Consultation? Also ask them if “NO Consultation” on such a large development is something they would ever support?

Vote Wisely!