I’m outside my childhood bus stop for Roseville Public School. My neighbours and I used to race barky boats / leaves down the gutter on wet days – so fun!
What did you used to do in the rain?
Rainy Days
Extraordinary Meeting Adjournment
Tonight, the majority of Council voted to adjourn (i.e. pause then resume) the Extraordinary Meeting of Council to 5th June. While I personally had voted against it with the rationale of sending a clear signal and accelerating the process, this decision to pause and resume in two weeks does provide the benefit of fine-tuning the plan in light of new information and submitting it in one step.
I understand that residents may have strong feelings one way or another, but it’s important that we respect the majority councillor decision and make the most of circumstances.
Take care everyone and stay safe.
Wear it Orange Wednesday 2025
Thanks to our volunteers for their invaluable efforts!
Changes to the Proposed Alternate TOD Scenario
Over the weekend Council called for an Extraordinary Meeting this Thursday so that we can progress with an alternate TOD scenario that improves on the impacts of the default scenario currently in place.
Due to the timing of various commitments I haven’t yet had the chance to summarise the feedback and changes (as is my usual practice) but if you want to see a detailed map of what has changed, refer to
As for the rationale for each change, refer to
Please note that just because these are changes proposed by council staff, it doesn’t mean that I necessarily agree with each change. I’ve raised quite a few suggestions on behalf of residents that haven’t been incorporated, which goes to show that councillors don’t have influence over staff on operational matters. The staff are operationally independent and I think it’s strange when residents attack me for recommendations that I have no control over.
The weekend call for an Extraordinary Meeting has also thrown off a number of property developers who were expecting council to call the meeting at the end of the month. They have lobbied the state government for a time extension of the SSDs, and more detail is available in this paper released yesterday.
https://kuringgai.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/05/OMC_22052025_AGN_AT_SUP_EXTRA.PDF
For residents who have sent me emails in the last few days, I’ll get time to respond to them tomorrow.
Bad Train Day
Trains are a bit nuts today (cancelled / 154mins late), consider catching the metro from Chatswood.
Extraordinary Meeting of Council – TOD Alternate Proposal
An Extraordinary Meeting of Council has been called for Thursday 22nd May with regard to revisions to Council’s alternate proposal for the TOD. The meeting papers are available here.
https://www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Council/Council-meetings/Minutes-and-agendas
I haven’t had the time to read through the report yet (I’m visiting family right now), but a quick skim of the maps shows that some of the issues that residents have flagged with me before have now been addressed, while other issues have not.
Residents are welcome to attend a public forum on Wednesday 21st May to provide further feedback to councillors and council staff. To register to speak, please visit the link below.
https://www.krg.nsw.gov.au/Council/Council-meetings/Council-Meetings-and-Public-Forums
National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day 2025
As part of National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day, Christine Kay Mayor of Ku-ring-gai planted a purple flowering tree and revealed a purple bench at St Ives in memory of those whose lives have unjustly been taken.
We were joined by members of the community as well as the Hummingsong Choirs, our local police area command, and the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter. I’d like to commend our council staff, Mayor, as well as our Status of Women’s Committee for making this happen.
Photo credit: @rachaelleahj , Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter and @Ku-ring-gai Council
Lindfield Learning Village – Living Library
This morning I was invited by Lindfield Learning Village to be a ‘Living Library’ and share with ~80 primary kids about Lindfield and Chatswood … the past, the present, and the future.
The kids were fascinated with facts and questions such as:
– How to use a rotary dial phone
– Target being located at Wallaceway
– Supermarkets not being open on Sundays or most weeknights
– Birthday parties at MacDonalds Chatswood (Archer Street)
– Whether the milkman delivered milk that came from a cow
– Whether anyone fell out of the red rattler manual doors
– When did they open Roseville Public School
– Whether an artist had painted the picture of Lindfield’s future (alternate TOD scenario)
I also had the chance to chat to teachers about the experience at LLV and their self directed learning model.
Election Day 2025
Good Morning East Lindfield.
I’ll be here all day supporting Gisele Kapterian – Liberal for Bradfield. If you meet her in person she’s an incredibly personable candidate, born and residing on the North Shore, who is also backed by great intellect and real experience in international trade (at the World Trade Organisation), foreign policy, and more recently in the technology sector.
The bookmakers predict a return of the incumbent government, but if we give Gisele a chance she has the makings of a fantastic future leader who applies her experience and intellect to influence federal policy in a sensible, moderate manner.
If you met her in person you’d see she’s such a gem! To get a glimpse of what she’s like, you can read
I am at @Lindfield East Public School for the next 15 hours handing out HTVs and scrutineering at night. Please come and visit and while you’re at it, enjoy our sausage sizzle, cake stall, raffle & gift stall, and various fundraisers for the school P&C, @East Lindfield Community Preschool, and East Lindfield Girl Guides.
Coles Lindfield EV Charging is Free??
I know it’s a small thing to get excited about but with EV uptake on the rise, many of the public charging providers have shifted from offering free electricity to a paid cost recovery or demand management model.
if you’re in the area you might as well get that dollar or two’s worth of electricity while you shop.
Coles also closes at 11pm at night…. It’s not as good as their pre-covid days (midnight) but it’s better than the 10pm that other supermarkets have defaulted to post-covid.
