Catherine Hill Bay

At our Newcastle Greens Local Group meeting on Saturday 18 November, 2006 it was resolved that:

Newcastle Greens congratulate the Catherine Hill Bay Progress Association on its campaign to defend the integrity of the Bay’s natural and built heritage.

Newcastle Greens condemn the unethical actions of Planning Minister Sartor in brushing aside the appropriate and legally based planning decisions of the Lake Macquarie City Council and the judgment of the Land and Environment Court.

Newcastle Greens call for the abolition of Part 3A of the Planning Act that has allowed Minister Sartor to take hundreds of decisions that favour developers at the expense of the community.

Newcastle Greens reiterate NSW Greens policy that calls for the banning of developer donations to political parties. They urge the Iemma Government to withdraw its opposition to, the Anti Corruption (Developer Donations) Bill introduced by Greens MP Lee Rhiannon to amend the Election Funding Act.

We note that the NSW branch of the ALP has received $7.4 million from the property industry since 1999.