Member for Davidson, Jonathan O’Dea remains as committed as ever in his fight for sensible planning in the Ku-ring-gai Council area.
“Along with Member for Ku-ring-gai, Barry O’Farrell, I have fought long and hard against inappropriate planning and overdevelopment, having raised relevant issues on many occasions in the Parliament as well as through the media.
“We will continue to do so on behalf of our local community,” Mr O’Dea said.
“In the last 12 months I have taken part in 30 formal meetings with authorities and community representatives regarding Ku-ring-gai planning matters, including three personally arranged with the Minister for Planning and community representatives.
“One of these meetings included a Ministerial tour of the Ku-ring-gai area to highlight the impact of inappropriate planning,” Mr O’Dea said.
“Over the past two years I have also:
· Issued 30 media releases on Ku-ring-gai Council planning related matters
· Spoken 14 times in Parliament, raising concerns about local overdevelopment and planning
· Asked 30 Ministerial Questions on Notice on these topics alone.
“Additionally, I have been distributing significant information as a local MP via mailed newsletters, letterbox drops and train station flyers as well as addressing countless meetings and correspondence with private individuals.
“I have constantly maintained that Ku-ring-gai must take its fair share of new dwellings, but no more than the target of 10,000 by 2031, as agreed pursuant to the NSW Metropolitan Planning Strategy.
“I will continue my strong opposition to inappropriate overdevelopment and believe that the local community should be united in its fight against an uncaring NSW Labor Government,” Mr O’Dea concluded.
Lobbying Activity on Ku-ring-gai Council Area Planning
Local Media Releases – 30 in last 2 years
17 Sept 2009 A Persistent Voice on Local Planning
10 Sept 2009 A Community Victory At Last
9 Sept 2009 Community Backs O’Dea Calls for Audit
24 June 2009 Local MPs Lobby Planning Minister
16 June 2009 Last Chance for Town Centre
25 May 2009 Planning Panel Blues for Ku-ring-gai
12 May 2009 Planning Panel Must Hear Community
18 March 2009 Fight Continues Over Town Centre Plans
5 March 2009 Ku-ring-gai Environment “shredded like waste paper”
4 Dec 2008 Town Centre Plans Excessive
4 Nov 2008 Planning Minister Visits Ku-ring-gai
19 Oct 2008 Repeal of Controversial Planning Laws
21 Oct 2008 Local MPs ‘Hopeful’ after Planning Minister Meeting
2 October 2008 O’Dea Spearheads Meeting with New Planning Minister
19 Sept 2008 O’Dea Requests Meeting with New Planning Minister
2 Sept 2008 Local Member Takes Fight to Sartor
28 August 2008 MP Calls for Urgent Independent Audit
10 August 2008 Sartor Threatens Ku-ring-gai’s Top Spot
31 July 2008 Community Support for Local Planning
21 June 2008 Ku-ring-gai Council Planning & Town Centres
5 June 2008 Labor Dismisses Local Planning for Local People
15 May 2008 Steamroller Sartor rolls on; a victory for the Coalition
14 May 2008 Call to oppose Sartor’s Compulsory Acquisition
21 April 2008 Land & Environment Court must stop Sartor’s grab for power
4 March 2008 Embarrassment for Sartor
29 Feb 2008 Northern Beaches MPs Rally Against Sartor
29 Feb 2008 O’Dea Demands Sartor give Ku-ring-gai Council a Fair Go
14 Jan 2008 O’Dea Calls on Sartor to pull back Area of Control for
Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Panel
18 Dec 2007 Sartor Takes Planning Control & Ku-ring-gai Council
16 Oct 2007 O’Dea Slams Sartor’s Undemocratic Grab for Power
Parliamentary Speeches – 14 in last 2 years
1 Sept 2009 Local Government Amendment (Planning and Reporting) Bill 2009
26 June 2009 Davidson Electorate Funding
5 June 2009 Ku-ring-gai Planning
3 June 2009 Heritage Amendment Bill 2009
3 June 2009 Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Amendment Bill 2009
27 March 2009 Epping to Chatswood Rail Link
3 Dec 2008 Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan (Town Centres) 2008
27 Nov 2008 Ku-ring-gai Council Sports Ovals
27 June 2008 Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment
3 June 2008 Environmental Planning & Assessment Amendment Bill 2008
5 March 2008 Local Government Amendment (Election Date) Bill 2008
28 Feb 2008 Ku-ring-gai Council Density Planning Compliance and Conservation Zones
8 Nov 2007 Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Powers
17 Oct 2007 Ku-ring-gai Council Planning Powers
Written Questions to Ministers – 30 in last 2 years
7777 Reclassification – Council Owned Land
7776 NSW Metropolitan Strategy
7108 Land Rezoning
6832 Section 94 Contributions
6731 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6730 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6650 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6649 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6648 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6579 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6578 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6577 Ku-ring-gai Planning Panel
6403 Town Centre LEP
6402 SEPP 53
4850 New Dwellings – Ku-ring-gai Council Area
4849 Acquisition of Private Homes and Land
4818 Planning Panels – Code of Conduct
4751 RTA Advice on High Rise Development Zones
4644 Ku-ring-gai Council High Density Plan
3800 Section 55 Direction
3644 Ku-ring-gai Town Centre Plans
3609 Planning Legislation
3608 Planning & Electricity Legislation
3115 Town Centre Maps
3113 Planning Panel – Ku-ring-gai Council
2082 Appointment of Planning Panel to Ku-ring-gai Council
1178 Town Centre Plans – Ku-ring-gai
1173 Planning Powers
0543 Ku-ring-gai Conservation Zones
0274 Open Space – Davidson & Ku-ring-gai Council
Meetings with Authorities / Community Representatives – 14 in last 12 months
23 June 2009 Minister Kristina Keneally with Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell
27 May 2009 Spoke at Planning Panel Meeting
18 May 2009 Planning Meeting with Brad Hazzard and Community Group Representatives
11 May 2009 FOKE Meeting with Catherine Cusack
8 May 2009 Planning Panel Chair, Elizabeth Crouch
16 March 2009 Wide range of Community Group Representatives
17 Feb 2009 Save Our Suburbs (SOS)
9 Dec 2008 Planning Panel Chair, Elizabeth Crouch & Director of Strategy, Andrew Watson
1 Dec 2008 FOKE and Friends of Turramurra
5 Nov 2008 Planning Panel Meeting
4 Nov 2008 Hosted tour of Ku-ring-gai by Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally
21 Oct 2008 Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally with Community Group Representatives
19 Oct 2008 RAID Rally, Hyde Park
10 Oct 2008 Friends of Turramurra
The lists above do not include significant information distributed as a local MP via newsletters, letterbox drops and train station flyers, nor numerous meetings and correspondence with private individuals.
