North Strathfield Resident Action Group & Westfield

This article is part of the Center for Media & Democracy's spotlight on front groups and corporate spin.

The North Strathfield Resident Action Group was a front group purporting to respresent residents opposed to the establishment of a new shopping centre on the site of the old Arnott's biscuit factory site at Homebush-North Strathfield in Sydney.

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External links

Court Documents

Kirella Pty Ltd Vs Hooper

• Kirella Pty Ltd v Hooper, Federal Court of Australian Case No NSD1036/1998, Filed: October 1, 1998; Finalised: March 17, 2000.
• Kirella Pty Ltd v Hooper (1999) FCA 169 (1 March 1999), Federal Court of Australia, 1 March 1999. (This is the sumary of the preliminary discovery hearing).
• "Hooper v Kirella Pty Ltd (1999) FCA 1584", Federal Court of Australia, 17 November 1999.
• "Kirella Pty Ltd v Hooper (1999) FCA 1876", Federal Court of Australia, 23 December 1999.
• "1839/99 Kirella Pty Ltd v Hooper (includes corrigendum dated 31 December 1999 (1999) FCA 1839", Federal Court of Australia, 23 December 1999.

Kirella Pty Ltd vs Westfield

• Kirella Pty Ltd v Westfield Holdings Ltd", Federal Court of Australia Case No NSD1036/1998, Filed: July 6, 2001; Finalised: July 8, 2004.
• "Kirela Pty Limited v Westfield Holdings Limited (2002) FCA 1223 (3 October 2002)=", Federal Court of Australia, 3 October 2002.

Media Articles & Reports

• Bruce Walkley, "NSW Opposition media adviser accused in court", AAP, December 15, 1998.
• "Chikarovski adviser in mystery resident group imbroglio", Australian Financial Review, December 16, 1998, page 30.
• Ian Verrender, "Westfield says sorry for bogus Nimbys", Sydney Morning Herald, December 18, 1999, page 1.
• Ian Verrender, "Westfield fails to keep 'friend' out of witness box", Sydney Morning Herald, December 24, 1999, page 3.
• David Luff, "Bogus groups exposed", Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), December 24, 1999, page 7.
• Mathew Carr, "QIC linked to Westfield in use of lobbyist to influence town planning", Australian Financial Review, December 29, 1999, page 3.
• Duncan Macfarlane, "Retailer's manager led war on rival", The Australian, December 30, 1999, page 3.
• Duncan MacFarlane, "Double agent in residents group", The Australian, January 4, 2000, page 3.
• Ian Verrender, "Lowy regrets campaigns against rivals", Sydney Morning Herald, February 4, 2000, page 3.
• Duncan MacFarlane, "Westfield boss sorry for 'spying' on rivals", The Australian, February 4, 2000, page 5.
• Duncan MacFarlane, "ALP donors win development green lights", The Weekend Australian, February 5, 2000, page 3.
• "Westfield funds Hooper", The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia), February 5, 2000, page 9.
• Kathryn Bice, "Hooper gets extra week", Australian Financial Review, February 11, 2000, page 73.
• Annabel Hepworth, "Hooper to face court", The Australian Financial Review, February 19, 2000, page 18.
• Ross Coulthart, "Corporate hi-jinks", Sunday, February 20, 2000.
• Ian Verrender, " Westfield chiefs named in plot against development", Sydney Morning Herald, March 18, 2000.
• Mathew Carr, Lowy quizzed by the ASA over links with controversial lobbyist, Australian Financial Review, May 5, 2000, page 88.
• Anne Davies, "Public relations, Private Interests", Sydney Morning Herald, December 16, 2000.
• "WDC - Westfield says legal action resolved", RWE Company Announcements, July 9, 2004
• Roz Alderton, Westfield agrees to pay $3.5 mln to settle developer dispute, AAP, July 10, 2004.
• Westfield settles dispute, The Australian, July 15, 2004

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