Posts Tagged ‘Parramatta Council’
[3.3.13] Last week, the Loaded Dog forum in the Sun Herald, asked the public, “Should the NSW government rethink the statewide ban planned for 2015?” This was in response to the City of Parramatta Council overturning its ban on smoking in outdoor sections of restaurants. So we asked our CanAct Community to submit a response [...]
[1.3.13] This week, a city council in Western Sydney overturned its own policy decision made in July 2010 for smoke-free outdoor dining. For those who care about community health and good governance, the two and a half year saga of Parramatta Council’s smoke-free outdoor policy has been disturbing. How is it possible for a policy [...]
[27.2.13] After a two-year battle, smokers will light up their cigarettes again when dining outdoors in Parramatta, after the council surrendered to restaurateurs concerned about lost profits. Cancer Council NSW was shocked by the council’s backflip and said it ignored the dangers of second-hand smoke. ”The state government will bring in the same ban in [...]
[18.7.12] A Cancer Council official has joined Lord Mayor Lorraine Wearne in urging all councillors to stand firm on the ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas. They are concerned that some councillors have changed their stance on the ban following pressure from restaurateurs and a Land and Environment Court ruling that criticised council officers’ [...]
[11.7.12] With a gallery packed with picket-carrying restaurateurs and supporters, Parramatta councillors quibbled over their commitment to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas—and had the lord mayor blowing smoke out of her ears. Councillors were presented with an updated smoking policy, with the kinks ironed out. But some councillors, under pressure from restaurants, wanted the policy [...]
Cancer Council NSW acknowledges the traditional custodians, both past and present, of the lands on which we live and work.