FROGS REPORT FOR 2008/9
05 Feb 2009
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10,000 Friends has been established to promote a Sustainable Greater Sydney through Research and Community Engagement.
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For further information about 10,000 Friends please contact us.
Desmond Dent CEO and Secretary
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Alecia Dunn Executive Secretary
10,000 Friends of Greater Sydney
7th Floor 15 Help St
Chatswood
NSW 2067
Frogs10k@bigpond.com
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FROGS ACTIVITIES SINCE JULY 2008
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Frogs has conducted a series of Transport Forums, made submissions to enquiries and met with many heads of Departments and Cabinet Ministers of the NSW Government as well as other Members of Parliament
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Submissions to enquiries
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• Submission - Rail Productivity Review – National Transport Commission
• Submission - CBD Mobility Forum
• Submission - F3 Freeway to M2 (Sydney Orbital) Eastern Link A Albanese
• Submission – Northwest Transport Needs - Legislative Council (and appeared as a witness)
• Submission to Infrastructure Australia on PPPs
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Meetings
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• Coordinator General – David Richmond
• Transport Ministry Chief of Staff and Staffers
• David Borger – Minister for Western Sydney
• Lee Rhianon – Greens Party
• Gladys Berejiklian – Shadow Transport Minister
• Dr Craig Emerson MP Inside the Innovation Matrix Launch
• Committee for Sydney – Chris Bowen Deputy Federal Assistant Treasurer
• Parramatta Council - Transport Engineers
• Kristina Keneally – Minister for Planning
• NSW Business Council Parramatta
• Genia McCaffery – North Sydney Council Mayor
• Michael Daley – Minister for Roads
• Les Wielinga, CEO of RTA
• Councillor McInerney and Victor Franco, City of Sydney Council
• Adam Kerslake and Mark Thistlewaite, Unions Australia
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Conferences
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FROGS attended the Pearcey Innovation Awards Ceremony
FROGS chaired the Future City Transport Summit on 28 and 29 October 2008
FROGS was represented at the IEAust meeting on Congestion Pricing
FROGS chaired “Future City Transport Summit November 2008”
FROGS chaired “3rd NSW Transport Infrastructure Summit December 2008”
FROGS endorses and will participate in “Urban Transport World Australia February 2009”
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Sir Leo Heilscher Chairman of the Qld Treasury Corporatio
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The breakfast meeting in conjunction with the Warren Centre was held at the University of Sydney on 17 September 08.
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Regional Transport Forums
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The Northern Beaches Forum was held at Dee Why RSL Club on the 7th July 2008
The Western Sydney Forum was held at Parramatta RSLClub on 29 September 2008
Proposed Forums
The Southwest Sydney Forum will be held on Monday 16 February 2009 at the Liverpool Catholic Club there are 50 expected attendees.
Discussions on a possible joint inner city forum have commenced with the City of Sydney.
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Issues
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Letters have been sent to the following since the adverse reaction to the SITS proposal, initiated at Leichhardt Council.
- Leichhardt Council
- Ashfield Council
- Marrickville Council
- Willoughby Council
- Lee Rhiannon
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