Nannas will gather at Horseshoe Beach at 10am on Saturday. The court said go ahead!!! They can’t stop sweet little old ladies having a day at the beach. Please bring along a beach towel or chair, parasol, water bottle, hat, spare hats to give away (someone will forget theirs), sunscreen and snacks.
NSW Supreme Court
Although Rising Tide’s ‘Paddle for the Planet’ and the public assembly at Horseshoe Beach on Saturday has been publicised for months, the NSW Police initiated legal action in the NSW Supreme Court on 11 November to block it. On 13 November the court didn’t think the police arguments about public safety were convincing enough.
The Paddle Out can go ahead with the legal protections of a Form 1. This means no police move on orders and no obstruction charges.
Newcastle Council decision
On 10 November the Newcastle City Council voted to never again authorise or licence Rising Tide to use community-owned land for events or protests, including their associates, subsidiaries, other groups and individuals.
Newcastle Lord Mayor, Gavin Morris, put forward a Lord Mayoral Minute which was supported by the two Liberal councillors, three independents and one Labor councillor (Declan Clausen). Three Greens and three Labor councillors opposed the motion, but it passed 7 to 6.
The Lord Mayor tabled five letters backing his minute. They were from NSW Premier Chris Minns, Police Minister Yasmin Catley, the Port of Newcastle, Business Hunter and the Harbour Master. Under questioning from Cr Joel Pringle, Morris confirmed he asked them to write the letters. Councillors received copies of the minute and the letters half an hour before the Council meeting. Council did not receive independent legal advice.
The People’s Blockade cannot go ahead in the form that we have enjoyed over the last three years, but it will go ahead. Put 27 February – 2 March in your calendar.
Rising Tide protest ban on Newcastle council land sparks outrage (ABC News)
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