clear message to the Land and

Environment Court yesterday

morning - Don’t bore

Bundanoon.

More than 350 protestors

against the proposed Norlex

Holdings development in

Governors Street blocked Church

Street, for a short time, to show

their disapproval over the

development.

The group turned out to show

their anger that the development

still had a chance of succeeding

despite four previous

applications being refused by

Wingecarribee Council.

The last application was

rejected in 2007 and the Land

and Environment Court upheld

the council’s decision last year.

Norlex successfully lodged an

appeal on three points of law and

the case is being re-heard.

The Land and Environment

Court went bush as

Commissioner Tim Moore heard

the testimony of objectors and

experts at the site where the

development is to be built.

The hearing was scheduled to

last a few hours before

adjourning back to Picton Court

House but several passionate

objectors and a full tour of the

site meant the “bush court”

lasted four hours.

The objectors major concern

is that trucks, carrying 37,000

litres of water each, will roll

through the tranquil town and

the noise pollution would be

highly disruptive to neighbours

of the Norlex development.

For the full story see the Southern Highland News, April 17