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A Terrigal Business Improvement District (BID) - Will it tax you more?
Former Terrigal Chamber of Commerce secretary and local solicitor Trevor Drake, is trying to form a Terrigal Business Improvement District (BID) and according to documents distributed to local businesses, wants to have a special levy to fund this not for profit group.
Terrigal already has 2 not for profit groups, who work in collaboration, in the best interests of Terrigal, being this chamber, and the Terrigal Area Residents Association. Neither of these groups are funded through taxes or levies.
Mr. Drake held a forum on Wednesday, the 15 December 2010 at the Terrigal SLSC to discuss his plans for the BID. The meeting was attended by a very small number of businesses. The Federal Member for Robertson, Deborah O'Neill (ALP), attended the meeting and threw her support behind Mr. Drake and his moves to establish the BID.
The State Member for Terrigal, Chris Hartcher, was not invited to attend the meeting.
Mr. Drake has been reported in the Sunday Telegraph on the 12 December 2010, as the ALP candidate for the state seat of Terrigal in next years NSW State election. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/the-money-in-the-budgie-smugglers/story-fn6bmfwf-1225969385461
At the meeting a question posed to guest presenter, Ms Brownwyn Clarke from Lane Cove Alive (Lane Coves's BID), who made it clear that a BID must be independent and transparent and free of politics, whether it was 'right for a candidate in an election to be involved in a BID' stated that this should not occur and this person should declare this and resign.
The chamber has written to Mr. Drake requesting him to clarify the his reported candidacy.
Gas Drilling in PEP 11 (Sydney Basin - Central Coast/Hunter) has commenced
MEC Resourses through their investment company, Advent Energy Ltd, has commenced exploration drilling for gas in PEP 11 (Sydney Basin - Central Coast/Hunter). According to public company releases to the Australian Stock Exchange, drilling using the the rig 'Ocean Patriot' commenced on the 14 December 2010.
MEC Resources announced on the 10 December 2010 that approval for the drilling was given by the Commonwealth government, through the Commonwealth Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
The drilling has commenced despite assurances given by Deborah O'Neill (ALP), the Federal Member for Robertson, and Craig THOMSON (ALP), The Federal Member for DOBELL, that drilling had been averted.
The communities of the Central Coast are still waiting any form of consultation by the Australian Government on the impact of this drilling on our beaches.
For more information about the drilling go to the ASX link. http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/announcements.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=MMR&timeframe=D&period=M3
There was no media release or announcement by the Minister on the approval of the drilling or information on the department's website at the time of this post. Please see the department's website. http://www.environment.gov.au
Ex-HMAS Adelaide Scuttling
On 15 September 2010 the Administrative Appeals Tribunal announced its decision on the appeal by the No Ship Action Group against the sea dumping permit issued by the Commonwealth, and determined that the scuttling of the Ex-HMAS Adelaide could go ahead subject to some additional conditions.
The Land and Property Management Authority is now establishing a timetable for the scuttling of the Ex-HMAS Adelaide and will make an announcement in the near future.
For more information go to the Ex-HMAS Adelaide Artifical Reef website - http://www.hmasadelaide.com
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Issue 10 - December, 2009
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