posted 20 Jul 2009 04:12 by No Rally
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updated 20 Jul 2009 06:00
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The Council meeting on 21 July will consider a number of motions from Cr Katie Milne related to the rally.
Among these are:
- That Council writes to the Premier of NSW to express Councils objection to the staging of this race in the Tweed Caldera and to request that the decision by the State government to hold this event in this location, and in this wildlife breeding season, be reconsidered.
- That Council writes to the Premier of NSW to object to the removal of the Local Council as the determining body of this event and to request that this situation be seriously reconsidered.
- That Council conducts a shire wide survey through the Tweed Link on community and visitor attitudes to the Repco World Rally Car event
- That Council writes to the Premier of NSW to request that an independent review of the World Rally Car reports be undertaken, as a matter of urgency, prior to the race, due to serious concerns about these reports.
1. All community submissions to be taken into consideration in this review 2. This review to include a series of community meetings and workshops- That Council writes to the State Government requesting the State government release State funding allocated to the Repco Rally and costs of all associated activities, including police presence.
- That Council holds an urgent meeting with local Sugarcane Farmers to determine if there are appropriate locations and time frames for holding this Rally event on or around these lands.
- That the Council writes to the State Government and the Minister for Police to request that:
1. This community is ensured of their democratic right to protest peacefully.
2. Police desist from using the Taser at this event and that police be trained in the local situation including the large number of retirees and Vietnam that may be present or protesting.
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