The Herald 8/8/2002
How scary is this? (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘The Herald’
It Only Took Them Ten Years 17.3.2012
March 17, 2012NCC teed off at no invite but when they’re invited they don’t want to come 21.1.2012
January 21, 2012
Do they want to come or not? Guess.
From: Save Our Figs
Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:55 PM
The General Manager,
Newcastle City Council.
Re: Invitation to present and discuss council findings on Laman Street trees at a community meeting.
Dear General Manager (more…)
Herald interview with Mike Ellison 30.12.2011
December 30, 2011
Mike Ellison interrupted his visit to Laman Street today to talk to the media. (more…)
We’re in a time warp 26.10.2011
October 26, 2011
Yesterday I had my head down at work when one of the radio stations phoned me and told me of the unavailability of the single arborist chosen to be approached for expert assessment of the Laman St tree risk assertions. (more…)
Are We There Yet? 27.9.2011
September 28, 2011
The Herald reported today that three councillors have lodged yet another rescission motion. This is reputed to be because the recent vote on independent expert assessment is alleged to be unlawful. (more…)
A quiet life 25.9.2011
September 26, 2011
The last few days has been very peaceful, from a fig point of view. Won’t it be fantastic when every week is like this? (more…)
No news is good news 19.9.2011
September 19, 2011
Newcastle City Council’s general manager has sought legal advice about the validity of the decision to have a process of independent expert assessment – as reported in the Herald on Saturday. (more…)
Media release from SOF Inc 16.9.2011
September 16, 2011
Laman St the weekend after the August 2010 decision to fell the trees
The Herald reported today that ‘Cr Bob Cook read a statement late yesterday at a confidential meeting of a Laman Street reference group, claiming the decision on Tuesday to seek an independent assessment on the fig trees was both ‘‘immoral and illegal’’. (more…)
Spin, spin and more spin 7.9.2011
September 7, 2011
The spin goes on about these poor trees: there was a fantastic ad in the Herald a couple of weeks ago from a group of architects, asking for an independent risk assessment of the Laman Street trees. (more…)
Leave your good taste at the door 7.8.2011
August 7, 2011
The most recent beachside high-rise residential building to go up in town took me by surprise during the week – not for anything fantastic, just its blandness. (more…)
