By Richard Hook Local councils, across the state and country, are still approving the degradation of natural environments and wildlife habitat, allowing the demolition of heritage buildings, sacrificing local character and approving environmentally sub-standard housing instead of insisting on alternatives to the mediocre designs sold by developers. Property developments such as housing estates and land […]

By Nick Hopkins The findings of the Natural Resources Commission report into post fire logging didn’t sit well with the NSW government. So it labelled the report “cabinet-in-confidence” and has sat on it ever since. Even now that it has been leaked to the Guardian it is still deemed secret. Consistent lobbying by various upper […]

By Bill Eger The little group of five villages surrounded by Conjola National Park and bordered to the south by Lake Conjola has seen its share of battles in recent years. Notably the protest and blockade of what was slated to be a mega-tip at Bendalong which would have taken most of Sydney’s waste and […]

By Robyn Sedger Violence towards women, whether this violence occurs in the home, workplace or in public spaces, remains a major issue in Australia today. Domestic, family and sexual violence is widespread across all cultures, ages and socio-economic groups in Australia and these forms of violence are experienced mostly by women. Shoalhaven City Council, in […]

By Bill Woinarski I would like to relate a story about our heritage. This is set in Berry but similar stories are happening around the Shoalhaven. It is important in the context of our Council elections and also in the impact that degradation of our heritage is having on the amenity of this special place […]