Category: Regional Government

Tweed Growth Management and Housing Strategy Survey

Below is the link to the survey and also the Caldera Environment Centre’s priority issues as a guide to help with your survey responses. Closing date is 12th Sept. CEC points – from the perspective of preserving Tweeds internationally significant biodiversity and maintaining the character of local ‘village’ communities as well as preserving productive farmlands. Suggested responses to survey questions: Q on places and types of residential development for…

See the Draft North Coast Regional Plan Update

The North Coast Regional Plan is the strategic plan for the future of the this region View the document with our highlighted texts for clarity and speed of reading: http://calderaenvironmentcentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Draft_North_Coast_Regional_Plan_2041.pdf Submissions closed 24 August 2022 Caldera Environment Centre To NSW Dept Planning & EnvironmentEmail: northern@planning.nsw.gov.au Submission: Draft North Coast Regional Plan 2041 (NCRP). The Caldera…

The Caldera/Greens planned meeting regarding the SEPP/LLS situation is being rescheduled, …

Caldera Environment Centre & Tweed Greens  Invite representatives from Tweed based environmental and Koala groups and individuals to discussion of the SEPP 2021 and LLS Amendment Act, with ! Cate Faehrmann MLC NSW Greens, ! Cr Katie Milne, ! Dailan Pugh (NEFA).  “What actions can the community take to rectify the detrimental changes to policy and legislation by the NSW…

The SEPP 2021 Explained

State Environmental Planning Policy (SEPP) (Koala habitat Protection) 2021, in the Ministers words:  1. SEPP21 Gets land zoned for primary production or forestry out of the SEPP “Land zoned for primary production or forestry in regional NSW will not be subject to the new SEPP.” 2. SEPP21 Gets the Koala-Habitat-Protection-Laws out of the SEPP  “Koala…

Transport Forum 25 September Murwillumbah

How do you feel about the future of public transport in our region? A Public Forum will be held on Monday 25th September, 6 pm – 9 pm at Murwillumbah Community Centre. Speakers: Katie Milne – Tweed Shire Mayor Dr Mehreen Faruqi – NSW MP & Transport spokesperson Geoff Reid – Northern Rivers Railway Action…

Limpinwood Pollution Event Linked to Earthworks, Land Clearing

On the 18th of April 2014, members of the Caldera Environment Centre attended a location at Boormans Rd Limpinwood, identified as Lot 127, DP 755724, to investigate allegations of unauthorised earthworks and land clearing. The impetus for this investigation was a significant flood event that resulted in a massive industrial debris and sediment load entering…

BIOREGIONALISM- State System under Question

[Reprinted from the CEC’s  TREE Magazine August 1993.   Some minor editing has been done to correct some typo’s after article was scanned. Ed.] “ If  local government areas were amalgamated, we could have areas like Swiss Cantons, English Counties, or German Lands, and dispense with States, which are a colonial anachronism. Removing one level of government should…