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In August this story about community resistance to a housing development at Bellwood proved one of the hottest topics.
Dramatic scenes unfolded on August 14 when bulldozers began clearing undergrowth along the boundary between the Bellwood mission and the 108-lot development approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel in November 2016.
The traditional owners were upset they were given no warning about the work, which they said encroached on land set aside for them when segregation took place.
"We have been here for a long time and no one has said anything to us," Elder Nancy Walker said.
... in the face of the protests, workers downed tools, leaving the final section, where the boundary fence was to be installed, uncleared.