Better Planning Network

The Progress Association recently joined the Better Planning Network,a network of 200 state-wide local communities, organisations and individuals striving to achieve a better planning system for NSW. The Better Planning Network is not affiliated with any political party and recognises that:

1. Community engagement in decision-making is essential at every stage of the planning and development process.
2. Protecting our natural and cultural heritage is fundamental to the wellbeing of our communities.
3. Development must put local residents and communities first.
4. Strategic planning must be evidence-based.
5. Development must comply with strategic planning instruments.
6. Infrastructure goes hand in hand with development.

BPN’s contact email is betterplanningnetwork@gmail.com. They are on Facebook too

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Suggestions on how to be involved include: 

• Organise a meeting of your group membership to discuss the NSW Planning Review (make sure you give attendees a list of how they can voice their concerns or have laptops available at the meeting so people can email letters straight away)
• Forward BPN emails (particularly BPN calls to action) widely- to your group membership, as well as to your community networks- family, colleagues, friends, neighbours etc. Email the Premier http://betterplanningnetwork.good.do/nsw/email-the-premier-2/
• Talk to your family, friends and neighbours about what is happening and ask them if they can send a letter to their MP or to the Minister for Planning (there is a template on our website - betterplanningnetwork.good.do )
• ‘Like’ us on Facebook and ‘share’ our posts with your friends (https://www.facebook.com/BetterPlanningNetwork )
• ‘Follow’ us on Twitter and ‘retweet’ our posts where appropriate ( @BettPlanNetwork )
• Email our YouTube video to your group membership and community networks: http://www.youtube.com/user/BetterPlanning
• Encourage others to join the BPN email database by contacting us at betterplanningnetwork@gmail.com
• Liaise with your local media and keep trying to get the NSW Planning Review into the news