GENERAL MANAGER DAVID FARMER
WOLLONGONG CITY COUNCIL
cc Mayor and Councillors, WCC
cc Planning Minister Frank Sartor
cc DECC Minister Verity Firth
cc Premier Morris Iemma
cc Transport Minister John Watkins
 
27 February 2008
 
Re:  Sandon Point: "Voluntary Planning Agreement" between WCC and Stockland - Approved under Part 3A MP06_0094 overturned in LEC 40240 of 2007, Judgment 27 November 2007.
 
Dear General Manager Farmer,
 

Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 1:30 PM

NSW Premier Morris Iemma
cc Minister for Local Government
 
22 February 2008
 
Re: Letter sent one year ago regarding Joe Scimone at Wollongong and related matters.
 
Dear Premier Iemma,
 
I believe you implied (on ABC Stateline tonight) that you did not know about the scandal involving Joe Scimone?  
 

QUENTIN DEMPSTER: The revelations of developer compromise at Wollongong City Council has devastated the Local Government Association's campaign to resist the State Government taking over many of its planning powers. It adds weight to Planning Minister Frank Sartor's reform proposals for the appointment of expert DA assessment panels.

KEN MORRISON, PROPERTY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: There is a lot more we can do to corruption proof our system, and some of the changes that the Government are talking about will actually do that.