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September 2026 Council Meeting Recap
September was a busy meeting for Councillors. So busy, we didn't get through all the items and needed a second meeting to finish the agenda. This is not necessarily a bad thing: there was a lot of discussion and collaboration on the floor, which slows things down, but is healthier for democracy. Councillors aren't there to just rubber stamp everything the staff say!
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Some highlights from May - August 2026 from your Greens councillors on Northern Beaches Council.
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Northern Beaches Advocate: Dream team for The Greens
Youth and experience form the backbone of The Greens’ ‘dream team’ for upcoming Council elections. Manoeuvring for position is under way in political parties in advance of the next Local Government Elections due for Saturday, 14 September 2024. The Greens are the first party to declare their lead candidates for the September poll, with incumbent Councillors Kristyn Glanville and Miranda Korzy both announcing they will run again in Curl Curl and Pittwater wards respectively.
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Manly Observer: Separate cycle path still dividing community
Cycling advocates are claiming a partial victory after a long-running proposal for a bicycle path running north to south from Curl Curl Lagoon to Freshwater Village moves a step closer to realisation. At their 30 April meeting, Councillors agreed that the proposed cycle path along Oliver Street, Bennett Street and Park Street (from Freshwater to Curl Curl) should be separated from pedestrians. This would make it an on-road lane, a change from the previously proposed shared bike-footpath to one side, away from vehicle traffic but at the cost of 43 trees.
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The Tawny Frogmouth: Housing vs Nature
The Australian Government has committed to protect 30% of Australia’s land and seas by 2030 and a range of other commitments in its Nature Positive Plan to not only conserve nature, but repair and expand it. This will be no mean feat to achieve. In the last 4 years alone, over 379,000 hectares of native vegetation was cleared in NSW. Only 50% of NSW threatened species are expected to survive in 100 years. We’re currently going 120km/h down the highway in the wrong direction. In parallel to the biodiversity crisis, we have a housing crisis. 14,000 households on the Northern Beaches are in rental or mortgage stress. While there are many factors that feed into this crisis, one of them is a shortfall of housing supply.
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Northern Beaches Advocate: Two mauled in dog attack at Belrose
The issue of responsible dog ownership is set to be raised at Northern Beaches Council by The Greens Councillor Kristyn Glanville (image above). Cr Glanville plans to introduce a motion that will seek to reward responsible pet owners who invest in measures such as obedience classes. “The purpose of this motion is to encourage responsible dog ownership and identify any further opportunities to set local residents up for success at raising their dog.
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