Boral proud of its local environmental record
With the fate of its proposal to extend its sand mining operations to land to the south and east of Dunmore House (reported extensively in previous editions) still to be […]
Category Archives: Minnamurra
Minnamurra Boardwalk: latest designs on show
Kiama Council has released the latest design for the proposed Minnamurra Boardwalk and Cycleway. The detailed design of the final route for the boardwalk is now 65 per cent complete, […]
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 […]
Field calls on Boral to find better site
Independent NSW Upper House Member, Justin Field, is calling on Boral to abandon its proposal to open two new sandmining pits on the western side of the Highway, north of […]
Community rallies over sandmining proposal near river
Kiama Council and community members have voiced their strong opposition to Boral’s proposal to extend its sandmining operations to sites to the east and south of Dunmore House. One hundred […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
