Pittwater Life June 2018 Issue

Editorial
Still some unhappy campers
Local residents group Protect
Pittwater says it will not
give up the fight to force the
NSW Government to return our
local government to its former
Pittwater boundary. But is it a
pipe dream, or could it happen?
Last month Protect Pittwater
lodged their petition, carrying
almost 3000 signatures, with
the office of the Minister for
Local Government Gabrielle
Upton. But what now?
We asked the question of Ms
Upton, whose office replied:
“Under the Local Government
Act, an appropriate minimum
number of residents may
lodge a boundary adjustment
proposal with the Minister.
“Any proposal submitted will
receive an initial assessment by
the Office of Local Government
to determine if it is a valid
proposal under the Act.
“There is then a procedure
under the Act for a proposal
to be referred for examination
and report after which the
Minister will make a decision
on whether to recommend a
boundary adjustment to the
Governor.”
We’ll keep you posted.
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Woolworths have informed
us their supermarkets
in Avalon, Narrabeen and
Warriewood will go single-use
plastic bag free from June 20.
Customers will need to bring
their own bags, or they can
purchase reusable bag options
starting from 15c.
That sounds great – unless
the 15c reusable option is
plastic. Memo Woolworths (and
Coles): selling plastic bags that
take the place of free plastic
bags is not the solution to
reducing plastic usage.
A reminder: if you are
shopping in Avalon and have
forgotten your reusable bag,
pick up a Boomerang bag from
any of the outlets in the village.
Find them on our Avalon Map
(page 51). – Nigel Wall
The Local Voice Since 1991
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