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=>'Property magnate, Lang Walker promised to influence politicians over a south coast land deal to boost his companyąs fortunes as it prepared to list on the Australian Stock Exchange, the NSW Supreme Court heard. In his opening address yesterday, counsel for the plaintiffs, Robert Ellicott QC, said Mr Walker claimed he had access to the 'right people' to 'fix' the rezoning of proposed residential development north of Wollongong.'- Daily Telegraph 23.9.99Some useful and objective local information
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Report from Hobart Airport - 15km NE of Ralphs Bay
Temperature: 6°C (43°F)Feels Like: 6°C (42°F)
Dew Point: 4°C (39°F)
Humidity: 87.2%
Barometer: 1017 hPa (30.03 in. Hg)
Sky Conditions: mostly cloudy
Conditions: light showers of rain
Wind: from the NW at 3 knts
Visibility: greater than 10 km (greater than 6.2 mi)
Last Updated: 07/07/2008 6:00 am
Save Ralphs Bay Inc.
Save Ralphs Bay Inc. (SRB) is a community action group with a strong regional support base. SRB was formed in March 2004 in response to the Walker Corporation's proposal to excavate the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area at Lauderdale and construct a canal style housing estate in the bay.
SRB's constitutional objectives are to oppose this and any other inappropriate developments at Ralphs Bay, to work towards enhanced protection of the natural, aesthetic and community values of Ralphs Bay and to promote an approach to coastal planning in Tasmania that will prevent future inappropriate developments in coastal areas.
SRB provides well researched information to appropriate bodies and maintains an open information base for supporters with up-to-date information on the progress of decision making regarding the proposal.
In support of its stated objectives, SRB has networked widely, researched many issues and maintained a strong public information campaign through media liaison, public information evenings with expert speakers, community expo days, rallies in City Hall, information stalls in the community and at the Coast to Coast Conference, newsletters, political lobbying at all governmental levels and preparation of numerous submissions.
SRB was the Community Groups Project winner for the 2005 Dr. Edward Hall Environment Awards and was inducted into the Hobart City Council Hall of Fame.
This web site holds information pertaining to Save Ralphs Bay Inc. activities since its inception in 2004. To locate information, check the Site Navigation menu above or scroll for chronological postings.
Monday, October 30, 2006
COMMUNITY TO FIGHT FOR RALPHS BAY IN THE R.P.D.C. - DOWNLOAD THE OCTOBER 2006 NEWSLETTER
Our October 2006 newsletter is out - COMMUNITY TO FIGHT FOR RALPHS BAY IN THE R.P.D.C.
You can download the newsletter as a 352Kb PDF here.
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Posted by Lang Webmaster on 30/10/06
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
INDEPENDENT UMPIRE RECOMMENDS CANAL ESTATE BAN BE ASSESSED
The Resource Planning and Development Commission (RPDC) has recommended to Planning Minister, Steve Kons, that an assessment should be undertaken into a statewide canal estate ban across local government planning schemes.
Under the Land Use Planning Approvals Act (LUPAA) 1993, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. lodged a Draft Planning Directive with the RPDC in August to prohibit canal estates in Tasmania, consistent with a canal estate ban in the Kingborough Planning Scheme 2000 (see attached). Under LUPAA, the RPDC is required to work towards consistency across Tasmania’s local government planning schemes and Save Ralphs Bay Inc argues that the bar now needs to be set higher in order to protect Tasmania’s coastal values.
If implemented, this Draft Planning Directive would not affect the Walker Project of State Signficance (PoSS) assessment for Tasmania’s first canal estate development, in Ralphs Bay. A PoSS over-rides local government planning schemes. It would however, set an important benchmark for future coastal management in Tasmania.
Posted by Lang Webmaster on 25/10/06
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
THE FORESHORE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE
’The Government feels the promenade would create a high level of division in the community and would, undoubtedly, involve a lengthy and adversarial planning process.’
Well, of course, Ralphs Bay came to mind ...
Without even a hint of irony, and I couldn’t see any sign his tongue was wedged into his cheek, the Premier told journalists that this was a “pet project” of the Liberals, that local residents didn’t wanted their foreshore spoiled with an “unsightly footpath”, that Battery Point should not be “polluted” with a concrete walkway.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
SEWAGE PIPELINE NO TRADE-OFF FOR HEALTHY RIVER, ANIMAL HABITAT AND TREASURED LIFESTYLE
The proponents of Tasmania’s first canal housing estate in Ralphs Bay seem prepared to cynically exploit poor sewage infrastructure in Lauderdale, and the Clarence Council’s apparent willingness to shirk its responsibility to fully fund the necessary upgrade, Save Ralphs Bay Inc. said today.
SRB Inc communications’ coordinator, Cassy O’Connor, said residents should not be misled by the developer’s statement that it would fund the sewage pipeline from Rokeby to Lauderdale.
“Walker Corporation proposes to pay for the pipeline only to its intended canal estate development, NOT to the residents of Lauderdale itself.
Posted by Lang Webmaster on 12/10/06
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