Well said, Nathan. I’m not sure why we even bother sometimes. I was sickened by last night’s meeting.

Get your facts straight Nathan - Labor Councillors DID NOT join with Liberal Councillors to push through the adoption of the Rural Boundary Clearing Code.

Well called out Councillor Nathan Zamprogno! The motion from Councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett was not given the opportunity for proper discussion, and I concur that debate was stifled. Thank you Nathan, Councillor Danielle Wheeler and Councillor Shane Djuric for supporting the motion from Councillor Mary Lyons-Buckett as it was proposed. The actions of the Labor councillors in supporting the Liberal Councillors (plus Councillor Les Sheather) in opposing this important motion are shocking, and will be noted by many. The opportunity to align with a more informed and responsible approach on these matters was not taken up last night. We will not forget…

Stifling debate on important topics is such poor form - but one we’ve come to see around this topic in particular. I hope people watch this meeting and see who stands for what in this community.

A very bad outcome for this community. Same as the removal of 'views and vistas' from planning document by the same councillors. Appalling and definitely with an agenda in mind.

Very well said Nathan. I was particularly unimpressed that those councillors used the call for the vote to shut down debate while at the same time calling for that “motion” to be seconded and voted on. The chair should have been aware that a call for the vote to be put does not require a seconder or a vote - the Code of Meeting Practice is very specific that the call should immediately result in the vote being put, so the Chair was more out of order than he claims you were. The outcome was obvious as soon as the chair started selecting speakers for and against in turn, so that Conolly became the second speaker against and called for the vote as soon as he got his 2 cents worth in. Disgraceful orchestration, and not even disguised as democracy. It seems there’s little can be done to achieve better outcomes for our community while the petty politics dominates. Little wonder that even councillors are now asking “what’s the point?”

A blind man can see what is happening. Time to sack that bunch. More than half the council are hiding things that if the public knew no way would they be on council. In fact a few of them should be arrested

You need more intelligent and community invested members on the council, ones who care enough to put the effort into the research required to do the job properly and with due diligence. I’m only seeing it evident in a small handful. Whilst I agree that land owners in the Hawkesbury should be given more freedom to remove trees from their properties than obtaining approval on a tree by tree basis, the current practice resulting in such indiscriminate felling is fool hardy, irresponsible and so very short sighted it boggles my mind. You must all feel like giving up - but if you do, they are easy victors. Pity there’s not more outrage from the community but it seems the community has a voice in theory only,, not often in practice, when it comes to disagreeing with any actions taken by council. Your voice should not have been shut down, period.

Yes might be time to investigate vested interests.

Well said Nathan. Thank you for putting it out there with a clear explanation.

What is wrong with this council. They seem to have NO regard towards the future and our environment Going from Bad to WORSE

You are representing the Community. You have a responsibility to be accurate and honest with the facts.

As for the pathetic ‘fact check’ on the other site, well you can fool some of the people some of the time…….

I have greatly enjoyed time away from the toxicity of council but I did tune in last Wednesday. Now Hawkesbury Labor have made a bizarre post that is frankly an admission that they have not carried out their responsibilities to make an informed decision on Wednesdays motion. They decided the motion was flawed, didn’t take into account any of the points made by public address or councillors, proposed no alternatives, shut down the debate, voted and pissed off. And now they have the hide to accuse others of playing politics and wasting time. They voted against the RBCC last year but have now basically voted for it despite evidence the RBCC is being abused by developers, as predicted.

Thanks Nathan..

Peter Nicholson Conolly is a grub just like his handler the Mayor and the less that can be said about that thing the better.