In an email response to a question from Phil Jenkyn, a member of the Trust's Community Advisory Committee, Geoff Bailey, stated "The lease has not been signed. The Mosman Daily, which I presume is your source of information, appears to have assumed that to be the case. It is not."
Read moreSave the date – SHFT Public (open) Board Meeting Tuesday 9 December
The Harbour Trust knows the community has serious questions about the process, especially with regard to community consultation.
Read moreAlan Jones 2GB – “The public are here to be heard.”
During an interview with Senator Simon Birmingham Alan Jones said “I can't articulate the anger that you people have generated in this part of Australia.”
Read moreHelp keep the Save Middle Head campaign in the media
Some talking points for calling the media.
Read moreMosman Rally To Save Middle Head
Save Middle Head supporters across Sydney, from primary school students to nonagenarians, gathered in their hundreds on 17 November 2014 to make it clear to Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and Harbour Trust executive director Geoff Bailey, they are not going away!
Read moreMinister Greg Hunt invited HPG to submit an alternate proposal
Minister Greg Hunt invited the Headland Preservation Group to submit an alternative to the aged care development at 10 Terminal on Middle Head.
Read moreCommunity member helps focus media attention on Middle Head aged care development
We believe that it was the persistence of Stephanie, one of the Harbour Trust volunteer gardeners on Middle Head, that helped focus attention on the campaign.
Read moreNext Save Middle Head Public Meeting 11 November 2014
The September 16 Board Minutes, which records the approval of the aged care decision facility by the Board Members, have now been published.
Read moreAlan Jones – “It [Middle Head Development] is now down to an issue of integrity.”
Today Alan Jones on 2GB Breakfast Show made the call “for all work on the lease and associated matters be suspended immediately!”
Read moreAlan Jones takes up issues – “it's a nightmare!”
This morning, Alan Jones (2GB The Alan Jones Breakfast Show) took up the issues on the approval for a private residential aged care development on Middle Head and expressed his concern.
Read moreHPG Meets with Prime Minister to raise serious concerns
Headland Preservation Group (HPG) President, Linda Bergin OAM, Vice President Julie Goodsir, and former Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Board Member Brigadier Kevin O’Brien met with Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday 24 October 2014.
Read moreMedia response to Middle Head aged care approval
Recent radio interviews.
Read moreTony Abbott's sister opposes government's approval of Middle Head aged care
Jane Vincent, the eldest of the three Abbott sisters, told Fairfax that “like me, there will be thousands of Sydneysiders disappointed with this decision.”
Read morea sad day for all Australians
The Headland Preservation Group is extremely troubled by today's decision by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and the federal Liberal government to approve the development of a residential aged care facility on the 10 Terminal site on public land in Headland Park, Middle Head.
Read moreSMH 21 October 2014: Aged-care proposal for Middle Head under fire
READ TODAY'S SYDNEY MORNING HERALD STORY by Deborah Snow: "Aged-care proposal for Middle Head under fire"Brigadier Kevin O'Brien (Retired) speaks out strongly against the proposal for the aged care facility on Middle Head.Read the full story here: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/agedcare-proposal-for-middle-head-under-fire-20141020-118vdq.html#ixzz3GimXarO2
ABC's Linda Mottram interview – Brigadier Kevin O'Brien Trust Founding Board Member
Linda Mottram interviewed Brigadier Kevin O'Brien (Ret) about the proposed private aged care facility development in Headland Park on Middle Head.
Read moreThe Mosman Daily 16 October – Ruling set for 10 Terminal
The fate of Middle Head's 10 Terminal complex is set to be decided next week.
Read moreAre there conflicts of interest for Trust Board members?
A Sydney Morning Herald story confirmed that Board Member Sandra Hook is also the Chairman of Retirement Living Today Pty Ltd, which will also market aged care homes, www.agedcareaustralia.tv.
Read moreThere is still time to email decision makers and say you object!
The proponent wants to build a private residential aged care facility in national parkland on Middle Head. A decision that goes against the Act and the Trust's Plan of Management set up to protect and preserve the heritage and the environment of this area.
Read moreWhatever happened to the Trust's "planned Headland Park Visitor’s Centre" ?
In 2007 the Trust’s vision was that they would engage visitors and enrich their experience of the Middle Head with a "planned Headland Park Visitor’s Centre” that would incorporate interpretive materials relating to Middle Head in the context of providing an overview of the entire Headland Park.
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