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Media coverage

Sandon Point has received substantial coverage in the mainstream press, for more than a decade. Included here is a small fraction, covering a range of issues. This collection is illustrative of the breadth and depth of community support for SPATE and the protection of Sandon Point.

2600 Properties Threatened (including Sandon Point)
Laurel-Lee Roderick Illawarra Mercury 16 July 2010

More than 2600 properties across Wollongong will be potentially affected by rising sea levels within the nexgt 90 years, Wollongong City Council has warned.

A coastal zone study commissioned by the council has identified 2684 properties that could be affected by 2100.  Study with maps available on WCC site. http://www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au/environment/9214.asp

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Sandon Point Warrior, Waratah Rose, Dies
Angela Thompson Illawarra Mercury 23 June 2010

Human rights activist Rosemarie Gillespie was, in her own words, no stranger to danger.

Her passion gook her to the frontline of many conflicts and often face to face with military forces.

The Port Kembla grandmother, also known as Waratah Rose, passed away at the Melbourne home of one of her daughters after a stroke in the early hours of Monday morning, aged 69.

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A crusader who fought for her beliefs
Editorial Illawarra Mercury 23 June 2010

Some people are born fighters.  Rosemarie "Waratah" Gillespie was that and much, much more.

To her family, friends, the oppressed and the under-privileged, she was a hero, brave and unflinching when the going got tough.

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New Court bid to halt Sandon Point development
Laurel Lee Roderick Illawarra Mercury 11 June 2010

Aboriginal campaigners who have spent a decade fighting.......Mr. Oshlack said...Sandon Point was an important cultural site and there had been no consultation with the Aboriginal people ...for the latest Stockland development application.

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Sandon Views - Notice of Development Approval
Stockland Other 7 January 2010

Dear Resident,
We would like to inform you that Sandon Point North has been approved for development by the Department of Planning.  Stockland intends to develop an integrated master planned community in this location, whilst maintaining the area's important environmental and Aboriginal heritage.

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Sandon foes digging in
Laurel-Lee Roderick Illawarra Mercury 17 December 2009

Project approval not the end, vow campaigners
Sandon Point campaigners have vowed to keep fighting development of the former industrial site after the State Government yesterday announced its approval of Stockland's 181 lot residential subdivision.

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