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1: Supermarket Expansion Thwarted In Puppet Show;Superbia Comes To Mullumbimby

Richard Hart from DREAM PUPPETS, based in Melbourne, will be presenting his iconic puppet show entitled "SUPERBIA" at The Mullumbimby Drill Hall on Friday the 26th of February at 8pm. The Dreamer Family hears that the local supermarket wants to demolish their house...
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Posted: 23Feb2010 09:08   Similar items

2: Mullum Forum Sends Challenge To Woolworths

Mullumbimby forum is challenging Woolworths to an 'opinion poll tie breaker'. After taking its ‘no’ campaign to the Woolworths directors earlier this week, the Mullumbimby forum is rejecting claims by a Woolworths spokeswoman that a ‘silent majority’ in the ...
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Posted: 19Feb2010 14:22   Similar items

3: Mullumbimby Takes Its "No" Fight To Woolworths Chiefs

On Monday Mullum Forum placed a half page ad in a prominent position in the Australian Financial Review. It was titled "Is it right that a big corporation can tell a small town what it needs?". The ad and associated press release roused a fair bit of interest from loc...
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Posted: 15Feb2010 20:26   Similar items

4: Byron Mayor Not Ruling Out Appeal Against L & E Court Decision

Byron Mayor Cr Jan Barham is not ruling out an appeal against the recent Land and Environment Court's decision allowing Woolworths to build their supermarket in Mullumbimby. Cr Barham said 'a report on whether an appeal would be viable was expected to go be...
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Posted: 4Feb2010 15:52   Similar items

5: Second Anniversary Of The Woolworths Announcement To Move Into Mullumbimby.

NEW YEARS DAY is the second anniversary of the Woolworths announcement to move into Mullumbimby. Two years of dedicated campaigning by locals has kept them out, despite Woolworths planning to open their doors in Mullum by the end of 2009. The Land and Environmen...
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Posted: 1Jan2010 09:26   Similar items

6: L And E Decision On Woolworths Supermarket In Mullumbimby Expected End January

A decision on whether plans for a Woolworths supermarket in Mullumbimby can go ahead is expected next month. A third sitting of the Land and Environment Court wrapped up in Sydney on the 23rd of December, with Commissioner Hussey now retiring to consider his verdict...
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Posted: 28Dec2009 11:20   Similar items

7: Woolworths -v-Byron Shire Cuncil Resumes Again 23rd And 24th December

On the 23rd and 24th of December Woolworths third attempt at getting their appeal through the courts will be heard at the land and Environment Court in Sydney. This is Woolworths’ last ditch attempt to persuade the Commissioner that they have a viable proposal for an...
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Posted: 22Dec2009 08:52   Similar items

8: Woolworths Cops An Earful Of Pokies At Their Annual General Meeting

The Woolworths board and senior management copped an earful at their AGM on 26th November and today they are surveying arguably the biggest single hit to the company’s once great brand. Never before have chairman James Strong and CEO Michael Luscombe been forced to...
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Posted: 10Dec2009 10:16   Similar items

9: Second Hearing Of Woolworths Vs Byron Shire Council Adjourned Again!

Byron Shire Council’s refusal of Woolworths’ poor quality Section 68 Application is being vindicated by a complex and drawn out Appeal process that will now involve at least three separate court hearings. The first hearing was held in September, in Mullumbimby and Ball...
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Posted: 29Nov2009 11:40   Similar items

10: MCAN Sending Representatives To Attend Woolworths Vs Byron Shire Council Court Case

Four representatives of The Mullumbimby Community Action Network, ( Luis Cristia, Duncan Dey, Garry Scott and Robert Hart) will be attending The Land and Environment Court in Sydney next week, when Woolworths challenge to Byron shire Council's refusal of their o...
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Posted: 12Nov2009 17:50   Similar items