Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism. It is not a fragile flower; still it needs cultivating.
Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
- Democracy forever teases us with the contrast between its ideals and its realities, between its heroic possibilities and its sorry achievements. . . Democracy is messy and unfair. The answer to reforming our system is not to shut people out or diminish the ability of our people or institutions to participate in the process. If we want to cultivate a true spirit of democracy we cannot afford to be intolerant. Democracy is not a spectator sport. But I guess that's better left unsaid
- “At the bottom of all the tributes paid to democracy is the little bohemian or Maltese man walking into the little booth with a little pencil, making a little cross on a little bit of paper."
- No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” “Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.”
- ~ Democracy is a device that insures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. . .
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New Randwick Council Mayor Danny Said has made his top priority clear during his time ...
Mayor Danny Said welcomed the position, and the Mayoral chains, by saying he would work hard for the residents of Randwick City.
“It is an incredible privilege to be given the opportunity to serve the people of Randwick as Mayor for the coming 12 months,” said Mayor Said. “I promise that I will do the best for Randwick and will ensure that Council continues to place our people at the forefront of all decision-making.
“We’re facing some significant challenges over the next 12 months that we will need to address as a Council, including the proposal to build a cruise ship terminal in Yarra Bay.”
Mayor Said is of Maltese descent and has lived in Randwick City for most of his life. He attended St Agnes Catholic Primary School in Matraville and Marist Brothers Pagewood (now known as Champagnat Catholic College), is a member of South Sydney Rabbitohs, a strong supporter of local surf clubs and has been a soccer coach.
Crs Danny Said and Philipa Veitch were elected to Randwick City Council in 2017. In 2018, Cr Said was voted as Deputy Mayor.
Media enquiries:
Chelsea Hunter – 0419 694 983 or chelsea.hunter@randwick.nsw.gov.au
Joshua Hay – 0402 351 459 or joshua.hay@randwick.nsw.gov.au
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Randwick Council has chosen a new mayor, Labor councillor Danny Said. Mr Said, 56, has taken over from former mayor Kathy Neilson, who was the first female Labor mayor of Randwick Council and served in the role for 12 months. Greens councillor Philipa Veitch has also been chosen a
Labor Councillor Danny Said and Greens Councillor Philipa Veitch were tonight, Tuesday 24 September 2019, elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Randwick City.
Mayor Danny Said welcomed the position, and the Mayoral chains, by saying he would work hard for the residents of Randwick City.
“It is an incredible privilege to be given the opportunity to serve the people of Randwick as Mayor for the coming 12 months,” said Mayor Said. “I promise that I will do the best for Randwick and will ensure that Council continues to place our people at the forefront of all decision-making.
“We’re facing some significant challenges over the next 12 months that we will need to address as a Council, including the proposal to build a cruise ship terminal in Yarra Bay.”
Mayor Said is of Maltese descent and has lived in Randwick City for most of his life. He attended St Agnes Catholic Primary School in Matraville and Marist Brothers Pagewood (now known as Champagnat Catholic College), is a member of South Sydney Rabbitohs, a strong supporter of local surf clubs and has been a soccer coach.
Crs Danny Said and Philipa Veitch were elected to Randwick City Council in 2017. In 2018, Cr Said was voted as Deputy Mayor.
Media enquiries:
Chelsea Hunter – 0419 694 983 or chelsea.hunter@randwick.nsw.gov.au
Joshua Hay – 0402 351 459 or joshua.hay@randwick.nsw.gov.au
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Sutherland Shire Council v Perdikaris [2019] NSWLEC 149:
JUDGMENT
Mr Perdikaris Builds a Very Large Shed Without Approval
1. The English judge and jurist Sir Edward Coke famously declared in 1604 “that the house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress” (Semayne’s Case 77 ER 194; All ER Rep 62). A more modern reformulation of this aphorism is to the effect that a person’s home is their castle. But be that as it may, in 2019 the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (“EPAA”) places restraints on the number of towers, keeps, and barbicans that are permitted to comprise that castle. And once complete, if new stables, turrets, or even a moat is sought to be added to the existing structure, these will generally require some form of planning approval from an appropriate consent authority. So it was with the new very large garage (or shed) constructed by the respondents at their residential premises at Lot 27 DP 811280 (“the premises”).
Sydney man Vasilios Perdikaris has been ordered by a court to raze a garage he built on a concrete slab at his Sutherland Shire property without planning consent from the local council.
UK Westminster should hand over tax-raising powers to councils
UK Westminster should hand over tax-raising powers to councils
