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Get Up ,Stand Up – Some good ideas for our times 15 Aug 2011 | 10:28 pm
A review of Get Up, Stand Up Uniting populists. Energizing the defeated, and battling the corporate elite Like many around the world at the minute I am watching the events unfolding in London and th...
How millions of Dollars of ratepayer’s money has been put at risk with Collateral Debt Obligation Instruments 21 Jun 2011 | 09:51 am
Background Prior to 2003 several changes were made to the Local Government Regulations concerning the types of investments that local councils were permitted to accept into their investment portfolio...
Everyday democracy 9 Aug 2010 | 11:19 pm
Democracy is something that we take for granted, but like all good things we need to work at it to keep it functioning well. Wollongong residents got a clear idea of what happens when democracy is al...
What would a democratic Australia look like? 28 Jul 2010 | 08:30 am
As I watch one the most lacklustre, disappointing federal elections I’ve ever experienced, I’m very tempted to just throw up my hands and give up. But instead of just moaning about what is happening, ...
fundraiser at the Waterfront for Ian Cohen defamation charges 4 Mar 2010 | 09:05 pm
Mr Ian Cohen, a Greens MP, and a strong opposer to the now defunct Mogo Charcoal Factory proposal, and a very strong opposer of the woodchipping industry, has been ordered to pay $15,000 in defamation...
Coastal Planning Decision could have implications in Eurobodalla 2 Mar 2010 | 12:03 am
The Victorian Council of Port Fairy has had a residential devolopment refused on the grounds that it could be affected by rises in sea levels as a result of climate change in the future. The decision...
Welcome to 2010, and some changes to the Peoples Council 25 Feb 2010 | 11:09 pm
After a break, mainly to do with finding myself employed again, I’ve decided to update the Peoples Council for 2010. Now there is a People’s Council twitter which is on the left sidebar, and I now al...
Council meeting 20 October 2009 19 Oct 2009 | 08:46 am
Hello again. After a bit of a break, I’m back in harness and below are my picks for the October meeting of the Council. There is nothing particularly juicy in the agenda, although there has obviously...
Breaking down silos: Developing a partnership between Council and the Community 11 Aug 2009 | 01:54 pm
This is a presentation I am planning to make at the Council meeting on 25 August. I’d welcome any feed back on what I had to say. Breaking down silos: Developing a partnership between Council and th...
Council Meeting 28 July 2009 27 Jul 2009 | 12:30 pm
There’s quite a large agenda for the July meeting of the Council. The five reports which I think are most interesting this month are; Landcare proposals for the coming year The proposals include: a...
