LABOR ,THE GREENS AND THE SHOOTERS PARTY THREATEN FUTURE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ON THE CENTRAL COAST A political stunt from Labor the Greens and The Shooters Party threatens the ongoing operation of local community facilities and businesses, according to Member for Gosford Chris Holstein and Member for Wyong Darren Webber. “The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government recently introduced a minor Amendment in Parliament to ensure local community facilities and businesses like Lakes Surf lifesaving Club can continue to legally operate – but Labor the Greens and the Shooters Party have opposed it,” Darren Webber, Member for Wyong said. “This Amendment was in response to a recent Court decision which called into question the legality of up to 7,000 community and commercial facilities operating on Crown land in NSW. “These facilities, including CWA Halls, Scout and Girl Guide Halls, recreational sporting clubs, Surf Life Saving Clubs, Rural Fire Service buildings, and local businesses including kiosks, cafes and restaurants on Crown reserves, make a valuable contribution to our communities. “Without a minor change to existing laws, many of our valued community operations and local businesses would be considered legally invalid and may be forced to close. “This will cause will cause untold disruption as many local businesses will be unable to legally trade because they will not have a valid tenure. “Other examples of local community facilities/businesses impacted include many other local Surf Lifesaving Clubs and businesses such as Gosford Sailing Club and the Fisherman’s Coop, Gorokan which utilise sections of Crown lands in our region. “With beach and bushfire season approaching, this reckless political stunt from the Labor-Greens alliance is jeopardising the operation of Rural Fire Service brigades and Surf Lifesaving Clubs across NSW. “The Government’s common-sense Amendment enables our valuable community facilities and businesses to continue operating on Crown land. “We call on Labor, the Greens and the Shooters to stop playing petty politics and to get behind our important community groups and local businesses on the Central Coast operating under secondary tenures on Crown land,” Chris Holstein and Darren Webber concluded.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:35:37 +0000
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