New – The Green Book website
Recent comments
- Joan Croll on Christmas Party 2018
- Nan Barbour on St Joseph’s College development plans
- Bistra on 1814 ‘Smuggler’s Tunnels’ to be destroyed
- Kyle on Poorly considered playground
Links
- Australian Conservation Foundation
- Australian Heritage Photographic Database
- Bushland and biodiversity
- Discover Hunters Hill
- Environment Defenders Office (NSW)
- Gladesville Community
- Glebe Society
- Green Book
- Habitat Network
- Historical photographic collection Ryde Library
- Hunters Hill Bushcare Volunteers
- Hunters Hill Council
- Hunters Hill Historical Society
- Lane Cove Bushland and Conservation Society
- National Trust of Australia
- Nature Conservation Council NSW
- Ryde Hunters Hill Flora & Fauna Preservation Society
- Sydney Living Museums
New – The Green Book website
Culture of corruption?
Corruption in NSW has a long history and, as evidenced by the current ICAC investigation into the City of Ryde Council, is ongoing and cuts across party lines.
What if we want to see a cleaner and more transparent politics in NSW? The answer from the O’ Farrell Government is clearly “No” when one considers the proposed changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act that are set out in their White Paper, “A New Planning System for NSW”.
The White Paper represents a calculated move away from cleanliness and transparency. Its proposed
will greatly increase the opportunity for the system to be corruptly manipulated by bureaucrats, politicians and developers. The politics of land development will become even dirtier and more opaque than it is now.