Posted by Ross Grove on December 4th, 2009 | Categorized as Local Government, State | Tagged as accountability, arts funding, asbestos, Buses, canal reserve, community bus, Greystanes, Holroyd City Council, Kristina Keneally, libraries, Nathan Rees, oversight, Pemulwuy, priorities, Southern Employment Lands, State, Transport
I never thought I would be unhappy to see the back of Nathan Rees as Premier of NSW.
The elevation of Kristina Keneally to the post of Premier sends shivers down my spine because she has a track record of cutting services and infrastructure in the local community.
In order to appease property developers (who line the [...]
Posted by Ross Grove on November 10th, 2009 | Categorized as Local Government, Media | Tagged as Development Applications, Holroyd City Council, Local Government, red tape, small business, SmartForms
At the last election I gave you, the voter, my personal commitment that I would fight the excesses of bureaucracy and red tape at Holroyd City Council – this was at a time when Holroyd had been branded the second slowest council in NSW by the Department of Planning. (click header for more)
Posted by Ross Grove on November 9th, 2009 | Categorized as Local Government, Media | Tagged as Guildford, Holroyd City Council, pools, priorities, sporting facilities, Wentworthville
Our community may be the home to a modern day aquatic and leisure centre under a major review of services provided by Holroyd City Council, Liberal Councillor Ross Grove said today.
Under the plan, council’s existing swimming pools at Merrylands, Wentworthville and Guildford will be closed down to make way for a central facility which could [...]
Posted by Ross Grove on November 5th, 2009 | Categorized as Local Government, Media | Tagged as Bathurst Street Park, economic stimulus, Federal, Greystanes, Greystanes Cricket Club, Greystanes Groovers Playgroup, Greystanes Soccer Club, parks, sporting facilities
At Tuesday night’s Council meeting, Council resolved to invest $80,000 to upgrade the lighting on the western soccer field at Bathurst Street Park in Greystanes. This investment will now bring the field up to the 100 lux standard required by Soccer Australia to play competitive night games.
Posted by Ross Grove on November 4th, 2009 | Categorized as Local Government, Media | Tagged as red tape, Trees
This is just a short note to let you all know that at last night’s Council meeting, we passed a raft of changes to Council’s tree menagement orders by 10 votes to 1. These changes will give local families more of those rights and freedoms they need to manage and maintain greenery on their own property.
Posted by Ross Grove on October 23rd, 2009 | Categorized as Local Government, Media | Tagged as accountability, agriculture, caged eggs, finance, Holroyd City Council, Local Councillors, Local Government, oversight, priorities, West Ward
The extensive debate at Tuesday night’s meeting over Holroyd City Council’s position on caged-eggs shows that local councillors have lost touch and would rather talk about side-issues than the real needs and aspirations of the community for improved parks and family facilities.