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1: John Kaye Foresees A Bright Future For Publicly Owned Electricity

John Kaye Foresees A Bright Future For Publicly Owned Electricity Last night at a meeting in Brunswick Heads (near Byron Bay), John Kaye Greens MLC outlined the reasons why electricity privatisation is a bad idea in New South Wales. John started by saying that we now stand at a significant point in Australia's history, where we decide whether to privatise the power generators, thus encouraging the building of another coal fired power station, or move to renewable energy, and energy efficiency, reducing our greenhous...
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Posted: 2May2008 10:46 29 page-views Similar items

2: Does Revolving Door Exist Between State Labor And NSW Developers?

Does Revolving Door Exist Between State Labor And NSW Developers? What happens when you get a revolving door relationship between large developers and State Government? Do we have an example of this with the current relationship between State Labor and development companies in New South Wales? Money seems to be turning up in the campaign funds of New South Wales State Labor, and favours seems to be turning up in the form of billions of dollars worth of construction projects for corporations in New South Wales....
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Posted: 9Apr2008 06:36 65 page-views Similar items

Former Byron Councillor Speaks About Woolworths Approval In Mullumbimby

Former Byron Councillor Speaks About Woolworths Approval In Mullumbimby On Thursday two national TV news crews (channel nine and channel seven) descended on Mullumbimby to film a protest against the building of a large Woolworths supermarket in the town. BBG interviewed Duncan Dey a former Greens Byron shire councillor....
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Posted: 2Apr2008 04:56 95 page-views Similar items

Local Councils Launch Keep It Local Campaign

COUNCILS across NSW have warned their residents to be "very afraid" about the latest "pro-developer" laws proposed by the State Government. Local councils, shires and mayors joined forces last Friday to launch the "Keep It Local" campaign a bid to keep vital planning controls and developer contributions in the local...
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Posted: 1May2008 06:22 32 page-views Similar items

So You Want To Be A Councillor

During the month of March, Mayor Jan Barham ran a course at the Byron Adult and Community Education College on "How to become a Councillor". With the local government elections coming up in September, this provided an opportunity for members of the community to gain an understanding of the role and responsibilities of being a counci...
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Posted: 16Apr2008 06:54 73 page-views Similar items

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Next BBG meeting: Bangalow RSL Hall, Station St. Bangalow, Tuesday 10th June 2008. Arrive at 6.30pm for 7:00pm start.

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