The Generator is founded on the simple premise that we should leave the world in better condition than we found it. The news items in this category outline the attempts people have made to do this. They are mainly concerned with our food supply and settlement patterns. The impact that the human race has on the planet.
Media release >From Sylvia Hale, Greens spokesperson for Planning 6 August 2010 – For immediate use Catherine Hill Bay plan a fix for Labor mates The Greens have slammed the new draft State Environmental PlanningPolicy (SEPP) for the South Wallarah Peninsula at Catherine Hill Bay. “When the Land and Environment Court threw out the original developmentapplication for Catherine Hill Bay Continue Reading →
High Court upholds vote case Updated: 12:35, Friday August 6, 2010 Up to 100,000 more Australians could be allowed to vote in the August 21 election after the High Court ruled parts of the Electoral Act were unconstitutional. The full bench, in an majority decision on Friday, upheld a challenge to the electoral law changes Continue Reading →
Election debate to include Greens Updated: 05:28, Friday August 6, 2010 Election campaign debates, traditionally a two-way affair with Labor taking on the Liberals, are set to widen, with the Greens scheduled to take part in a pre-election discussion. The forum will be about plans for an internet filter and is due to be held Continue Reading →
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A new study has found 280,000 Australians will miss out on an aged care place by 2050 under provisions for the current aged care system.
The Access Economics report, commissioned by Alzheimer’s Australia, also found that the number of people with dementia in Australia will quadruple to nearly 1 million in that time.
The figures come as another survey reveals ageing Australians now worry more about dementia than they do about stroke and heart disease, with 80 per cent of respondents saying losing their mental independence is what they fear most about getting old.
Ecuador offers to leave rainforest oil in the ground for $3.6 billion Ecologist 5th August, 2010 Ecuador seeks $3.6 billion from international donors to protect species-rich rainforest reserve from oil exploration Ecuador has signed a groundbreaking agreement with the United Nations to forgo oil exploration in Yasuni National Park – believed to be one of Continue Reading →
August 5, 2010
THE state government appears to have given carte blanche to the private developer of land at Catherine Hill Bay, south of Newcastle, by removing potentially onerous coastal development controls.
The move paves the way for the developer to be able to build on the headland and up to the beach.