Tuross says a firm NO to Council selling a popular Public Road for private purposes

The vote was unanimous at the Tuross Head Progress Assoc meeting of June 3rd when a show of hands was asked for saying NO to the council's proposal to sell Coopers Island Road.

Next Tuesday's Council meeting will finally deal with the saga of the illegal gate across Coopers Island Road; an issue that has turned into a total embarrassment for Eurobodalla Council For nearly two years the Council has been doing its best to ignore the public outcry of allowing the illegal gate to remain, along with the illegal fencing adjacent to Bowns Creek. The Council, in doing nothing, has brought itself into disrepute and has caused undue strain on the community who, for the past two years, have not gone beyond the erected gate to access what has been for generations a popular fishing and prawning spot, accessed by a public road to a weir built by Council using ratepayers funding. Next Tuesday will see a strong representation of community members presenting at Public Forum in the Council Chambers at 9:30am voicing their dismay at the way Council has handled (or failed to handle) the issue from the start and allowed it to fester. The Council meeting will also see the tabling of a community petition submitted for consideration to keep Coopers Island Road open to the public.