MEETINGS WITH POLITICIANS – FEB 2011 - further information added

On Tuesday 8^th members of RSWUA met with Paul Toole, Nationals candidate for the seat of Bathurst at Foxwood Cafe. Paul has a farming background so could understand our issue and was sympathetic. He took on board our concerns. The key thing about the meeting was that it put Running Stream on his electoral map and alerted him to the issue here.

On Thursday 10^th NSW Farmers organised a meeting for a few people to meet with Duncan Gay, Shadow Minister for Mining and Agriculture. Again we were able to familiarise him with the area and the issue. There will be a major policy announcement next week which may offer us a few shreds of hope. Part 3A of the Planning Act will be repealed and hopefully local councils given a bit more say. We’ll have a good look at the policy when it comes out. Once again the meeting was a good opportunity to get our concerns out there.

Tuesday 22^nd Feb 4pm Meet the Candidates Forum at Running Stream Hall.

The three candidates for the seat of Bathurst (Labour, Nationals & Greens) will attend. so come and hear what they have to say. A good opportunity to let them know our concerns!

Further informaion from NSW Farmers

Candidates attending the meeting are Paul Toole (Nationals), Dale Turner (ALP) and Diane Solomon Westerhuis (Greens).

The meeting is being held at the Running Stream Hall (200 metres up Mt Vincent Road), commences at 4pm and will be followed by a sausage sizzle.

For more information or to confirm your attendance please contact Mitchell Clapham on 63588451.

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