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: Minnamurra
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 […]
Calls for full EIS for Minnamurra Boardwalk
The Friends of the Minnamurra River (FOMR), a group opposed to the overwater section of the proposed Minnamurra Boardwalk, are concerned that Stage 1 of the project proposes cutting down […]
Strong concerns over boardwalk route
Over 500 people have signed a petition to Kiama Council voicing their concern about the environmental impact of a 600 metre section of the proposed Minnamurra Boardwalk. The section in […]
