The agenda and business papers for Randwick City Council’s meeting next Tuesday (30 April) are here. There are two motions of concern to Save Yarra Bay members and supporters: Notice of Motion from Cr Said – Update on opposition to proposed passenger cruise ship terminal (page 293) Notice of Motion from Cr Said – Apply … More Randwick Council to consider two motions on Yarra Bay

Botany Road, in the vicinity of the Berejiklian government’s proposed mega cruise ship terminal, is already extremely busy in daylight hours. If a mega cruise ship terminal is jammed into this already overcrowded precinct, expect extreme traffic congestion, frustration, accidents, delayed starts to bus excursions and bus excursions reaching the dock after ships have departed. … More Port Botany is congested NOW – without cruise ships

On 30 April, Randwick City Council Deputy Mayor Danny Said (Labor, South Ward) will present a motion to the Council meeting. The motion will recommend the nomination of Yarra Bay for inclusion on the National Heritage List. Randwick City Council has already applied to the NSW Government to have the area included in the State … More Randwick Council to vote on National Heritage Listing for Yarra Bay

The Mayor of Randwick City, Councillor Kathy Neilson has written to the Minister for Transport and Roads, Andrew Constance and the Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, Stuart Ayres, to request a meeting to discuss Council’s (and our) concerns and objections to the Yarra Bay mega cruise ship terminal proposal. This includes a … More Randwick Council continues fight to Save Yarra Bay

Matt Thistlethwaite, Federal Member for Kingsford Smith reports on his letter to the Prime Minister: Following the NSW State election, it’s now even more important for our local community to speak out strongly against the proposed cruise ship terminal at Yarra Bay. We need to speak together and let both the Federal and State Governments … More Matt Thistlethwaite has written to the Prime Minister