Defending
community values against the motor sport industry
Defending
democracy and the environment in NSW
In
2009, the NSW Parliament passed special legislation to allow the WRC
Repco Rally to run through the towns, national parks and rural roads of
Tweed and Kyogle Shires in the beautiful and unique Northern Rivers
region.
The No Rally Group was formed to oppose this event and the
biennially for the next 20 years.
This event was enabled by the NSW Motor Sports (WRC) Act 2009, which
overrode 12 planning, environmental and heritage laws
and removed all right of appeal
The rally review:
now is the time to have your say
The official state government
review into the impact of last September's event is underway. Its
stated purpose is
‘to determine whether future rally events should be conducted in the
region’.
It’s
critical that people make submissions to the review, as the panel will
not collect any data independently,
and will rely on submissions to make its findings on whether the rally
should be held here again.
Please send any
submissions you have written for the independant review on
community feedback
regarding the 2009 Repco Rally in this region to:
Mike Cahill
P.O. Box 519
St Leonards
NSW 1590
or email:
mabc@imcanz.com.au
Deadline
for all submissions is at 5pm on the 19th February 2010.
This is
your opportunity to voice your reasons why you believe the Tweed
Caldera and/or Kyogle regions are
inappropriate places to stage a world car racing rally event
based on the experiences you or your local community
had during this time.
Submissions are not limited to
two pages but recommended. The actual submission needs to be
short but referenced material
(photos, documents, letters, etc) can be included in the
'supporting material' that advisers will read. This is
especially important
if directing a letter/submission to a Minister.
No Rally
Group Legal Fund
NRG has set a fundraising target of $30, 000 to pay costs incurred
seeking an injunction against the rally in August 2009.
Click here for information on
helping us to raise these funds.
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