Ward opposes Boral’s sand mining plans
Minister Gareth Ward, the Member for Kiama, has put his weight behind community protests against the expansion of Boral’s sandmining operations to land around Dunmore House. “I strongly stand alongside […]
Category Archives: Kiama Downs
Concerns over getting fill to Bombo Quarry
With the exhibition period for Boral’s application to modify the DA for its quarry closing on 17 June, Keith Dedden believes people are only just beginning to understand the impact […]
Urgent call for submissions on sand mining threat to Minnamurra River
Kiama councillors, the Minnamurra Progress Association and Friends of the Minnamurra River are urgently encouraging people to make submissions to the Department of Planning and Environment about Boral’s proposal to […]
Red Cross to come calling through March
Last year, the generosity of the Kiama community led to the Kiama branch of the Red Cross winning an award for the most money collected by a country branch. The […]
Call to stop fill trucks using Riverside Drive
Bombo resident Eric McAuley is calling on the State Government to ensure that Boral is able to deliver the fill it needs to rehabilitate its Bombo quarry via the Sydney […]
Boardwalk concerns aired
A community consultation meeting by Council’s consultants on the Minnamurra River Boardwalk project, Cardno, did not satisfy the concerns of opponents to the overwater section of the track and revealed […]
Boral looks to quarry in reverse
The scale of Bombo Quarry can be appreciated by learning that it will take at least five years to rehabilitate less than half of it with clean fill. That timing […]
Boardwalk costs blow out to $9.5m
Council’s General Manager Kerry McMurray has advised councillors that, based on an analysis of the available information, he estimates the cost of the Minnamurra River Boardwalk project at $9.5 million. […]
Trees misidentified in Minnamurra report
The Friends of the Minnamurra River (FMR) say expert analysis of a consultant’s key report, recommending that there should not be a full environmental impact assessment of the effect of […]
Election promise for local surf clubs
The day after the Liberal Party endorsed a candidate for Gilmore (see page 1), the Labor candidate Fiona Phillips was joined at Surf Beach by Deputy Shadow Leader Tanya Plibersek. […]
