FOKE
Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment
Welcome to FOKE
Friends of Ku-ring-gai Environment is a community group dedicated to the conservation and protection of Ku-ring-gai’s built and natural environment. On behalf of residents we work for the maintenance of Ku-ring-gai’s built and natural heritage and the enhancement of its existing character and amenity.
It’s YOUR home and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SELL
Koala documentary at Roseville Cinema THIS Wed 17 July
Attend, listen & watch TOD Inquiry on Wed 24 July
FOKE Talk, July 2024
FOKE’s President Report, 22 May 2024
Good news – Lourdes planning proposal rejected
Hope – Council’s legal action
Important dates
FORUMS ON LOW AND MID-RISE HOUSING POLICY IN JUNE AND JULY
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Friends of Kuringgai Environment
FOKE is a community group with a focus across the Ku-ring-gai area, defending our natural heritage and opposing inappropriate overdevelopment.
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Why YIMBYs, NIMBYs, BIMBYs and YIGBYs all matter for democracy and our future cities
Healthy planning debates shape our cities for the better and should not exclude anyone based on crude characterisations of their motives.1 week ago
'Money always wins': Inside Sydney's underground tree-killing industry
Sometimes they're armed with a chainsaw, sometimes a bottle of poison, and often they're operating in broad daylight. So why is it so hard to catch Sydney's tree killers?2 weeks ago
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How do you add density to a ‘NIMBY’ neighbourhood? Ask a local
I found my community on Sydney’s leafy north shore. We can build more homes without destroying what we love.3 weeks ago
‘Bad for the whole of NSW’: Inside the north shore’s NIMBY crusade
Ku-ring-gai Council is taking the state government to court to block its planning reforms. But even in NIMBY central, attitudes about housing policy are starting to shift.