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Groups active in the campaign include the Sandon Point Community Picket, the Northern Illawarra Residents Action Group, The Sandon Point Aboriginal Tent Embassy, the Northern Illawarra Reconciliation and Treaty Group, and the Illawarra Greens

Joint Groups Oppose Rezoning
Sandon Point Community Picket Monday, 14 December 2009

A meeting today of the joint community groups who have been fighting to
protect Sandon Point from over-development, overwhelmingly declared their
opposition to the State Environmental Planning Policy which rezones Sandon
Point for development.

The meeting is calling for the new Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, to
repeal the SEPP in light of:

• the conflict of interest inherent in the developer’s providing donations

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Labor and Opposition collude to shut down donations debate
New South Wales (NSW) Greens Wednesday, 21 October 2009

The Liberal, National and Labor parties today voted together in the upper house to stifle debate on a Greens Bill that would prohibit developers making donations to political parties.

The Greens Bill makes it an offence for a political party or candidate to accept a donation from a property developer. The Bill also makes it an offence for anyone involved in property development to make a donation to a political party or candidate.

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MINISTER KENEALLY MUST RESIGN
Monday, 19 October 2009

CALL FOR ROYAL COMMISSION INTO PLANNING AND DEVELOPER DONATIONS, AND REPEAL OF PART 3A LAWS



The "RAID/People Power" coalition today called for the resignation of Planning Minister Kristina Keneally - or her dismissal by Premier Nathan Rees - and the repeal of all Part 3A EP&A Act amendments since 2005.

This follows the minister's admission that she acted unlawfully in approving the Huntlee Sweetwater development; which was successfully lobbied by Graham Richardson on behalf of a developer who donated to the State ALP.

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Sandon Point Community Picket - Call for Review of Planning Part 3A Approvals
Sandon Point Community Picket Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Yesterday's Land and Environment Court victory to Gwandalan - Catherine Hill Bay has called into question other dodgy decisions made by former Planning minister Frank Sartor. A memorandum of agreement was made with the developer - which constituted a deal.

Sandon Point court applicant Jill Walker believes a similar state of "apprehended agreement" existed concerning Sartor's Sandon Point Part 3A approval 21/12/2006.
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Call for Review of Planning Part 3A Approvals
Sandon Point Community Picket Tuesday, 1 September 2009

Yesterday's Land and Environment Court victory to Gwandalan - Catherine Hill Bay has called into question other dodgy decisions made by former Planning minister Frank Sartor.  A memorandum of agreement was made with the developer - which constituted a deal.

Sandon Point court applicant Jill Walker believes a similar state of "apprehended agreement" existed concerning Sartor's Sandon Point Part 3A approval 21/12/2006.

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Sandon Point Betrayed Again by Wollongong Council
Sandon Point Community Picket Sunday, 24 May 2009

Once again Wollongong Council administration has secretly colluded with Stockland to give public money for Stockland’s benefit. The secrecy is alarming as it shows nothing has changed and there is still no transparent due process at Council.  The difference this time is that the Administrators and General Manager have all been involved in “negotiations” although no reports from those negotiations have been made public.

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