Jill Walker, second from right, has been leading the campaign. Photo: ROB HOMER

by Lisa Carapiet

"Absolute power held by one person is unjust, undemocratic."
 
The fight to save Sandon Point on the South Coast of NSW is making its way
to the High Court of Australia. Jill Walker, local resident and activist,has been campaigning against the $250 million plan to build homes on the site for over seven years.
 

From EDO website at http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw/site/casework_key.php#sandon

Jill Walker v the Minister for Planning & Ors (LEC Proceedings No. 40240 of 2007-08-28) (Sandon Point)

The EDO assisted Jill Walker, a local resident, in a successful Land and Environment Court challenge to a Concept Plan approval of a development at Sandon Point.

The proposed development was for up to 285 homes and an aged care facility to be built on flood-prone coastal land.