ABC radio today featured Newcastle City Councillor Allan Robinson’s legal representative, Chris Murphy, explaining how the retired jockey is too unwell to appear before the inquiry into whether Gai Waterhouse has a big mouth told her son that a poor bloody racehorse had an injury blah blah blah. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘NCC’
Soldiering On 7.5.2013
May 8, 2013Lord Mayor’s Honesty: he won’t listen to community 20.3.2013
March 20, 2013
Council-approved facade has replaced heritage facade destroyed Accidentally
The Herald reported on a community forum where the Lord Mayor said (more…)
They Dug A Hole and value-added it 13.3.2013
March 13, 2013
Thanks to the friend who told me about NBN TV’s story that aired last night about the vault/s in Laman Street.
Casual position – GM of Newcastle Council.
March 6, 2013
Thanks to the friend who sent me this about the acting GM chosen by the Liberal troika of McCloy, Tierney and Luke.
Happy coincidence
March 4, 2013This stump is all that is left of a mature fig Council chopped down about a year ago.
Postcard
February 28, 2013Sending out one of my regular shout-outs to Laman Street arborists: Phil Hewett, Dean Simonsen and Adrian Swain.
Some things never change 26.1.2013
January 26, 2013
The gutter-and-footpath crew and chainsaw men from Newcastle City Council are still at it. These are before and after shots in New Lambton. (more…)
Eff Cordingley finally responded: killed figs 15.1.2013
January 15, 2013
I wrote to Newcastle Council in December 2012 to find out what they were doing about a row of fig trees which appeared to have been killed by incompetence.
I finally received a letter today in reply: over two months. Not bad. (more…)
Listen to the Lord Mayor’s friendly reminder to another Councillor
November 15, 2012Please listen to our great leader telling Cr Dunn that he will ‘get what he deserves’ on the Herald’s website. The Herald call this straight talking in their poll. No wonder the subeditors were banished to New Zealand. (more…)
McCrabbyOldBugger 23.10.2012
October 23, 2012
Oh no: interlocking canopies
Council meeting number three tonight.
Jeff McLiberal made it to the meeting.
That makes his attendance 66% so far. (more…)
