Challenge for Grace Collier

Grace Collier made a suggestion for Australians that have difficulty finding work. She says that there is only one person that they can rely on ... themselves!

"Tensions flared on Monday night's Q&A when industrial relations expert Grace Collier said the unemployed could solve their problems by starting their own businesses.

On a night when industrial relations was a key focus of the program, Ms Collier's remarks sparked several on the panel into life and surprised many in the Melbourne studio audience."

Ms Collier, I challenge you! If you think it is just a matter of "starting a business" why don't you show the under employed of Australia just how easy it is?

●Take three months leave (or as long as you think you will need) from your current occupation,
●restrict your access to funds to what a long or short term unemployed person would be able to access ie survive on the same disposable income as a newstart recipient has too,
●Start a business and maintain it, relying on it for your income as a newstart recipient would need too.

In short, let's see you pull off what you flippantly suggest the unemployed should do.

See the ABC story here...

Mike Baird.... Another fine mess!

Mike Baird and Troy Grant almost followed through on a promise to destroy a complete industry in NSW. Regardless of the wrongs and failings of the industry we have a government that cannot continue.

They stood firm for around three months stating that the greyhound ban would stand and that greyhound racing was finished in NSW.

Now, today, the ban has been overturned.

One of the roles of government is to listen to the community, investigate and come to a final point and then act in full confidence that they have made the right decision.

We need to be confident that when the government acts that they have covered all contingencies and that when they can, they give us stability and certainty. This government is unstable and uncertain.

Clearly what we have in Macquarie Street is a closed minded, deaf eared , knee jerking bunch of over confident mismanagers.

There are any number of other issues on the table where the Baird Government are not listening.... Lock outs, local govt mergers and the Gosford waterfront to name but three.... Mr Baird you say you are listening but it appears that you are not.

That's another fine mess that you've gotten us into Casino Mike!

What is going on here???

Professor Steve, not so KEEN on Aussie economic plan.

Professor Keen says.... worries about huge government deficits were overblown.

"The Government is not like a household. A government is like a bank. And a government running a balanced budget is like a bank that simply lends back as much as it gets in repayments, therefore the money supply never grows and without that, you don't have a growing economy," he said.

Professor Steven Keen, who was formerly an associate professor of economics at the University of Western Sydney and is now at Kingston University in London, says economists and governments around the world have their thinking completely wrong on the issue of budget deficits.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-29/australia-headed-for-recession-next-year,-professor-keen-says/7674154

NSW Court of Appeal dismisses directors' challenge to ICAC findings of corrupt conduct - Lexology

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=41e1ee79-7b67-4f55-9755-857af0174248

The ATO / PAC issue is far from over!

Do you want to see the dreams of thousands of Central Coast residents dashed just to facilitate a sweet deal struck between the government and a developer? If you are ready to help here is how you can do it....

Submissions are called for. See below...

If you are considering making a submission and I hope that you are why not post it here also, we can share our information and make all of our submissions stronger.  Just copy and paste your submission or your speaking notes into the comments here below.  Knowledge is strength and numbers multiply that strength.

We have been advised that the JRPP are holding a DETERMINATION MEETING for the ATO DA2016HCC009 – Central Coast 

DA49223/2016 - Lot 1, DP1210298, 99 Georgiana Terrace, GOSFORD
Construction of a mixed use office and retail premises including adaptive reuse of the former School of Arts building

Meeting Agenda and Council Assessment Report
Business papers for the application will be available at www.jrpp.nsw.gov.auon or before Thursday 23 June 2016 under the ‘Development and Planning Register’ section.

Register to speak
Whether or not you made a submission on the DA, you have the right to speak at the JRPP meeting.
To register to speak at the meeting, please contact the Regional Panels Secretariat before 
4 pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016, on 02 9228 2060 or email jrppenquiry@jrpp.nsw.gov.au

Guidelines for speakers
As the regional panel will have read all the submissions and documentation before the panel meeting, you should focus your oral submission on the assessment report and its recommendation rather than re-stating the information in your written submission.

As a guide, individual submitters will have 3 minutes to speak. A community organisation/group will have 10 minutes in total for a representative(s) to speak on their behalf. The applicant, including their consultant(s), will have a total of 15 minutes to present and address issues raised in public submissions. Any requests for extending time limits should be made to the panel at the meeting and may be granted at the discretion of the panel chair.

If you have any further enquiries please do not hesitate to contact Regional Panels Secretariat (02) 9228 2060 jrppenquiry@jrpp.nsw.gov.au

Here is how to vote LABOR in Robertson and in Dobell...

Let's paint the Central Coast Red - the coulour of LABOR