Yesterday the Gallery was closed for ‘electrical work’. Love to know what that’s about.
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And tonight the Laman Street plan was discussed at Council. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘council’
172 days to go 20.3.2012
March 20, 2012Another Tuesday night in King Street 16.11.2011
November 16, 2011
There was a Council meeting last night which took up where the last left off in discussing Cr Osborne’s motion that relates to Laman Street and the Premier’s offer of an independent arborist. (more…)
Caravan of Courage returns to The Cage 23.3.2011
March 23, 2011
We had a fortnight or so of an empty corner before a caravan returned to the Cage at the southeastern corner of Civic Park. (more…)
Your submission on the Design Framework for Laman St and Civic Park 21.2.2011
February 21, 2011
Submissions about Newcastle City Council’s draft Design Framework on Laman Street and the Civic Precinct are due on 28th February 2011. This post lists some questions worth considering. (more…)
My favourite utility area. Not. 19.1.2011
January 19, 2011
Mulch 18.1.2011
January 18, 2011
Anyone who gardens knows there are good reasons to mulch around plants. (more…)
Green car parking station 16.1.2011
January 16, 2011
This car park at a Club in New Lambton is a credit to someone. (more…)
Council could vote tonight to fell the Laman Street trees 17 8 2010
August 17, 2010
Tonight 17.8.2010 at 6pm on the second floor of the Town Hall – turn left at the top of the stairs – council’s ordinary meeting starts. There seems to be a lot on the agenda and it includes the Laman Street figs. (more…)
Laman Street comes back to council again 15.8.2010
August 15, 2010
Council will be discussing the Laman Street figs yet again this Tuesday, 6th (quel eejit) 17th August at 6pm. Advisers to elected councillors have very efficiently eliminated eight of the ten tree management options they came up with a couple of weeks ago and left us with two. Thankyou for the presentation that wasted all our time in early August and which made our eyes glaze over. (more…)
Good News, Bad News and Cobblers 11 8 2010
August 11, 2010
Last year, in one of Newcastle’s many tree stories, a councillor helped a Mayfield Street denude itself of about seven mature camphor laurels because a single insurance claim against council for infrastructure damage was successful. (more…)
