The Minns Labor Government has cited dubious operational reasons to cut the proposed Hungry Point Cronulla clifftop walkway in half.
The previous Liberal Government had funded the entire clifftop walkway. A dedicated volunteer board (led by retired Sutherland Shire Council general manager John Rayner) had organised detailed planning and approvals for the walkway.
Now, with the walkway ready to go to tender, the Minns Labor Government has instead stood over Sutherland Shire Council, threatening the loss of the clifftop walkway and a takeover of the entire site by Marine Rescue NSW unless Council conforms to the Government’s conditions for Council to co-manage the site.
The part of the walkway that will still be built remains excellent news for the Shire community and beyond. However, the decision to cancel the rest of the walkway is a lost opportunity to have a complete walking loop around the South Cronulla peninsula.
The Government is relying on absurd ‘operational’ grounds to cancel half the walkway. Other rescue services like the SES, fire stations and surf clubs don’t require the closure of public land around them. Marine Rescue NSW supported a complete walkway when it was seeking to have a training academy built on the site and its own data suggest only several movements a day across a complete walkway.
At a time when the Minns Labor Government is pushing more housing density, including in southern Sydney, the last thing we should be doing is closing off public space. Instead the Government has blackmailed the Council by threatening the entire walkway project and threatening a Marine Rescue takeover of the entire site, if the Council didn’t capitulate to its bullying.
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Happy Coptic new year all
🌞 Good EveNing, 😃 Congratulations, 🎉🎊🎉🎊 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Great_photos, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
Dandelion Support Network is a great Shire-based charity helping disadvantaged families with items for their babies and children.
At today’s high tea I had the chance to present Maureen Clark, a hard volunteer of 13 years, with her Community Service Award.
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Thanks for coming along and for your ongoing support Mark. It is truly appreciated.
A great organisation.
🌞 Good Evening, 😃 Congratulations, 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Great_PhoTos, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
Seriously mate how do you even show your face in public? You're an embarrassment-should be doing nightfill at Woolies-might get that right
Monumental stuff up by LNP with council elections. We don't need more anti Christian, Jew hating, Greens appeasing communists. ☹️
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Sydney is a mosaic of extraordinary individuals and teams. This year I was honoured to be part of the judging panel for the Committee for Sydney’s annual Sydney Awards.
This year’s winners are:
🏆 Young Sydneysider of the Year - Alexia Paglia
🏆 Sydneysider of the Year - Professor Barney Glover AO
🏆 Project of the Year - FIFA Women’s World Cup
🏆 Unsung Hero - Corinne Kemp, co-chair of Impact100 Sydney
🏆 People’s Choice Award - Khadijah Habbouche
🏆 People’s Choice Award - Project - Sydney Metro City & Southwest
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🌞 Good Evening, 😃 Congratulations, 🏆 🙏 HaVe A GrEaT DaY! #Great_pHoTo, 👍 #Amazing_Work, #GreAt_LeAdeR 👏
The award goes to Sydney Metro. We need more metros
more propaganda
Your political days are numbered - quit drawing out the inevitable and resign now
🎉 Congratulations to all our extraordinary athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games!
From record-breaking performances to personal bests, you’ve shown the true meaning of perseverance and excellence. Thank you for representing our country - Australia secured 63 medals: 18 gold, 17 silver, 28 bronze, and was 9th placed.🏅👏
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Congratulations to the Aussie athletes!! Well done! Simply amazing! 💚💛💚💛
They are amazing. 🇦🇺 Australia is so proud of you all. 👏👏👏👏👏
👏👏👏👏 a great post. Congratulations to them all.
Well done everyone - you made us all so proud.
Some amazing and emotional moments over the last week that make you realise what our athletes have to go through and all they are thinking of are their family, their teammates and their country....all with a smile of achievement whether they got a medal or not!
Great effort and congratulations to all
Well done 💛💚🇦🇺
Congratulations
Congratulations 🙌
Congratulations
Wonderful
only another 4 years for another media event
Well done Australia 🙏
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🇬🇷Big day out at Let's Go Greek Festival Parramatta - an annual celebration of Greek culture. 🇬🇷 ... See MoreSee Less
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Great to see you there Mark Speakman. An epic day 🤗🤗
Great seeing you today
It was a great packed event.
Nice target marketing on the other side of the world 🤡
More metro lines. Start planning now
Speakman is BLOODY USELESS
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CronullaFest day 2!
🎶🌮🍷🎠 Music, food, market stalls and rides all happening in the Cronulla CBD til 4pm today (Sunday).
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We need more metro lines