Keep Green Point green
By Nicole Brett
NEWCASTLE — More than 500 people attended a regatta and picnic at Croudance Bay Park, Lake Macquarie, on February 7 to support the preservation of Green Point.
Speakers included the mayor of Lake Macquarie and the spokesperson for the National Greens, Dr Bob Brown.
Green Point is a natural reserve half an hour from Newcastle which is under threat of being sold off to developers. The Green Point Action Committee and residents of Lake Macquarie are adamant about keeping Green Point in public hands.
The group has collected numerous signatures on a petition which it hopes to present to the state government in the near future.
Lewina Jackson, Democratic Socialist candidate for the seat on Newcastle, attended and spoke informally to people about her campaign and policies.