January 15, 2009
hhag newsletter 3
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Happy New Year.
Since our last newsletter in early November, the Hartley Highway Action Group Committee (HHAG) has met on three occasions. Three original members of the committee resigned in the last few months (Duncan Wass, Barry Wilton and Marcia Osterberg-Olsen). To maintain the strength of the committee, two new members have been co-opted, Dennis Plink, a local builder and businessman and Ramsay Moodie who has a corporate business background. Our collective thanks go to Barry, Duncan and Marcia for their efforts in support of the valley.
Much has happened since our last newsletter . The RTA held briefing meetings in the last week of November to introduce the four “through the valley” route options identified by their consultants and Cardno’s report on the feasibility of the Newnes Plateau option. In the first week of December, the RTA also held a series of workshops seeking specific insight into constraints that might apply along each of the nominated routes. For Mt Victoria and the valley, these meetings largely covered ground already addressed in the August workshops. They did however, give residents an opportunity to be more specific and gave the HHAG committee a chance to restate our concerns. For the Bell, Chifley road, Newnes community, this series of meetings provided the first opportunity for those communities to comment on the RTAs Newnes Plateau corridor proposal. This feedback, together with broader general community feedback, will be used by the RTA to decide in February whether or not the Newnes corridor investigation will proceed. (more…)
November 20, 2008
hhag newsletter 2
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The Hartley Highway Action Group committee was originally appointed at a public meeting held in the Hartley School Hall on 11th May. Since that time the committee has met on ten occasions and held a further public meeting on 26th July to provide initial feedback. It continues to meet regularly.
Since appointment delegations from the committee have met with Bob Debus MP the federal member for Macquarie and Gerrard Martin our local NSW State parliament member. Both of these gentlemen were supportive of our initial call to the RTA for the study area being considered to be expanded to review the possibility of a route across the Newnes plateau. A delegation has also met with Duncan Gay the Opposition Roads Spokesman in the New South Wales Parliament who took the time to actually visit the valley and meet a delegation of the committee on site afterwards expressing his support of the Newnes Plateau Proposal and a commitment to proceeding with the Bells Line of Road proposal if elected to govern. A number of other telephone and written contacts have been made with various politicians. (more…)
September 11, 2008
Considering a Newnes Plateau alternative corridor
Some success! But we’re not there yet!
This quote is from the RTA website:
Some community members requested the RTA examine the viability of an alternative highway upgrade corridor from Marrangaroo (to the west of Lightow) to Newnes Plateau, Bell, across the Darling Causeway to east of Mount Victoria (an overall length of approximately 40 kilometres).
The RTA acknowledges the significant support for this request. A skilled transport planner will be engaged soon to investigate the viability of a Newnes Plateau alternative route.
Receive feedback on issues that need to be considered as part of the Newnes Plateau alternative corridor.
Community meeting
A community meeting was held on 2 September 2008 to:
- Provide update on current Mt Victoria to Lithgow investigations.
- Provide information on the Newnes Plateau alternative corridor study.
Here are the Community meeting notes September 2008
June 1, 2008
hhag newsletter 1
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The rumour about the possibility of the RTA resiting the Great Western Highway through Hartley Vale has finally emerged into the light of day. Meetings with the RTA have provided little in the way of comfort for the people of Hartley Valley. In fact they created a sea of uncertainty that leaves valley property unsaleable and poses issues that may live on long after the dust has finally settled on this proposal. (more…)
