Read FOKE’s E-News 25.7.25
Continue readingFOKE E-News 25 July 2025
Increase rates for infrastructure?
Where is the discussion about the infrastructure costs for the 23,500 dwellings from Ku-ring-gai Council’s ‘Big and Beautiful’ Transport Oriented Development Alternative Plan?
Continue readingNSW Heritage Forum 2025
The NSW Government’s Heritage NSW is holding a NSW Heritage Forum on the theme of ‘Heritage adapting to the future’ on 20 -21 August 2025. $264
Continue readingUPCOMING SSDs
As of 23 July 2025
Continue readingFOKE Submissions on SSDs
As of 23 July 2025
Continue readingKu-ring-gai DCP – Local Character Areas
For Ku-ring-gai Council to consider the amendment of the Ku-ring-gai Development Control Plan to include Local Character Areas and endorse its public exhibition.
Continue readingKu-ring-gai Mayoral Minute 22 July 2025
FOKE’s President’s Report 2025
The history. The facts. The submissions.
Continue readingNSW State of the Environment Report 2024
The NSW Government is failing Nature. o protect the environment, 26 June 2025
Continue readingHave your say on the future of our Parks & Reserves
BPN Submission on draft NSW Heritage Strategy
Read Better Planning Network’s submission on the draft NSW Heritage Strategy
Continue readingFOKE Submission on draft NSW Heritage Strategy
National Trust (NSW) Submission on NSW Draft Heritage Strategy
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FOKE Newsletter, July 2025
Read FOKE’s latest newsletter, July 2025
Continue readingSSD Stanhope Road, 438 apartments, 5-9 towers
Read SMH: ‘No decent supermarket’: The Liberal MP who wants Sydney’s east spared from more housing.,13.6.25
Continue readingA reminder of what Ku-ring-gai risks losing
A reminder of the natural beauty of Ku-ring-gai which is under attack from NSW Government planning policies……
Continue readingThe 3 Minute Planners
The NSW Housing Development Authority was put in place in January 2025 by the NSW Government to fast track housing State Significant Developments (SSDs).
Under the authority of Simon Draper Secretary of the NSW Premier’s Department , Kiersten Fishburn Secretary of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) and Tom Gellibrand Secretary Infrastructure NSW they are certainly fast tracking SSDs.
The HDA have met 10 times since 7 February to 23 June for around 15 hours in total and considered 350 applications from various developers. In total the group of 3 NSW Government bureaucrats have recommended 161 applications be recommended and declared State Significant Developments for 60,347 new dwellings primarily across Greater Sydney. What a win for the development industry to have your spot rezoning proposals assessed in quick time – roughly 2 to 3minutes per each application!!
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FOKE Submission on draft NSW Heritage Strategy
FOKE calls on NSW Government to halt the heritage destruction of Ku-ring-gai.
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