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Alex Elliott, spokesman for the Victoria Road Community Committee, has attacked the RTA after news that contracts have already been signed for the construction of the Iron Cove Bridge project.
Community - Contracts make Victoria Road consultation a 'farce'
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- Village Voice Drummoyne
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- By Lauren Farrow
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- 12.32pm Fri 16 May, 2008
Community activists have attacked the State Government's lack of public consultation on the Victoria Road plans, following revelations that three contracts estimated at $136 million dollars have already been signed for the proposed Iron Cove Bridge duplication. According to RTA records, the contracts between the authority and three companies - Baulderstone Hornibrook, Hyder Consulting and Manidis Roberts - allow for the development, design, consultation and construction of the Victoria Road and new Iron Cove Bridge project. These 140-week contracts were signed on October 5 last year, two months before community consultation began on the project. Read more
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- Village Voice Drummoyne
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- Ben Douglas
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- 12.32pm Fri 16 May, 2008
I was surprised and disappointed by the article on ferry services in the April Village Voice. Certainly, there are full ferries in peak hour, as there are full trains and buses. In morning peak times there are six ferry services in one hour, and yes they can be crowded. So are the 504, and 438 buses from Chiswick and Abbotsford. Read more
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- Village Voice Drummoyne
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- By Ashlee Betteridge
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- 12.32pm Fri 16 May, 2008
A campaign calling on the Federal Government to implement a six month paid maternity leave scheme was launched in Five Dock this month. The Unions NSW campaign calls on the Rudd government to introduce six months paid parental leave whether parents work full time, part time or stay at home. Drummoyne MP Angela D'Amore attended the launch and said she had heard from women in her electorate about... Read more
Community - Local launch for parental leave campaign
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- Village Voice Drummoyne
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- By Ashlee Betteridge
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- 12.32pm Fri 16 May, 2008
The bard is coming to the bay this month when students from Drummoyne's Wesley Institute perform the classic Shakespearean comedy All's Well That Ends Well with a modern twist. Set during the World War II era, the adaptation brings the trials and tribulations of heroine Helena to the modern ages. Helena is brainy about everything but love and sets her heart on winning the very unwilling Bertram... Read more
Community - Comedy explores the tricky side of love
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- Village Voice Drummoyne
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- By Lauren Farrow
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- 12.32pm Fri 16 May, 2008
Just as Nancy and Frank Sinatra once paired up to create a popular hit, Drummoyne locals Eliza Cooper and her father John have banded together in the name of art. The father and daughter team recently exhibited at Angela Jayne cafe in Drummoyne, which features new works by local artists each month. Angela, the cafe's owner, said the work of the Coopers had been extremely popular. Read more
Community - Banding together for art's sake
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- Village Voice Drummoyne
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- Ben Douglas
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- 12.32pm Fri 16 May, 2008
Five Dock's Peter Denman is bringing 'Learner Dads' together for a series of workshops to help out first-time fathers. Peter is holding the workshops from a father's perspective, covering topics such as postnatal depression, work-life balance, relationship conflict and time management. "With so much emphasis put on the needs of the mother and the baby, most first time dads can be forgotten,"... Read more
Community - Help for L-plate dads
For a young refugee, Sydney can be a lonely place. Passing high school can seem impossible for those who've never set foot in a classroom. For those who've seen their parents killed before their eyes,... Read more
Well-heeled Russell Lea couple Tammy Gill and Brian Cunningham put their love of dressing up to the test at Royal Randwick Race Course recently. In matching black and ivory ensembles, and accompanied by... Read more
If the words 'barbershop chorus' conjure up images of men in striped waistcoats singing Mr Sandman, then think again. Because a Concord-based choir is putting a new spin on the old-fashioned genre and... Read more
Karen Hutchinson has inspired those around her to get moving to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). As part of MS Awareness Week from June 1 to 7, the Drummoyne resident will take part in the annual... Read more
Property-hungry real estate agents who ply elderly people with free home valuations are putting undue pressure on them to sell their homes, say local welfare agencies. The caution comes as demand for... Read more
I wish to add to a letter published in April written by Beryl Elliot. The 463 bus mentioned only runs twice hourly during the day and doesn't operate on weekends or holidays. As Beryl says, when it does... Read more
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