Newsletter 43 –  Young St Plaza -Why It Should Be Returned

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On May 12, 2022
  • neutral bay plaza
Six North Sydney Councillors voted to turn Young Street plaza back into a road   North Sydney has 10 Councillors. A block of six who voted to get rid of the plaza comprise: • Real Independents: ◦ Zoe Baker – the Mayor ◦ MaryAnn Beregi • ALP ◦ Godfrey Santer (Deputy Mayor elect) ◦ Shannon […]
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Newsletter 42 –  Young St Plaza

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On April 30, 2022
  • neutral bay plaza
Council turns its back on Neutral Bay, open green space and pedestrians   A few years ago, the State Government decided to go ahead with the Northern Beaches B- line bus “service” – the result is that Military Road became even more congested and served to further to divide Neutral Bay. As part compensation the […]
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Newsletter 41 –  The State Government v Open Green Space

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On March 23, 2022
At present, cyclists wanting to cross the Harbour Bridge, like pedestrians, have to go up/down 55 steps. Transport for NSW advocates building a linear ramp for cyclists between the bridge and Alfred Street – right through the middle of Bradfield Park. What’s infuriating is Transport for NSW steadfastly refuses to consider the alternative concept plan […]
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Newsletter 40 –  Pool Update

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On January 10, 2022
North Sydney’s Olympic Pool – is it on “time” and “budget”?   It was a year ago that I wrote on the pool – https://www.ianmutton.com/2021/01/17/north-shore-community-newsletter-23-olympic-pool/ . With a newly elected council it’s time for an update. Background The decision was taken in 2020 to go ahead with the rebuild of the pool The contract for […]
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Newsletter 39 –  Protecting Our Parklands

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On January 5, 2022
  • North Sydney Council election, North Sydney Mayor
A new term for Council and Councillors Things that I want to work with my fellow councillors to achieve during this term – one of the most important is to protect and add to our open green space as well as encouraging its use. Adding to and protecting North Sydney’s open green space. Sydney Harbour […]
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Newsletter 38 –  Council Finances

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On December 26, 2021
  • North Sydney Council election, North Sydney Mayor
Reporting Council’s Finances – Truth a Casualty in the Election Campaign In the campaign some references were made to Council’s financial reporting that were unfair and, to my mind, reflected badly on Council. It was inferred that information was being withheld from Councillors. It’s something that has weighed on my mind – I’m concerned that […]
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Newsletter 37 –  Candidate For Mayor

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On December 13, 2021
  • North Sydney Council election, North Sydney Mayor
Election of Mayor On 4 December our North Sydney community elected 10 councillors. On 10 January councillors will gather to elect a mayor. During this term Councillors will be called upon to: push back against the State Government’s: relentless attack on our open green space; freeway/tunnel plans that, if allowed to stand, will vastly increase […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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