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PROTESTERS CONTEST STATE PLANNING LAW REVISIONS

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Hunter protesters gathered outside Tim Owen’s office on Hunter Street today to contest the state government’s proposed planning laws.

The proposed laws could threaten the right of residents to comment on planning and development and override many of the existing protections currently in place.

Community spokesperson James Ryan says the laws will take New South Wales back to a time when very few environmental protection laws existed.

“These laws will accelerate the destruction of our environment and create a wave of demolition across NSW… I would also have thought that protecting our wildlife and having enough green spaces in our cities was at least as important as economic growth,” he said.

The state government says the proposed changes are in response to complaints by those using the planning system, and aims to create a more straightforward process.

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