Response to Helen from Melinda Pavey

From: Melinda Pavey <Melinda.Pavey@parliament.nsw.gov.au>

Subject: Re: Bellingen/Bowraville

Date: 1 June 2016 11:01:51 am AEST

To: Helen 

Cc: ElectorateOffice Oxley <ElectorateOffice.Oxley@parliament.nsw.gov.au>

Helen

Thank you. I will. Melinda

Sent from my iPhone

Helen Marges email to Melinda Pavey 1 June 2016

Dear Ms Pavey,

I refer to the letter sent to you by David Wallin (below) and urge you to push this matter to the “top” of the ministers pile of papers to attend to. 

It is a very long time since the road first closed following the severe whether of 31/3/2009. 

WE need this road to be opened - without it emergency services "ability to Respond to Life Threatening Situations” is jeopardised.

Fortunately the situation regarding this recent out of control bushfire not life threatening ……. but it very well could have been given less favourable weather conditions!

Regards,

Helen Marges

Melinda Pavey reply to email to David Wallin 1 June 2016

David

Thank you so much for your excellent assessment of the situation. I will push where I can this week.

Kindest regards

Melinda 

Fire at Spicketts Creek email to Melinda Pavey sent 1 June 2016

Dear Ms Pavey

A bush fire has been burning over an area of 360 hectares, which started on Helliwells road Missabotti about a week ago.

It burned through  inaccessible country including the closed Bellingen road.

It has been contained, but in Spicketts Creek we could see the flames coming down the hill towards our property. Two recently arrived owners in the front line of the fire moved out.

I have written to you previously about the need to reopen the Bellingen road and the main argument is the danger of bush fires, and I pointed out to you that Andrew Stoner promised to do this in 2011 from Natural Disaster Funding. (see below)

There has been some progress with all the local authorities, RFS, National Parks, Forestry and including RMS supporting rebuilding the road  as a fire trail to the standard of a Category 1 Fire Tanker (13 tonnes).

This current fire, which started as a controlled burn, demonstrates the need for this infrastructure. Bellingen Road was built 130 years ago and provided the starting point for various fire trails and logging trails. Without these the country in inaccessible.

I heard yesterday from Nambucca Shire Council that the proposal is sitting on the desk of the National Party Minister for Roads Duncan Gay, while he calls for another report. Surely the current fire should finally confirm the need for rebuilding the road.

I am copying this email to my neighbours and intend to send it to the local papers.

We expect better from the National Party in providing essential services to the rural community

David Wallin

From: Andrew Stoner <Andrew.Stoner@parliament.nsw.gov.au>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 08:08:15 +1000
To: "treeferns@westnet.com.au" <treeferns@westnet.com.au>
Cc: ElectorateOffice Oxley <ElectorateOffice.Oxley@parliament.nsw.gov.au>
Subject: Fwd: Re: Bowraville Road - funding of local roads and progress inspending natural disaster funding

Dear David

Firstly, apologies for the delay in responding.

I have always supported the restoration of the Bowraville-Bellingen Road under Natural Disaster funding arrangements and have consistently lobbied both State and Local Government toward this end.  The great shame is that they are still merely talking about it nearly 2 years later.
 A Nationals & Liberal State Government will act to have the road restored with Natural Disaster funding.
 Yours sincerely

Andrew Stoner

Email to Melinda Pavey re bush fire at Spicketts Creek David Wallin <treeferns34@gmail.com>

Jun 1

to Melinda

Dear Ms Pavey

A bush fire has been burning over an area of 360 hectares, which started on Helliwells road Missabotti about a week ago.

It burned through  inaccessible country including the closed Bellingen road.

It has been contained, but in Spicketts Creek we could see the flames coming down the hill towards our property. Two recently arrived owners in the front line of the fire moved out.

I have written to you previously about the need to reopen the Bellingen road and the main argument is the danger of bush fires, and I pointed out to you that Andrew Stoner promised to do this in 2011 from Natural Disaster Funding. (see below)

There has been some progress with all the local authorities, RFS, National Parks, Forestry and including RMS supporting rebuilding the road  as a fire trail to the standard of a Category 1 Fire Tanker (13 tonnes).

This current fire, which started as a controlled burn, demonstrates the need for this infrastructure. Bellingen Road was built 130 years ago and provided the starting point for various fire trails and logging trails. Without these the country in inaccessible.

I heard yesterday from Nambucca Shire Council that the proposal is sitting on the desk of the National Party Minister for Roads Duncan Gay, while he calls for another report. Surely the current fire should finally confirm the need for rebuilding the road.

I am copying this email to my neighbours and intend to send it to the local papers.

We expect better from the National Party in providing essential services to the rural community

David Wallin

From: Andrew Stoner <Andrew.Stoner@parliament.nsw.gov.au>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 08:08:15 +1000
To: "treeferns@westnet.com.au" <treeferns@westnet.com.au>
Cc: ElectorateOffice Oxley <ElectorateOffice.Oxley@parliament.nsw.gov.au>
Subject: Fwd: Re: Bowraville Road - funding of local roads and progress inspending natural disaster funding

Dear David

Firstly, apologies for the delay in responding.

I have always supported the restoration of the Bowraville-Bellingen Road under Natural Disaster funding arrangements and have consistently lobbied both State and Local Government toward this end.  The great shame is that they are still merely talking about it nearly 2 years later.
 A Nationals & Liberal State Government will act to have the road restored with Natural Disaster funding.
 Yours sincerely

Andrew Stoner