Newsletter 15

  • Posted by Ian Mutton
  • On February 18, 2019
  • Luna Park
If we want to make our community a better place in which to live – we need to be careful when electing politicians Dear Fellow Resident, I want the best for north Sydney and that’s not ever going to be achieved by politicians whose visions are shrouded by clouds of nostalgia and nickel & dime […]
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Newsletter 14 – Luna Park Exempt From Planning Regulations

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On December 2, 2018
  • Luna Park
What’s does Luna Park and Crows Nest have in common – a State Government hell bent on imposing development on our community. This week Luna Park. Perhaps, 100 years ago, Norman Lindsay, when he penned The Magic Pudding, saw what was in store for Luna Park. There’s a Magic Pudding. It’s: • Sydney’s Luna Park; […]
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Newsletter 13 – Proposed amendment to legislation regarding Luna Park

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On October 26, 2018
  • Luna Park
The State Government is planning to remove planning controls from Luna Park.   Why does the multinational property developer Brookfield/Multiplex’s subsidiary lease Luna Park? Brookfield/Multiplex has completed 950 projects worldwide with a value of USD80 billion. It doesn’t lease or operate any other amusement parks around the world. Why is the Agreement(s) between Brookfield/Multiplex’s subsidiary […]
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Newsletter 12 – Luna Park

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On August 19, 2018
  • Luna Park
Who decides what can be built – the Government or the lessee (Multiplex’s Luna Park)? The question was put to the Land and Environment Court to decide. Luna Park: is one of Sydney’s great icons (along with the Bridge and the Opera House); heritage significance caused the Government to declare it Crown Land and establish […]
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Newsletter 11 – Luna Park

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On July 24, 2018
  • Luna Park
What did the Court say about Luna Park? It said the Government, through the planning process, is responsible for the ongoing protection of Luna Park. Facts: In recognition of its heritage significance to New South Wales, on 12 October 1990, the Luna Park Site was vested in the Crown and the Luna Park Reserve Trust […]
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North Shore Community Newsletter 10 – Is There a Plan

  • Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
  • On July 24, 2018
  • lavender bay, Lavender Green
Is there a plan to build on part of the rail line at Lavender Bay? Consider: Heritage protection is given to the view of the harbour from Wendy’s Secret Garden except over the rail line adjacent to Luna Park, Luna Park and Lavender Green. Are we being softened up to accept buildings on Lavender Green? […]
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North Shore Community Newsletter 9 – Rates

  • Posted by Ian Mutton
  • On July 4, 2018
  • Rates
Council is proposing a review of its rates. Why? Managing Council’s finances is one of the most important challenges for Councillors. Income from residential rates – how does North Sydney compare? 2017/18 North Sydney Mosman Willoughby Minimum rate $514 $710 $815 Average rate $692 $1,390 $998   North Sydney Council: Applies the minimum rate to […]
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North Shore Community Newsletter 8 – Parking

  • Posted by Ian Mutton
  • On June 26, 2018
  • Parking
There’s a disconnect between Planning Rules and Reality of Finding a Parking Spot Why’s it hard to find a parking spot in North Sydney’s Council area? Yes! Between 2011 and 2016 the number of: dwellings increased by 1,763 resident with no cars decreased by 213 It’s set to get worse. The Government tells us to […]
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North Shore Community Newsletter 7 – Parks and Sports Fields

  • Posted by Ian Mutton
  • On June 26, 2018
  • Parks & Sports Fields
We have an emerging problem in a sea of inertia. An emerging problem, no, a rapidly growing problem in a political sea of inaction – it’s  just criminal. Sporting fields – ratio of hectares to every 1,000 people • NSROC (councils on the North Shore) 0.40 • Northern Beaches 0.44 • North Sydney 0.14 (the […]
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North Shore Community Newsletter 6 – Beaches Tunnel

  • Posted by Ian Mutton
  • On June 26, 2018
  • Beaches Tunnel
There can be no excuse – a Beaches’ Tunnel must be a clean tunnel; it must result in much of the through traffic being removed from  Military Road Sydney sits in a basin, more like a shoe box with one end open that, with certain weather patterns, traps air resulting in a build-up of pollution […]
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