2024
Submission to Sutherland Shire Council regarding the draft 2024 Tree and Bushland Strategy, 18 September, 2024
Submission to the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water regarding the NSW Koala Strategy Review, 24 May, 2024
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment regarding the “Explanation of Intended Effect: Changes to create low and mid-rise housing” proposals, February 2024
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2023
Submission to the Illawarra Sutherland Rural Fire Service regarding the Sutherland Draft Bush Fire Risk Management Plan, 30 November, 2023
SO Shire submission to the Hon Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Environment and Water, regarding the draft Bill, Regulations for Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) 2023
Submission to Wollondilly Council opposing the Walker Corporation Modification Applications: DA/2021/249/2, and DA/2021/144/2, for 55 Macquariedale Road, Appin 2560, 29 May, 2023
Questions to ask about coal and platypus following their reintroduction into the Royal National Park – Media release 16 May, 2023
Submission to Sutherland Shire Council re the SSC Draft Operational Plan 2023/24, 7 May, 2023
Submission (part 2) to the NSW Environmental Protection Authority re the Peabody Metropolitan Colliery EPL 767, 13 February, 2023
Submission (part 1) to the NSW Environmental Protection Authority re the Peabody Metropolitan Colliery EPL 767, 6 February, 2023
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2022
Submission to the Hon Mark Speakman, Attorney General and Member for Cronulla, regarding the changes to the Road Amendment (Major Bridges and Tunnels) Regulation 2022, and the passing of the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2022.
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2021
Submission to TransportNSW regarding the Sutherland to Cronulla Active Transport Link, 19 December, 2021
Submission to Sutherland Council regarding the preliminary draft Catchment and Waterway Management Strategy, 15 October, 2021
Submission to Sutherland Shire Council regarding their draft Urban Tree and Bushland Policy, 4 October, 2021
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment opposing the proposed Hawkins-Rumker ‘coal release area’, 18 August, 2021
Submission to the National Parks and Wildlife Service regarding the Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park, and Garawarra State Conservation Area draft Plan of Management 3 August, 2021: part one, part two, part three
Submission to Sutherland Shire Council opposing the proposed Sydney Water subdivision at 22 Bundanoon Road Woronora Heights, DA 21/0336. 4 June, 2021
Report to Mark Speakman, Cronulla MP, by community volunteers Dennis Del Santo, Sarah-Jo Lobwein, Greg Storr: Marine Debris Findings for Beaches and Estuaries at Cronulla, Kurnell and the Royal National Park, June, 2021
SO Shire Submission to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021, 3 May, 2021
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment regarding Moorebank Avenue Realignment, 13 April, 2021
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment regarding Wongawilli Coal MOD2 North West Mains Development, 3 March, 2021
Submission to Transport NSW regarding the Heathcote Road Bridge Widening Project, 24 February, 2021
Submission to Transport NSW Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the Sutherland to Cronulla Active Transport Link (SCATL), 19 December, 2021
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2020
Submissions to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission opposing the Dendrobium Extension Project (SSD 8194): submission one, and submission two, 13 December, 2020
Submission to the Federal House Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy in support of the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020, and the Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2020, 26 November, 2020
Submission to the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission opposing the Russell Vale Revised Underground Expansion Project (Major Project 09-0013), 27 October, 2020
Expression of support for Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stormwater Drain Filters) Bill 2017 (SWDF Bill)
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications regarding the Grid Reliability Bill, 23 September, 2020
Submission to Sutherland and Wollongong Council – Recommendations for Increased Protection for Koalas and Resilient Habitat in the Sutherland Shire, to Helensburgh, 21 July, 2020
SO Shire Submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment – for the Cleaning Up Our Act: Redirecting the Future of Plastic in NSW Discussion Paper, and response to the longer detailed Plastics Plan survey, 8 May, 2020
Submission to the Federal Government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act Review, 17 April, 2020
Submission to the Federal Government Inquiry into Australia’s Activating Greater Trade and Investment with Pacific Island Countries, 20 March, 2020
Submission to Lee Evans MP, Member for Heathcote, opposing the proposal by Santos to drill for coal seam gas in North West NSW, 13 March, 2020
Submission to Wollongong Council opposing the development PP-2013/3: Lady Carrington Estate, Helensburgh, 31 January, 2020
Submission to Matt Kean MP, NSW Minister for Energy and Environment, regarding the expansion of Heathcote National Park and protection of Koala Habitat in the Sutherland Shire, 20 January, 2020
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment opposing Metropolitan Coal’s Excavation Plans for Longwalls 305-307, 22 January, 2020
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2019
Submission to Mark Speakman, MP, regarding possible additions to NSW National Parks, 1 November, 2019
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment opposing the Dendrobium Mine Extension SSD-8194: Objection to South32 Illawarra Coal’s Proposed Mine Extension for Dendrobium, 15 September, 2019
Two submissions to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry, and Environment opposing the Russell Vale Colliery (formerly the ‘NRE No. 1 Mine’) Russell Vale Underground Expansion Project: one & two, 29 August, 2019
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2018
Submission to the Federal Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the Trans‑Pacific Partnership-11 Customs Amendment Bills, 10 September, 2018
Submission to NSW Land Registry Services regarding the redefinition of boundaries on land adjacent to Spring Gully and the Royal National Park, 26 July, 2018
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2017
Submission to the Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park, and Garrawarra State Conservation Area Draft Plan of Management Discussion Papers, 27 August, 2017
Submission regarding the Sutherland Shire Development Control Plan 2015 – Amendment 1, 10 December, 2017
Submission to the Federal Government Department of Environment and Energy review of Climate Change Policies Discussion Paper, 5 May, 2017
Submission to Sutherland Shire Council’s Draft Community Strategic Plan, 20 April, 2017
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment regarding the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act Amendments 2017, 31 March, 2017
Submission to the Greater Sydney Commission Draft South District Plan, 30 March, 2017
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2016
Submission to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment – Draft Medium Density Housing Code, 23 December, 2016
Submission regarding the NSW Government’s Draft Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016 and the Draft Local Land Services Amendment Bill 2016, 26 June, 2016
