Earlier this year I transferred to a double degree (Master of Law / Business Administration, part time) so that I can be better equipped to serve the community. Iโm looking forward to electives in Environmental Law, Development and Planning, Sustainable Development, Insurance, International Human Rights, and whatever else seems useful.
In Term 1 we covered the Australian Legal System and I developed a deeper understanding of the impacts that European Settlement has had on Indigenous Australians. I was happy to get a 90 (HD).
Term 2 starts next week and thereโs a mountain to read ๐. Iโm finding the law subjects to be more time consuming than business administration where much of it comes second nature.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ ๐
Earlier this year I transferred to a double degree (Master of Law / Business Administration, part time) so that I can be better equipped to serve the community. Iโm looking forward to electives in Environmental Law, Development and Planning, Sustainable Development, Insurance, International Human Rights, and whatever else seems useful.
In Term 1 we covered the Australian Legal System and I developed a deeper understanding of the impacts that European Settlement has had on Indigenous Australians. I was happy to get a 90 (HD).
Term 2 starts next week and thereโs a mountain to read ๐. Iโm finding the law subjects to be more time consuming than business administration where much of it comes second nature.
We have a bad flu season this year and it helps to protect your family by getting vaccinated. I had mine with the friendly staff at The Village Pharmacy Lindfield earlier this week and it was a quick process. I had to pay for mine but the NSW government is considering making it free in the near future.
We have a bad flu season this year and it helps to protect your family by getting vaccinated. I had mine with the friendly staff at @[100054244071734:2048:The Village Pharmacy Lindfield] earlier this week and it was a quick process. I had to pay for mine but the NSW government is considering making it free in the near future.
The election result was not a surprise. On one hand itโs sad to see an outgoing Liberal government that has done a great job in helping us stay employed during the pandemic and I think an appropriate response is to thank them for their service. On the other hand there wasnโt a clear articulation for the future and inner city residents have for years festered on unaddressed expectations regarding climate change response, diversity in representation and anti-corruption measures.
Iโm curious to see what happens now because itโs easy for opposition and independents to promise lofty things but itโs much harder for them to deliver once in power.
Iโm also curious to see if there will be any change in attitude or approach towards respecting the views of people who are in the minority. From what I can see we are a society that loves to talk about tolerance and acceptance but when it comes to politics or religion, we are quick to shoot down or outcast those who do not share our same beliefs. I write this knowing that I myself am not a perfect role model in this area, but itโs something that I hope we can all get better at.
The election result was not a surprise. On one hand itโs sad to see an outgoing Liberal government that has done a great job in helping us stay employed during the pandemic and I think an appropriate response is to thank them for their service. On the other hand there wasnโt a clear articulation for the future and inner city residents have for years festered on unaddressed expectations regarding climate change response, diversity in representation and anti-corruption measures.
Iโm curious to see what happens now because itโs easy for opposition and independents to promise lofty things but itโs much harder for them to deliver once in power.
Iโm also curious to see if there will be any change in attitude or approach towards respecting the views of people who are in the minority. From what I can see we are a society that loves to talk about tolerance and acceptance but when it comes to politics or religion, we are quick to shoot down or outcast those who do not share our same beliefs. I write this knowing that I myself am not a perfect role model in this area, but itโs something that I hope we can all get better at.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ)
Council has responded to your earlier feedback by ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ผ-๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ and ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐.
We now have a revised plan and a final round of public consultation with ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ. Key features include:
๐ธ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ to make it safer and easier to move around Lindfield.
๐ฆ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ moved to the intersection of Lindfield Ave and Tryon Rd. This makes it safer for vehicles on Tryon turning onto Lindfield.
๐ฒ๐ช๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ and an increase in ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐. Power lines moved underground. More outdoor dining options.
๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ next to the Lindfield Village Green. Taxi ranks also relocated to Tryon Road, south side. [๐๐บ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.]
Other changes west of the trainline will be delivered at a later stage, closer to the time of delivery of the Village Hub.
You can see the ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ-๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป at the Lindfield Village Green 4 June 10am โ 1pm.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ)
Council has responded to your earlier feedback by ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ผ-๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ and ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐.
We now have a revised plan and a final round of public consultation with ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ. Key features include:
๐ธ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ to make it safer and easier to move around Lindfield.
๐ฆ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ moved to the intersection of Lindfield Ave and Tryon Rd. This makes it safer for vehicles on Tryon turning onto Lindfield.
๐ฒ๐ช๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ and an increase in ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐. Power lines moved underground. More outdoor dining options.
๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ next to the Lindfield Village Green. Taxi ranks also relocated to Tryon Road, south side. [๐๐บ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.]
Other changes west of the trainline will be delivered at a later stage, closer to the time of delivery of the Village Hub.
You can see the ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ-๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป at the Lindfield Village Green 4 June 10am โ 1pm.
https://krg.engagementhub.com.au/lindfieldstreetscape
For Mothers Day tomorrow, why not come and visit our local businesses here in Lindfield. You can also see local artwork in our annual Mothers Day drawing competition organised by the Lindfield Chamber of Commerce.
For Mothers Day tomorrow, why not come and visit our local businesses here in Lindfield. You can also see local artwork in our annual Mothers Day drawing competition organised by the Lindfield Chamber of Commerce.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐นโ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐
New council term, new plans. Residents have til 30 May to provide feedback on five items. Your submissions will be considered by staff if you use the contact details in the link provided.
https://www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Council/Your-say/Revised-plans-for-Ku-ring-gais-future
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป – This sets out councilโs long term plans for the next 10+ years, informed by community engagement activities conducted earlier in the year. Iโm proud of the improvements made to this iteration of the plan which now tie council’s individual objectives to performance indicators (which we will review).
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป – This sets out the challenges that council faces for delivering assets and services to the public while working with limited resources.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป – If you want to know what assets (parks, footpaths, stormwater, sports fields etc.) council proposes to upgrade in the next four years, take a look from page 86 onwards.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ – The usual approach is to recover the cost of activities or subsidise activities that bring about a community good.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ – Includes helpful details about councilโs community engagement and consultation process which has been more extensive this time around.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐นโ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐
New council term, new plans. Residents have til 30 May to provide feedback on five items. Your submissions will be considered by staff if you use the contact details in the link provided.
https://www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Council/Your-say/Revised-plans-for-Ku-ring-gais-future
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป – This sets out councilโs long term plans for the next 10+ years, informed by community engagement activities conducted earlier in the year. Iโm proud of the improvements made to this iteration of the plan which now tie council’s individual objectives to performance indicators (which we will review).
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป – This sets out the challenges that council faces for delivering assets and services to the public while working with limited resources.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป – If you want to know what assets (parks, footpaths, stormwater, sports fields etc.) council proposes to upgrade in the next four years, take a look from page 86 onwards.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ – The usual approach is to recover the cost of activities or subsidise activities that bring about a community good.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ – Includes helpful details about councilโs community engagement and consultation process which has been more extensive this time around.
๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐. This month, councillors and residents will be considering Ku-ring-gaiโs Long Term Financial Plan which says that kerbs, guttering, stormwater, buildings, parks, and bridges will deteriorate over time due to insufficient funding. At the same time, council is also exploring the construction of the Marian Street Theatre as well as the St Ives Indoor Sports Centre at a combined cost of ~$40m, with most of the funding to come from borrowing money.
Is this sustainable and if not, how do we balance the books? Itโll ultimately be up to the councillors to decide, and residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback for consideration. More on this in tomorrowโs post.
But for today I want to focus on what most people consider when faced with having to provide more services. Their natural inclination is to focus on ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐. Should Council ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ charged to residents, businesses and community organisations? Should Council ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ to plug gaps in the budget? Can Council ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ from the state and federal government? All measures can be considered.
However, before Council goes out cap in hand to ask ratepayers for more money, I personally believe itโs also important for Council to first demonstrate that it is ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ to ensure that the money we are already receiving is being spent wisely.
I know that our council staff regularly consider this question and budget effectively. Having said that, there may also be a time and place for an external local government expert to review the organisation and suggest more efficient ways of doing things.
๐๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐. This month, councillors and residents will be considering Ku-ring-gaiโs Long Term Financial Plan which says that kerbs, guttering, stormwater, buildings, parks, and bridges will deteriorate over time due to insufficient funding. At the same time, council is also exploring the construction of the Marian Street Theatre as well as the St Ives Indoor Sports Centre at a combined cost of ~$40m, with most of the funding to come from borrowing money.
Is this sustainable and if not, how do we balance the books? Itโll ultimately be up to the councillors to decide, and residents will have the opportunity to provide feedback for consideration. More on this in tomorrowโs post.
But for today I want to focus on what most people consider when faced with having to provide more services. Their natural inclination is to focus on ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ ๐. Should Council ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ charged to residents, businesses and community organisations? Should Council ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ to plug gaps in the budget? Can Council ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ from the state and federal government? All measures can be considered.
However, before Council goes out cap in hand to ask ratepayers for more money, I personally believe itโs also important for Council to first demonstrate that it is ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ to ensure that the money we are already receiving is being spent wisely.
I know that our council staff regularly consider this question and budget effectively. Having said that, there may also be a time and place for an external local government expert to review the organisation and suggest more efficient ways of doing things.
![We have a bad flu season this year and it helps to protect your family by getting vaccinated. I had mine with the friendly staff at @[100054244071734:2048:The Village Pharmacy Lindfield] earlier this week and it was a quick process. I had to pay for mine but the NSW government is considering making it free in the near future.](https://roseville.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/283455635_1445493785910690_6944502300806518426_n_1445493815910687.jpg)
![๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ)
Council has responded to your earlier feedback by ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ผ-๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ and ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐.
We now have a revised plan and a final round of public consultation with ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ. Key features include:
๐ธ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ to make it safer and easier to move around Lindfield.
๐ฆ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ moved to the intersection of Lindfield Ave and Tryon Rd. This makes it safer for vehicles on Tryon turning onto Lindfield.
๐ฒ๐ช๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ and an increase in ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐. Power lines moved underground. More outdoor dining options.
๐๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ next to the Lindfield Village Green. Taxi ranks also relocated to Tryon Road, south side. [๐๐บ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐๐ท๐ฆ, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด.]
Other changes west of the trainline will be delivered at a later stage, closer to the time of delivery of the Village Hub.
You can see the ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ-๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป at the Lindfield Village Green 4 June 10am โ 1pm.
https://krg.engagementhub.com.au/lindfieldstreetscape](https://roseville.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/279930940_1436907360102666_413973384366609753_n_1436907363435999.jpg)
