At the close of counting close to 900 primary votes were lodged for Aussie-Stone in support of my Electoral request to have the NSW DOSRD answer the questions put to it for the past 3 years.

It now remains to be seen whether the NSW DOSRD will constructively answer those questions so that we can all return, as the one team, to progressing the superb concept of creating Australia’s first, and a globally unique, model , “Aboriginal and Outback Experiences Super Highway”.

A Highway that I am networked to have many of the world’s 1400 leading travel and conservation journalists, freely write about.

I remain perplexed as to why that is such a difficult thing to do. The NSW DOSRD has a staff of hundreds and budget of millions. Why do they want to continue not to meet their Department’s mission brief to develop regional NSW and to continue to make it impossible for me to assist progress a project that “all” delegates to their DOSRD 2003 Bourke Aboriginal tourism Development Conference “unanimously” voted to have progressed ?

Talk about ” doing an “osterich”.

In addition to the recent request by NSW Premier, to the DOSRD, close to 700 primary votes were lodged in support of Aussie-Stone’s campaign to have the NSW DOSRD answer the question put to it for the past 3 years

This question asks why DOSRD Departmental Officers have not supported progressing the original, approved, Aboriginal and Outback Experiences Super Highway.

This is a concept designed specially to progress, increased overseas visitors to NSW, and SME businesses in Sydney and inland NSW.

http://www.pigswillfly.com.au

Savour then the sweetest victory of this Independent Candidate, facing such a thrashing , who, 2 hours before the close of business, the day before the Poll takes place, is advised that he had won the reason for his Independent Candidacy.

Explanation: Aussie-Stone stood in Keira , David Campbell’s seat. Mr Campbell being the Minister for the Department of Regional Development. Rural economies in NSW are experiencing extreme, extreme, hardship due to an unending drought.

You would believe that any development offering any economic relief would be welcomed. Yet for 3 years the NSW DOSRD has buried a new, globally unique, rural development initiative, offering benfits to Australia, Sydney and many SME in inland NSW.

This was a industry development initiative, researched extensively over 3 months, prior to a 2 day, DOSRD convened, public meeting in Bourke in September, 2003. At that meeting the 45 delegates representing DOSRD, Tourism NSW, Tourist Associations, Councils, NPWS and Aboriginal Elders or their representatives, unanimously agreed to progress the initiative. From that time, Sepetmber 2003, the DOSRD buried the original proposal and the idea has not been progressed. For 3 years Aussie-Stone has been asking the NSW DOSRD but this has produced no answers.

Lobbies to all MPs on both sides , David Campbell’s Office and the NSW Premier produced requests to the DOSRD to please answer the questions but have produced no answersd. That is why Aussie-Stone states he was driven to stand in Keira, the Ministers Seat, to find out who runs NSW, the Minister or his Department.

Sweet victory is the Candidates. 2 hours before the close of business, the day before the Poll, the NSW Premiers Office emailed Aussie-Stone to advise the Premier had directed his questions be put back to the NSW DOSRD, of course, this time, to be answered.

Aussie-Stone will be defeated as the Independent Candidate for Keira but he has already won the reasons for his Candidacy.

Anyone seeking the full background story need only do a Google search for “Aboriginal Highway” and click on the National Community Activists Web Site, http://www.pigswillfly.com where you can read the full story.

http://paralleldivergence.com/2007/03/23/swing-with-me-please

With reference to Geoff Lambert’s comments to Adam on the “Goat Lady” of Seaforth. The issue is not complicated. The Wynne’s were up against a ridiculous situation with Manly Council. Penny Wynne (a mother of 4) put goats on their land with the statement “these are the only kids that can live here”. I understand the goats have now gone. There is not now nor has there ever been a court case about the goats. There was only an LEC case against Manly Council which the Wynne’s won. There is no Supreme Court case and there is no instance of sub-judice.

I am amazed Mr Lambert is so confused about this as I understand he is the spouse of Dr Judy Lambert, Manly Councillor (Greens) who is often found on the same side of the Council Chamber as Mayor Macdonald (Independent – although I use the term in its loosest sense!).

This kind of misinformation and “hint at legal issues so nothing more can be said” tactic is so very typical of Manly Council. Ms Wynne, if elected, plans to do something about the Local Council. Perhaps that explains Councillor Lambert’s husband’s confusion?!
SD

The Greens will probably win most of the votes the “climate change coalition” will be hoping for.

Alex Turvey.