Sydney news: Black Hawk down in Sydney park, fight against powerlines in Kosciuszko
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No-one was injured when the Black Hawk helicopter made its emergency landing.
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Independents reject Kosciuszko powerlines
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The NSW Parliament s four key Independents have urged the state government to reject Transgrid s plans to build overhead transmission lines through Kosciuszko National Park.
Independent MPs Greg Piper, Alex Greenwich and Joe McGirr have been joined by NSW Upper House MLC Justin Field in opposing the move.
Transgrid s plans show transmission lines on large steel lattice towers up to 75 metres high through the world-renowned Kosciuszko Park.
17 February 2021
A prominent environmental group has said it is “outraged” by a proposal to build overhead transmission infrastructure through the Kosciuszko National Park, with the National Parks Association of NSW saying the works would destroy a significant portion of the national park.
The NSW government is planning to amend the Plan of Management for Kosciuszko National Park, exempting the Snowy 2.0 development from a requirement that all electricity network infrastructure be built underground.
The management plan is intended to protect the Kosciuszko National Park, and placing electricity network infrastructure underground would minimise the impact of new transmission lines that are set to be constructed to serve the Snowy 2.0 expansion.
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The Berejiklian government wants to amend the management plan of the Kosciuszko National Park to permit new electricity transmission lines to be built, an act critics describe as âwilful vandalismâ.
The changes, proposed in a plan that is open to public comment, come as four independent MPs have written to Planning Minister Rob Stokes and Environment Minister Matt Kean calling for the powerlines linking the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project to the grid to be buried underground.
A photo montage of the Tumut River/Talbingo Reservoir with the likely transmission lines added.
Credit:National Parks Association
The changes would override the 2006 management plan that specifically barred any additional overhead telecommunication and transmission lines from being built in the park.
500 charities to benefit from new Thread Together investment
By Imogen Bailey | 5 February 2021
Thread Together will now be able to support over 500 charities and partners, following the opening of its new warehouse in Banksmeadow Sydney.
The new location was officially opened by Her Excellency The Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of NSW and was attended by high-profile Thread Together fashion partners.
The 1600sqm space will future-proof Thread Together for the next three years and will become a hub for giving back, founder Andie Halas said. This new facility will allow us to grow and be a communal hub for giving back.