Newsletter 43 – Young St Plaza -Why It Should Be Returned

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On May 12, 2022
neutral bay plaza

Six North Sydney Councillors voted to turn Young Street plaza back into a road North Sydney has 10 Councillors. A block of six who voted to get rid of the plaza comprise: • Real Independents: ◦ Zoe Baker – the Mayor ◦ MaryAnn Beregi • ALP ◦ Godfrey Santer (Deputy Mayor elect) ◦ Shannon […]

Newsletter 42 – Young St Plaza

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On April 30, 2022
neutral bay plaza

Council turns its back on Neutral Bay, open green space and pedestrians A few years ago, the State Government decided to go ahead with the Northern Beaches B- line bus “service” – the result is that Military Road became even more congested and served to further to divide Neutral Bay. As part compensation the […]

Newsletter 41 – The State Government v Open Green Space

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On March 23, 2022

At present, cyclists wanting to cross the Harbour Bridge, like pedestrians, have to go up/down 55 steps. Transport for NSW advocates building a linear ramp for cyclists between the bridge and Alfred Street – right through the middle of Bradfield Park. What’s infuriating is Transport for NSW steadfastly refuses to consider the alternative concept plan […]

Newsletter 39 – Protecting Our Parklands

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On January 5, 2022
North Sydney Council election, North Sydney Mayor

A new term for Council and Councillors Things that I want to work with my fellow councillors to achieve during this term – one of the most important is to protect and add to our open green space as well as encouraging its use. Adding to and protecting North Sydney’s open green space. Sydney Harbour […]

Newsletter 36 – Precincts

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On September 28, 2021
Bradfield Park, harbour bridge cycleway

Precincts – an exercise in participatory democracy. There’s – no better way to make Councillors aware of voters’ concerns Back in 1972 North Sydney Council first put in place the mechanism to foster participatory democracy. we called it the Community Precinct System; divided North Sydney’s local government area in to (now) 26 precincts (not all […]

Newsletter 35 – Bradfield Park

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On September 26, 2021
Bradfield Park, harbour bridge cycleway

Bradfield Park and a cycleway – a questionable process What do you do: When the Government announces a project that appears to violate the Auditor General’s guidelines intended to ensure infrastructure projects: are actually needed; represent value for money; based on sound assumptions; with improved safety for all? When the project fails to meet its […]

Newsletter 34 – The HighLine and the TAHE

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On September 2, 2021
Sydney Harbour HighLine

A Community Asset Until 1932 the main rail line from Hornsby to North Sydney passed through Waverton and terminated on the harbour foreshore at Milsons Point (North Sydney) In 1932 the rail line was diverted from Waverton to North Sydney and then over the Harbour Bridge and on to the “City Circle.” The Waverton to […]

Newsletter 33 – Cycle Walk Ways And Ramps

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On August 11, 2021
harbour bridge cycleway

Milsons Point’s Bradfield Park; it’s under Attack by the State Government for no good reason with a $20m (2016 cost data) spend on a ramp. The State Government is planning to build a cycleway through iconic Bradfield Park at Milsons Point. North Sydney is one of the most densely populated areas of Sydney; it’s acutely […]

Newsletter 32 – Berrys Bay – Time for the State Government to hand the western foreshore over to our community – as it promised

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On August 8, 2021

In April 2017 our Premier undertook to make the land on the western side of Berrys Bay available to our community – see map below A month later, the Member for North Shore (F Wilson) spoke in support of the Premier’s undertaking – in her maiden speech she said: I am committed to ensuring the […]

Newsletter 31 – Waverton Park and the (former) Bowling Club Land

Posted by IanMuttonAdmin
On July 30, 2021
Waverton Park

North Sydney has just about the highest ratio of residents to parks and recreation areas compared to all metropolitan Council areas – 550 people per hectare compared to Ku-ring-gai’s 84, Willoughby’s 216 and Mosman’s 170. We need to take every opportunity to add to our parks and recreational areas. Back in 1923 it was proposed […]

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