A Promising first meeting with Minister Hoenig
On 19 March 2025 our committee members Simon Dunn and Peter Gray met with the Hon. Ron Hoenig MP (Minister for Local Government) to present the case for reinstating Pittwater Council. Supported by local State representative Jacqui Scruby, Simon and Peter presented Protect Pittwater’s proposal, including a local...
Signatures flooding in
Protect Pittwater’s refreshed proposal to reinstate Pittwater Council has been well received by residents of the former Pittwater Council area with our volunteers collecting over 3000 signatures in the past 3 months. Here’s some photos of dedicated and passionate volunteers at work:...
Protect Pittwater Speaks Out
On 30 April 2024, Protect Pittwater secretary, Anna Maria Monticelli and President Simon Dunn gave a public address at the Northern Beaches Council....
Council defers decision on Poll
On Tues 30 April 2024 Northern Beaches Council voted to defer until their June meeting a decision on whether to conduct a council-wide de-amalgamation poll to coinicide with the September 2024 Local Government elections. Pittwater ward Cr Gencher (who recently defected from Your Northern Beaches to join the Liberal...
Cr Korzy to move motion for Poll
Pittwater Ward Councillor Miranda Korzy has put forward a motion for the Northern Beaches Council to Poll Residents as to whether they are in favour of deamalgamation. Cr Korzy’s motion proposes that the formal Poll be conducted at the same time as the 2024 Local Government Elections, which is...
Protect Pittwater 2024 Committee
Following the AGM on 25 March 2024, the nine committee members are:...
NSW Parliamentary Review of Councils’ ability to fund infrastructure and services
On 8 March 2024 the Hon Ron Hoenig MP, Minister for Local Government, asked the NSW Standing Committee on State Development to inquire into and report on the ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services. The terms of reference are:(a) the level of income councils require to...
Dissapointment with Labor’s Bill
Council demerger campaigners in Pittwater are bitterly disappointed by Labor government proposals revealed last week that will make it harder for smaller councils forcibly amalgamated to go their own way....
Plebicites Bill tabled in NSW Parliament
Protect Pittwater is delighted that the Local Government Amendment (De-amalgamation Plebiscites) Bill 2023 was tabled in NSW Parliament this morning (22 November 2023). Upper House Member, Dr Amanda Cohn, tabled the private member’s Bill and referenced the plight of the Pittwater Community, together with 9 other disenfranchised NSW communities,...
Protect Pittwater demerger campaign reinvigorated by new committee
Pittwater’s demerger campaign has been reinvigorated by a new committee focused on regaining an independent council. Taking over as Protect Pittwater Association president is local lawyer Simon Dunn, the son of the first elected Pittwater Mayor Robert Dunn. The senior Mr. Dunn was at the forefront of the original...