Jack Mundey was a giant of the labour movement,
a man willing to back up his words with action and he saved so much of Sydney's
green space and heritage for generations to come
Arthur King A teacher and member of the Sydney Push, who initiated a meeting of residents regarding eviction at his flat at 97a Victoria Street in March 1973 where they decided to form a residents’ association. His disappearance over a weekend pre-empted the nasty air of danger and intimidation that marked the three-year Victoria Street campaign. Arthur King later said the aim of keeping low-cost housing in the best streets in Sydney “had no chance of success”.’ Later King worked as an advisor to John Hatton, a NSW independent MP and anti-corruption campaigner. On 29 May 2013 Arthur and Jack shared many soulful stories and spiritual drinks at John Hatton's 80th birthday party ...
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Veteran unionist and environmentalist Jack Mundey, who
campaigned to protect some of Sydney's most famous areas from
development, has died aged 90.
Mr Mundey rose to
prominence in the 1970s for his leadership of the Builders Labourers
Federation (BLF), which was best known for its green bans and credited
with stopping several developments at The Rocks.
He died late last night and is survived by his wife Judy.
Even in his final years, Mr Mundey continued to fight against development, and campaigned to protect historic sites including the Sirius building
and Bondi Pavilion.
Mr Mundey also took a stand against the Barangaroo development and unsuccessfully sought an injunction in 2011.
Through
his work in the BLF, Mr Mundey was credited with preserving
working-class communities and historic buildings in areas like
Woolloomooloo, Potts Point and The Rocks.
As
developers circled these inner-city areas, even proposing a freeway
through Glebe and an Olympic Stadium in Centennial Park, Mr Mundey
launched a fierce fight to protect green space and history.
If
it weren't for his ability to unite people, part of Sydney's Botanic
Gardens would have been bulldozed to make way for the Opera House
carpark which was eventually forced underground.
Jack Mundey's activism helped preserve many of Sydney's historic sites.(Supplied: City of Sydney Archives)
During
the green bans Mr Mundey organised, builders refused to work on
projects they perceived to be environmentally or socially undesirable.
Mr
Mundey was arrested many times as the then Askin Government attempted
to evict tenants to make way for developer's bulldozers.
"In
the main the people stood firm and the idea that we should have a
people's plan for The Rocks, keep it essentially low-rise, with people
having a right to live there and not be all driven out of the city and
that there should be some place for working-class people to live in the
inner-city area," Mr Mundey said in a recent interview with the NSW
Department of Housing.
Jack
Mundey AO was an Australian union and environmental activist. He came
to prominence during the 1970s for leading the New South Wales Builders'
Labourers Federation in the famous green bans, whereby ... Wikipedia
Died: 10 May 2020
Books: Green Bans & Beyond, Union Power, Jack Mundey: The Power of the Individual Worker
The union giant who helped shape the city of Sydney
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29 May 2020
Conservative talkback host Alan Jones has announced his retirement after a long and controversial career dominating Sydney breakfast radio.
The union giant who helped shape the city of Sydney
Ironically, Back in 2003 The Castle like Victory was nuked by so called Labour ~ the Little People Party ... Jack was not happy about this decision ... or the decision to built Waste Terminal at Matraville 200 meters as the crow flies from residential houses / A court victory by two residents who fought plans for a new waste plant in Sydney could be overturned by special legislation, the Premier, Bob Carr, said.
The suggestion comes amid warnings of "a catastrophic waste crisis" for Sydney if the Government is forced into a long appeal process.
Last Friday two western Sydney residents won a year-long case in the Land and Environment Court overturning State Government consent for a new waste transfer plant at Clyde. ( Collex renamed as Violia / Most corrupt French Entity in the world...)
Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87 Rolling Stone. Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest:
I served soul food brunch to Little Richard every Sunday for a year while waitressing at Aunt Kizzy’s Back Porch in LA. I was a college student. He tipped me a crisp $100 bill each week on a $75 breakfast with friends. This was 30 years ago. Helped me so much. God rest his soul.https://t.co/L0vo1tPdBv— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 9, 2020
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29 May 2020
Conservative talkback host Alan Jones has announced his retirement after a long and controversial career dominating Sydney breakfast radio.
Mr Jones announced his shock exit to breakfast show listeners on Tuesday morning telling them he would wrap up broadcasting on May 29.
