Woman faces court following Long Jetty incident

A 36-year-old woman will appear at Wyong Court on March 2 following an incident at Long Jetty on February 21.

She faces various charges after a 42-year-old man holding an infant was struck by a vehicle in an alleged domestic violence-related incident.

The infant was taken to The Entrance Police Station where he was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for head and facial injuries before being taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition following the incident.

The man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Wyong Hospital in a stable condition.

A crime scene was established and the woman was taken to Gosford Hospital for mandatory testing, before being taken to Gosford Police Station where she was charged with six offences; dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm; driving recklessly/ furiously or at a speed/manner dangerous; failing to stop and assist after impact cause injury; common assault; and driving a motor vehicle during disqualification period. She was been given conditional bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on Thursday, March 2.

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.

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Media release, Feb 23 NSW Police

This discussion on the “Kariong lands” just highlights the challenges faced by Aboriginal communities, not only on the Coast, but across this Nation.

In a year that we will vote on a “Voice to Parliament”, at a time when closing the gap targets still remain problematic, at a time when people will march the streets for ‘Black lives matter’ and ‘Land Rights’, that stand up for the principles of self-determination and economic independence.

How many objectors are Members of the Land Council?

Some will say that the Land Council does not represent them. The fact is that the Land Council is a statutory body set up to represent all Aboriginal people within its boundary.

The Members of the Land Council have given informed consideration on this rezoning and had resolved to proceed.

For the Indigenous objectors, did you stand with your brothers and sisters and uncles and auntie‘s and voice your concerns when this matter was discussed?

We have a vocal minority raising objection as if it represents the broader community. It does not.

How many of these objectors have read and understood the Aboriginal Land Rights, 1983? Have read the cultural heritage assessment, or the ecological assessment submitted with the proposal? Or understand the extent of the Land Council’s property portfolio and understand that so much of their holding is remote from service without development potential and will be set aside for conservation lands?

Sustainable land management is not free. It comes at a cost - rehabilitating damaged landscapes, remediating, contaminated sites, installing determent measures to prevent illegal dumping and unauthorised access. Who pays for this sustainable conservation?

It is my understanding that Darkinjung has selected a few key sites, on the urban fringe, on the least constrained lands within their portfolio, to unlock some economic opportunity that will result in not only a small number of housing for their Members, but a larger number of houses for the broader community - where the proceeds from land sales can be directed towards sustainable land management and other social initiatives of the Land Council. Unlike other ‘developers’, Land Councils, must work with the portfolio they have. All too often, this is on the urban fringe and already zone conservation - conservation being used as a default zone because it is vegetated and outside the current urban footprint. Council will apply this zoning without the benefit of specialist reports - the very nature of which is before Council now.

I live in hope that the Land Council can in fact deliver on it’s strategies that will benefit not only it’s Members and other Aboriginal people in this Region, but the broader community though it’s development and sustainable land management strategy.

Robyn Parker the politically appointed Central Coast City Commissioner installed by the State Government to oversee the future of the Central Coast has held a couple forums to tell our community what they, the State Government, wants for our future, without bothering to ask the greater community.