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Honeysuckle Plan Fails to Connect With City
Last month the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) released the ‘Honeysuckle Foreshore Public Domain Plan’. It presents ‘design concepts’ and ‘artist impressions’ for public areas in Honeysuckle West, along the last remaining area of undeveloped foreshore. The Plan … Continue reading
Greens Back Council’s Commitment to Ambitious Affordable Housing Program
The aggressive commitment to affordable housing by Newcastle Council has been heralded by Greens Councillor John Mackenzie as the defining achievement of this Council term to date. “Everyone needs a home where they can feel secure, live comfortably and be … Continue reading
Removal of Pedestrian Mall in Hunter Street No Solution to Choked City
Greens Councillor John Mackenzie says a move to turn the Hunter Street pedestrian mall into a road with a higher speed limit is the consequence of planning decisions “choking the city”. Newcastle City Council approved an “East End streetscape” plan on … Continue reading
Save the Store, Urges Greens Councillor
The facade of Newcastle’s iconic Store building should be incorporated into the state government’s proposed bus interchange, Greens councillor John Mackenzie says. Cr Mackenzie will urge Newcastle councillors to back him at a city council meeting on Tuesday. Cr Mackenzie wants the Store’s … Continue reading
Posted in Newcastle Council
Tagged CBD Revitalisation, Development, heritage, Heritage Buildings, planning
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Newcastle’s Light Rail Farce Needs Urgent Intervention from Federal Candidates
The Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Newcastle, Dr John Mackenzie, today called on newly endorsed federal Liberal candidates in the Hunter to publicly support the regional community’s concerns about the state Coalition government’s unfolding Newcastle light rail fiasco.
Greens to unveil innovation platform at Newcastle Town Hall forum
Greens MPs Adam Bandt and Senator Lee Rhiannon will join Newcastle Federal Candidate John Mackenzie in Newcastle on Friday 18th March to launch the Greens ‘Bright Ideas for Newcastle’ platform. At the first of a series of public forums in … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal, Uncategorized
Tagged Coal, innovation, Jobs Plan, planning, solutions
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Newcastle Greens Promote Cycleways as the Smart Money for a Smart City
The Newcastle Greens are getting behind a bold proposal for a 160km network of safe, accessible and interconnected walking and cycling paths linking key locations across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. The proposal, dubbed the “Active Travel Transport Infrastructure Project 2016”, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal
Tagged CBD Revitalisation, Cycling, planning, Public Transport, Urban Revitalisation
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Greens Councillor calls for investigation of Newcastle Council
Friday 21 November 2014 Greens Councillor Therese Doyle today told a NSW Upper House parliamentary Inquiry that she had called for a full investigation of Newcastle Council by the Office of Local Government. Clr Doyle told the Inquiry, which held … Continue reading
Posted in Issues, Local Democracy, Newcastle Council
Tagged planning, Planning Inquiry
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