Steggall to reintroduce Bill to ban PEP 11 once and for all

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“The question now is, will the Albanese Government abandon our communities or Stop PEP 11 once and for all by supporting my Bill?”

Steggall said the key advantage to her Bill is that it provides a fast and simple resolution of the issue, with questions around the PEP 11 permit possibly set to continue for years.

She said that even with court proceedings wrapping up, it will still be some time before the application can be reconsidered.

And even then, assuming a decision to cancel the permit stands, the decision could be open to further legal challenges.

“It’s far better to legislate, because this will ensure that no future applications, for any reason, can be granted by the Joint Authority or Titles Administrator for the area covered by PEP11,” she said.

Steggall said without changes to the legislation, the Joint

Authority’s decision could be subject to further review or challenge and questions around bias of decisions would remain given previous statements made by the Prime Minister and members of Government.

Further, even if a permit renewal were refused it would not rule out future applications being lodged for the PEP 11 area.

Terry Collins

Our NSW Government understands the importance of educating our children to swim from a young age The First Lap scheme delivers a $100 voucher for children aged 3-6 to be used towards the cost of swimming lessons Similarly, school-age children annually receive 2 x $100 Active Kids Vouchers for school-enrolled children to use towards sport costs, and a $100 Creative Kids Voucher to engage in creative and cultural activities These are fantastic initiatives which I strongly encourage our community to get involved with!

Police worker charged with drink driving

A NSW Police civilian employee has been charged with mid-range drink driving after being stopped for allegedly speeding on the Central Coast yesterday.

Officers attached to Brisbane Water Highway Patrol were conducting speed enforcement duties on the Pacific Highway at Ourimbah, when they detected a Kia allegedly being driven at almost 90km/h in the 60km/h zone about 12.30am on Friday 10 February.

Anyone with information about these incidents should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.com.au Information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence.

The Kia was stopped, and the driver was subjected to a roadside breath test, returning a positive result.

The 41-year-old man, who is