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Public Hearing Announced for Amalgamations

13/1/2016

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The Ross Cartoon from the Manly Daily nails the sentiment of the community.
UPDATE: April, 2016.  Following a huge backlash from the community, the Minister announced an additional proposal to go to public hearing of one Northern Beaches Council from The Spit to Palm Beach (ie Manly, Warringah & Pittwater).

In the meantime existing Mayors, Councillors & General Managers have been invited to submit an 'Expression of Interest' to serve on the interim Council,  and to fully support that process, even though it hasn't been announced what form that will take. 

The final decision is expected to be announced by proclamation by end June/mid July 2016. At this stage Council elections for the newly formed Council are expected to be held March 2017.
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The Boundaries Commission has announced the public hearing for the proposed Manly, Mosman and part Warringah merger for Tuesday 2nd February at Manly Golf Club. Session times are 1-5pm and 7 - 10pm.  You can register to speak and/or send a submission here.  (A copy of Good For Manly's submission is below).

Does splitting Warringah in half make any sense?  Should Mosman be merged into a "Greater Manly"?

There is a huge groundswell developing against this preposterous idea with public opinion now favouring only one the Northern Beaches, if we have to amalgamate.

Councils all around the State have been told they have to amalgamate - some with the most unlikely neighbors.
Follow Save Our Councils Facebook page for more details.

Have we been conned on the Northern Beaches?  How can splitting the largest council, Warringah, in two to create two Councils of the same size make any sense for the community they are to serve?  This is purely a political decision and is not in the best interests for Manly, or the Northern Beaches.

Our three northern beaches councils are financially strong and serve their communities well.  Why not just leave us alone and let us get on with it!   If amalgamation is inevitable then one Northern Beaches Council would seem to be the preferred option by most local residents.

Watch this space for details of huge public rally against forced council amalgamations to be held on Saturday 30th January, 11.30am  in Strathfield. 
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David Tribe
22/1/2016 11:04:01 am

The most logical and sane solutions is to have one council from Palm Beach to Spit Bridge called the Northern Beaches Council. End of argument.
It has come to my notice that some people in Warringah have been told that they can only go to one of the public hearing on Feb 2nd. They have been told that they can only go to the meeting in their area. Others have been told that they can go to both meetings irrespective of where they live.
Typical government mess!

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Jeff Williams
22/1/2016 01:11:06 pm

I agree with David Tribe, if we have to amalgamate, common sense would say make a single council for the Northern Beaches.
This whole "carve up" seems very political to me.

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Michael ACE
22/1/2016 08:04:38 pm

What an insane carve up of boundaries. Why would anyone in their right mind try to stick two diametrically opposite lifestyles together with a huge stretch of water between them. Mosman is NOT Manly & has its own culture, they are NOT beachside folk. The most obvious solution was to make the entire peninsula from Palm Bch to Manly one large constituency. There are so many advantages to this, & yes I know it has been tried before, but better technology should overcome the problems.

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John D Wilson
23/1/2016 08:05:28 am

Is this split Warringah a plot by Liberal Party head office or some form of incompetence by a few experts? I find it an abuse of the residents, most of whom are voters. Let's keep plugging on.

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Gay O'Connor
24/1/2016 01:01:49 pm

Funny, isn't it? A few months ago I was at a precinct meeting (Little Manly) when Henry Wong spoke about the proposed amalgamation, and seemed a bit miffed about it all. He was a miffed because, he said, it appeared a decision had already been made about amalgamation without sufficient input by the council. At that same meeting there was discussion about the Manly car park proposal, and many comments were made along the line that it seems a decision has already been made despite the many objections. Those comments were brushed off, saying a decision had not yet been made and "council will take into account any objections". Ironic . . .

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Lisle
23/1/2016 11:31:37 am

It might be a good idea if Premier Mike Baird and Mayor Jean Hay could get together and tell us how and why Mosman was included in this carve up of the Northern Beaches? Is the proposed Greater Manly Council some ambition of the Mayor's. Otherwise it makes no sense..

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