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1: Report On The Saltwater Project At South West Rocks

Last week Council conducted a meeting at South West Rocks to inform people about the Saltwater Part 3A development application process beginning with the necessary amended LEP to assist the development....
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Posted: 5Nov2008 20:28   Similar items

2: Coffs Harbour Bypass Concept Plan –Climate Change Issues

Sue Higginson from EDO Lismore, has written a paper entitled "Considerations of ESD, BASIX, Climate change and offsets (Bio banking) into the Environmental Assessment process. I think it's a fantastic summary of where we are with Part 3A and Climate Change I�...
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Posted: 13Oct2008 00:20   Similar items

3: When Woolworths Came To Scone

Here is an article submitted by Mandy, near Scone in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales Before I get to Scone, let me tell you what happened in Muswellbrook - about 20 kilometres south. Muswellbrook has had a Woolworths for ages, just near the main stree...
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Posted: 22Sep2008 21:20   Similar items

4: The 'Shit' About What Is Wrong With The Woolworth's DA

Why Mullumbimby Community Action Network, MCAN, rejects and objects to the Woolworths application to modify the Woolworths application to modify their original Development application for their Supermarket and bottle shop. The main reasons are sewage, traffic, flood...
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Posted: 24Jul2008 23:50   Similar items

5: The Most Outrageous Aspect Of The S96 Amendments To The Woolworths Proposal Is Their Sewage Plan.

The most outrageous aspect of the S96 Amendments to the Woolworths proposal is their sewage plan. The flowchart calculations for their 2500 m2 supermarket are based on a single bedroom dwelling! Furthermore the storage and irrigation area is underneath the carpark and...
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Posted: 15Jul2008 00:38   Similar items

6: ACCC Rejects A Supermarket Acquisition By Woolworths In Favour Of An Independent

In an Historic Victory Over the Woolworths-Coles Duopoly. The ACCC has rejected a Supermarket Acquisition by Woolworths in Favour of an Independent. On the26th of June 2008, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) made an historic decision to ann...
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Posted: 28Jun2008 23:29   Similar items

7: Traffic Chaos From The Woolworths Big Box Store In Station Street.

A major supermarket, of the size proposed in Station Street in Mullumbimby will cause serious traffic problems and have a definitive impact on the social fabric of this small town. The arrival of this imposing retail identity will bring about major change to Mullumbim...
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Posted: 9Jun2008 13:22   Similar items

8: Frank Sartor Defends Right Of Community To Reject Supermarket Development?

Responding to a report by a pro-development lobby group, The Urban Taskforce, who claimed that planning laws were driving up food prices, NSW Planning Minister Mr. Frank Sartor said “Planning controls are about making sure that cities work, and they have to balance the ...
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Posted: 21May2008 04:16   Similar items

9: Woolworths Is Not Sustainable, By David Maslow

Woolworths symbolizes everything that is wrong with global corporate economics and behaviour. This monster can be summed up in one word, exploitation. Woolworths exploits......
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Posted: 29Apr2008 05:22   Similar items

10: Wal-Mart In Woolies Clothing: The Tactics Of Expansion By David Maslow

An article last month's Echo, (February 19) mentioned how Woolworths appears to be patterning its operating procedures on America’s infamous WalMart retail giant. I have just returned from spending many years in the US as a property analyst. My work included shoppi...
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Posted: 19Apr2008 23:24   Similar items