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Tiimeline of NSW State Government & WCC Planning Wollongong City Council & State Government Planning & CSG Mining Timeline STATE Coal Seam GAS YEAR WOLLONGONG STATE PLANNING State portfolios AUTHORITY LEP ACTIONS 2508 REGION FEDERAL MINING Wollongong Local Environmental Plan No 38 (LEP No 38) replaced the IPSO on 2 1984-88 March 1984 Dept Town Clerk – Rod Premier – Barry 1987 Oxley Unsworth On 27 May 1988 the 7E land around Helensburgh/Otford was changed to 7H Environmental Protection Hacking River. The zone had General Manager WCC- Premier -Nick Planning&Environme the same provisions as 1988 Rod Oxley Greiner nt – Bob Carr the 7E zone General Manager WCC- Premier -Nick Minister for Housing – 1989 Rod Oxley Greiner Peter Dransfield Peter Dransfield, director Walker Corp requests G Kibble to 1990 LEP 7d 1990 LEP 7d ZONINGto rezone Helensburgh ZONINGto protect the protect the Hacking General Manager WCC- Premier -Nick Director General of for development Hacking catchment of catchment of the 2508 1990 Rod Oxley Greiner Planning – G Kibble urgently the 2508 district district General Manager WCC- Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor Premier -Nick 1991 Wollongong-D Campbell Greiner General Manager WCC- Premier -Nick Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor Greiner Premier 1992 Wollongong-D Campbell John Fahey General Manager WCC- NSW State Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor Premier – John Minister Planning R HeritageRegister 1993 Wollongong-D Campbell Fahy Webster DG – Kibble created DG of Planning – 1994 Commision of General Manager WCC- Gabrielle Kibble Inquiry due to demand Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor Premier – John supports COI for of developers Ensile, 1994 Wollongong-D Campbell Fahy developers Walker Corp – Lakatoi General Manager WCC- Minister Urban Affairs Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor &Planning Craig 1995 Wollongong-D Campbell Premier-Bob Carr Knowles General Manager WCC- Minister Urban Affairs State Govt confirms Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor &Planning Craig Environmental 1996 Wollongong-D Campbell Premier-Bob Carr Knowles Protection of 2508 General Manager WCC- Minister Urban Affairs Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor &Planning Craig G Kibble on Sydney 1997 Wollongong-D Campbell Premier-Bob Carr Knowles Water Corp board General Manager WCC- Rod Oxley~Lord Mayor Wollongong-D CampbellLord Mayor Minister Urban Affairs Minister Mineral no rezoning for Wollongong-D CampbellW &Planning Craig Resources -Eddie development without 1999 CC-Bronwyn Seidon Premier-Bob Carr Knowles Obeid extensive studies first Minister Mineral General Manager WCC- Resources -Eddie 2000 Rod Oxley Premier-Bob Carr Obeid Minister Mineral General Manager WCC- Resources -Eddie 2001 Rod Oxley Premier-Bob Carr Obeid December3, 2002 Minister Mineral Helensburgh Coal & General Manager WCC- Resources -Eddie Apex Energy 2002 Rod Oxley Premier-Bob Carr Obeid Agreement July 25, 2003 Apex Energy & Sun EnergyMinister-Sartor Resources CSM/CMM MinisterforLands-Tony Minister Regional Farmin Agreement Kelly Mineral Development-David Petrol Exploration Minister Infrastructure Resources -Eddie Campbell Minister Licence No442 of General Manager WCC- &Planning Craig Obeid Minister Primary Industries – South Sydney Basin 2003 Rod Oxley Premier-Bob Carr Knowles EnergyUtilities-Sartor Tony Kelly High number of -Illawarra Page 1 Wollongong City Council & State Government Planning & CSG Mining Timeline STATE Coal Seam GAS YEAR WOLLONGONG STATE PLANNING State portfolios AUTHORITY LEP ACTIONS 2508 REGION FEDERAL MINING Shadow Minister Regional Minister for EnergyMinister-Sartor Development-David Mining&Energy Minister Infrastructure MinisterforLands-Tony Campbell Minister & Member for General Manager WCC- &Planning Craig Kelly Minister Primary Industries – Hunter – Joel 2004 Rod Oxley Premier-Bob Carr Knowles EnergyUtilities-Sartor Ian MacDonald land transfers Fitzgibbons Minister Infrastructure &Planning Craig Minister Regional DG Primary Knowles Minister Director General Development-David Lakatoi /HLPG Industries letter to ~Planning-Sartor Planning – Sam Campbell. DG request spot rezoning Metropolitan Coal for General Manager WCC- Premier-Morris Minister forLands- Haddad Minister Primary Industries – for LCE – rejected by coal lease to include 2005 Rod Oxley Iemma Tony Kelly EnergyUtilities-Sartor Barry Buffier Council Between 2003 and 2009 methane drainage Member for Director General Hunter – Joel Planning – Sam Minister Regional STATE Fitzgibbons wife General Manager WCC- MinisterPlanning- Haddad Minister Development-David ENVIRONMENTAL bought (&since Rod Oxley ~ Councillors Sartor~ Energy – Joe Tripodi Campbell Minister Heritage Council – PLANNING & Urban capacity study sold) Golden -Carton, Martin, Esen, Premier-Morris MinisterforLands- State Development- Primary Industries – Gabrielle Kibble, Sam Sydney Water Board- ASSESMENT done with real estate Tiger Mining 2006 Jonovski, Zanotto Iemma Tony Kelly Iemma Ian MacDonald Haddad G Kibble ADMENDMENT BILL agents & developer input Shares $7.7million Minister Regional for GHD Director General Development-David New planning state 200-206 Parkes St planning docs EnergyMinister-Sartor Planning – Sam Campbell Minister Heritage Council – zones. Review of 7d – rezoned from E2(7d) to for General Manager WCC- Premier-Morris ~ MinisterforLands- Haddad Minister Primary Industries – Gabrielle Kibble, Sam commercial uses – 7D IN2 (industrial) by Cr desalination 2007 Rod Oxley Iemma Tony Kelly Energy – Joe Tripodi Ian MacDonald Haddad equals E2 Esen &Zanotto plant Labor – Part3A legislation. DoP overrules Councils & other state DepDirectorGen- authorities Industry & Investment Petroleum Minister -Illawarra- exploraition now MinisterPlanning- Director General David campbell enabled on state Draft LEP shown as 7D WCC Administrators Premier Morris Sartor , then Kristina Planning – Sam Minister Primary Heritage Council – conservation areas to E2. DLEP Appointed with Gabrielle Iemma , Premier- Keneally.minister for Haddad Minister Water Industries – Ian Gabrielle Kibble, Sam and drinking water withdrawn April 08 2008 Kibble Nathan Rees Lands-Tony Kelly – Nathan Rees MacDonald Haddad catchment following administration NSW Dept Primary Industres – Minerals requests WCC rezone SCA land E3! Director General Heritage Amendment Desktop Willana Member for Planning – Sam Minister -Illawarra- Bill. Wollongong DLEP Review (kibble Hunter – Joel Peabody Pacific letter Haddad Minister DECC David campbell, submitted to DoP for recommendation) Fitzgibbons wife of agreement to Apex – Sartor ~ Minister Minister Primary gazettal, after 4 days Haddad approves recommending wide bought Eastern Energy on WCC Administrators still Premier Rees until Minister Planning Wate & Minster Industries – Ian Heritage Council – notice that 7D had Part3A for Apex development across Star Gas shares Metropolitan Colleries Appointed with Gabrielle Dec09 Premier Keneally, Planning- Regional Development MacDonald & then Gabrielle Kibble, Sam been switched to E3 Energy 239/09 for 15 2508DLEP late switch (mining for coal on methane 2009 Kibble Keneally Tony Kelly – Phil Costa Steve Whan Haddad instead of E2 bore holes 7D to E3 zoning seam gas) exploration Director General Planning – Sam Gazetted LEP March Haddad Minister DECC 2010 with interim E3 Aug2010 Golden July 22, – Sartor ~ Minister zoning. Preliminary Mines and Tiger Mining renamed Garawarra Minister Planning, Water & Member Heritage Council – review of 2508 zoning Energy Minister Ormil Energy- Aged Care WCC Administrators still Lands, Infrastructure Wollondilly – Phil Minister Illawarra- Gabrielle Kibble, Sam WCC LEP gazetted Labor – Part3A recommending far more Stephen subsidiary of Apex Hospital up 2010 Appointed Premier Keneally -Tony Kelly Costa Mcleay Haddad March 2010 legislation industrial across 7D Robertson Energy fror tender Page 2.
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