One of the best things about obsessing about spending years at a losing battle is that you let a bunch of other areas of life slide – like looking after the garden.
The happy consequence of Laman Street for me, other than the wonderful people I met and now count as great friends, is that my yard is so wild now that there are frogs living in it. We’ve always had bluetongues, when the dog doesn’t find the poor things, but frogs are new this year. (more…)
Thanks to Josh for this photo, which I have used before. It’s about as scientific as the way NCC dealt with the ‘hidden problems’ in Laman Street.
You can watch a video of the council officer who seems to have come up with the daft idea to get rid of the Laman Street trees. (more…)
Former Post Office building
Here’s a petition you need to sign to stop Fairfax stuffing up the local newspaper.
Can you believe that jobs are to be exported to New Zealand?
Here’s a petition you need to sign:
http://www.communityrun.org/petitions/save-the-newcastle-herald
The Herald 8/8/2002
How scary is this? (more…)
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…)
Mike Ellison interrupted his visit to Laman Street today to talk to the media. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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