Newsletter 36 – Precincts

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On September 28, 2021
Bradfield Park, harbour bridge cycleway

Precincts – an exercise in participatory democracy. There’s – no better way to make Councillors aware of voters’ concerns Back in 1972 North Sydney Council first put in place the mechanism to foster participatory democracy. we called it the Community Precinct System; divided North Sydney’s local government area in to (now) 26 precincts (not all […]

Newsletter 35 – Bradfield Park

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On September 26, 2021
Bradfield Park, harbour bridge cycleway

Bradfield Park and a cycleway – a questionable process What do you do: When the Government announces a project that appears to violate the Auditor General’s guidelines intended to ensure infrastructure projects: are actually needed; represent value for money; based on sound assumptions; with improved safety for all? When the project fails to meet its […]

Newsletter 34 – The HighLine and the TAHE

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On September 2, 2021
Sydney Harbour HighLine

A Community Asset Until 1932 the main rail line from Hornsby to North Sydney passed through Waverton and terminated on the harbour foreshore at Milsons Point (North Sydney) In 1932 the rail line was diverted from Waverton to North Sydney and then over the Harbour Bridge and on to the “City Circle.” The Waverton to […]

Newsletter 33 – Cycle Walk Ways And Ramps

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On August 11, 2021
harbour bridge cycleway

Milsons Point’s Bradfield Park; it’s under Attack by the State Government for no good reason with a $20m (2016 cost data) spend on a ramp. The State Government is planning to build a cycleway through iconic Bradfield Park at Milsons Point. North Sydney is one of the most densely populated areas of Sydney; it’s acutely […]

Newsletter 32 – Berrys Bay – Time for the State Government to hand the western foreshore over to our community – as it promised

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On August 8, 2021

In April 2017 our Premier undertook to make the land on the western side of Berrys Bay available to our community – see map below A month later, the Member for North Shore (F Wilson) spoke in support of the Premier’s undertaking – in her maiden speech she said: I am committed to ensuring the […]

Newsletter 31 – Waverton Park and the (former) Bowling Club Land

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On July 30, 2021
Waverton Park

North Sydney has just about the highest ratio of residents to parks and recreation areas compared to all metropolitan Council areas – 550 people per hectare compared to Ku-ring-gai’s 84, Willoughby’s 216 and Mosman’s 170. We need to take every opportunity to add to our parks and recreational areas. Back in 1923 it was proposed […]

Newsletter 30 – Luna Park – Is it a case of Regulator Capture?

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On July 9, 2021

Luna Park’s ghost train’s fire provids the basis for a rethink of how Luna Park could continue to be one of Sydney’s icons. It was back in 1998 that every conceivable Luna Park stakeholder came together and signed-off on a Plan of Management for Luna Park. The messages from two of those stakeholders: The Government […]

Newsletter 29 – Mayor and Deputy Mayor – their roles

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On July 4, 2021
North Sydney Mayor

The choices of Mayor and Deputy Mayor are critical because they, together, can set the scene for collaborative decision taking. North Sydney, for the first time since 1983, will next September have a Mayor elected by Councillors. I strongly support the change; and I will support candidates for Mayor and Deputy Mayor who support this […]

Newsletter 28 – Cycling

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On July 1, 2021
Bradfield Park, Cycleway, Harbour Bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge: Cycle usage – so you think cycling is increasing? Don’t bet on it! Between 2007 and 11 Sept 2020, Transport for NSW used a bicycle counter on the Harbour Bridge cycleway to collect data on the number of cyclists. The counter measures the cycle trips per day. As a cyclist usually […]

Newsletter 27 – Open Letter to Our State Member – Saving Bradfield Park and the street of Kirribilli

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On June 14, 2021
Bradfield Park, Cycleway, Harbour Bridge

6 June 2021 Ms F Wilson, MP Member for North Shore Dear Ms Wilson, Re: Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway access and Bike route to Mosman The community was advised yesterday that Transport for NSW will place on public exhibition this Monday two schemes for a bike ramp in Milsons Point. As our state […]

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