Last formal community duty
November 11, 2021
It was appropriate that my last formal community duty as an elected councillor was to attend today’s Remembrance Day service at Manly Dam (11/11/2021). Lest we forget.
East Esplanade – 24 Hour Alcohol Free Zone
February 23, 2021
MOTION that:- East Esplanade next to Manly Wharf be made a 24 hour alcohol free zone as it was previously. Appropriate Council staff call a meeting with Police and the Local State MPs to help put in place strategies which will help Police and Council Rangers enforce alcohol free zones across the whole of the
Northern beaches set to get Neighbourhood Watch reboot following anti-social behaviour
February 2, 2021
by Jim O’Rourke – A spate of northern beaches youths being viciously assaulted and underage drinking leading to anti-social behaviour has prompted a call for Neighbourhood Watch to be reintroduced. Residents concerned by what they believe is a spike in anti-social and criminal behaviour on the northern beaches are resurrecting the Neighbourhood Watch community policing
Police to monitor popular drinking park after COVID overcrowding concerns
January 25, 2021
by Jim O’Rourke & Julie Cross – Police and council rangers are bracing themselves for surging crowds at a park popular for public drinking over the long weekend. It follows last weekend which saw more than 1300 gather at East Esplanade to drink and socialise, just weeks after a COVID lockdown ruined Christmas and New
Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve
January 13, 2021
MOTION: That Northern Beaches Council reaffirms its commitment to Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve and that staff bring back a short report within four months regarding the impact the following is having on the reserve: The impact motorised surf (Flite) boards are having on marine life in Cabbage Tree Bay. See illustration of Flite Board
Lack of Drug Testing
January 13, 2021
MOTION: That Council notes: On 21 November 2017, Council staff advised councillors that it was considering a drug and alcohol policy and program (Record number 2017/460995). On 11 January 2019, Council staff advised councillors that “The proposed (new) operation policy to manage Drugs and Alcohol iii is currently in draft includes provision for drugs testing”
Outrageous rate rise voted through
June 24, 2020
Despite these difficult times, at the June Council meeting Mayor Regan and his political party together with his factional allies voted through the outrageous 2.6 rate rise which I fully opposed. Be assured that between now and the September 2021 Council election I will continue to hold the Mayor and his political party to account.
Sculpture debate: Northern Beaches Council’s support for arts questioned after road art removed
June 2, 2020
by Madelaine Wong – A councillor who has objected to a proposed COVID-19 sculpture and festival is questioning Northern Beaches Council’s support for the arts after it removed a painted tribute of the Australian flag from a road in Freshwater. A councillor who is opposing a proposed $100,000 coronavirus art tribute has questioned the council’s
Australian Flag in a Street in Freshwater
June 2, 2020
MOTION: That Council prepare a short report to bring back to the July 2020 Council meeting regarding the removal of a painted Australian flag on a Freshwater street to respond to the following questions and issues: Was there a complaint made against the flag being on the Freshwater street and if yes when was the
Tell Council what you think of their Rate Rise
May 19, 2020
The draft Northern Beaches Council budget is currently out for community consultation. Tell Council what you think of their of 2.6% rate rise in these difficult COVID-19 times. Please click on the button below to find the relevant page on Councils website where you can comment on the budget. Many thanks,
Budget: An open letter to Northern Beaches MPs
May 2, 2020
AN OPEN LETTER TO NORTHERN BEACHES MPs SEEKING HELP TO STOP OUTRAGEOUS COUNCIL RATE RISE DURING THESE COVID-19 TIMES Dear Member of Parliament, As you are aware Mayor Regan and a majority of councillors are supporting yet another rate rise for long suffering Northern Beaches ratepayers. This rate rise is contained in the council budget
Councillor Pat Daley: Manly backpackers should ‘live by our rules’
April 21, 2020
by Julie Cross – A Manly councillor is calling for a popular outdoor drinking spot favoured by backpackers to remain alcohol free even after the COVID-19 crisis is over. Backpackers need to “live by our rules not theirs”, according to a councillor who is calling for well-known northern beaches party spots to be policed over