As discussed at our last meeting:

Central to Eveleigh Feedback

The meeting collected comments on Central to Eveleigh redevelopment proposals. These will be submitted to Urban Growth along with feedback from Vanessa Knight and Gary Speechly who attended an information session in June.

Please send any additional comments to info@arag.org.au.

Extra votes for business owners

ARAG has sent a letter to the premier in objection to legislation proposed by Shooters and Fishers Party that seeks to give more votes to people who own businesses than to other people.  (If you wish to send your own objection, we have uploaded a template for a draft objection letter that may be posted or submitted online.)

BPN Planning for People Charter

ARAG is now a signatory to the BPN Planning for People Charter.

See also the explanatory note.

Alexandria Scouts

There will be a public meeting in support of reopening Alexandria Scout Hall at:

3-4pm, Saturday 23 August
Australian Technology Park, Bay 8, Room 6b.

No – don’t run away!!!

The 2014 Annual General Meeting of ARAG will be held on Wednesday 9th July 2014 prior to our regular monthly meeting. The AGM will commence at 7:00 pm.

The current Executive Committee is:

Additionally, Gary Speechley is the Public Officer, the person responsible for liaison between ARAG and Fair Trading NSW.

We are seeking new members to join the committee and would welcome your consideration of offering your experience and enthusiasm.

Financial and other reports also will be presented at the AGM.

• Alexandria families will be facing the added pressure of increasing numbers of children from the Ashmore Estate (6,000+ more people) and other developments including whatever comes from the Central to Eveleigh corridor concept.  We must make sure there is good and informed planning for this growth in education demand – and it needs to start now!
• We need to protect the Alexandria Park School from any attempts to sell land to make a quick buck – that’s how the Department of Education got into this mess with short term thinking.
• We need to nurture the growing success of the Alexandria Park Community School – did you know that the school is ranked in the top 200 of all schools in NSW (public and private)?
• We need to ensure the Alexandria Park Community School is maintained adequately.

Don’t just hope that it will all work out in the end – no-one cares about the future of your kids more than you!

The fair is over. Thanks to all who attended, we hope you had a good time.

We’re still dealing with paperwork, trying to get prizes to raffle winners, sorting photos.

In the meantime, we have lost property:

• one pair of glasses, frames are black at the front, with tortoise shell arms.
• one black hat

If either of these might be yours, please email us at info at arag.org.au.

The next ARAG meeting is to be held this coming Wednesday, 12th March at 7pm at Alexandria Town Hall.

Agenda & Topics for Discussion

• Storm-water Catchment Works at Sydney Park – guest speaker Damon La’Rance, Project Manager, from City of Sydney Council
• Proposed NSW Planning Laws – the State Government is pushing to legislate pro-developer changes
• Green Square Pedestrian Crossing
• Alexandria Fair
• Any other Business

Our next meeting will be Wednesday the 9th October, at the usual time and place of 7pm at Alexandria Town Hall, 73 Garden St.

The Agenda for the meeting is:
– 308 Bus Route
– Council Parking Trial
– Ashmore Development
– Recent burglaries
– Any other business

BPN have their petition up and running at change.org.

To sign the petition, follow this link: The Premier of NSW – the Hon. Barry O’Farrell, MP: Withdraw the NSW Government’s Planning Bills!