Archive for February, 2007
February 28th, 2007 by Sue Wynn
‘Ask yourself,’ says Sue Wynn, Greens candidate for Swansea. ‘Would this development happen in Sydney where the Government power brokers live?’
The NSW Government is in the process of allowing development on the Wallarah Peninsula at Catherine Hill Bay, Gwandalan, Nords Wharf and Crangan Bay, because it has ignored its own Department of Planning’s advice on how to bring it into public ownership.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Development
February 27th, 2007 by Charmian Eckersley
The Greens candidate for Port Stephens, Ms Charmian Eckersley, has condemned plans to alienate more public land along the Nelson Bay foreshore and hand it to developers.
Ms Eckersley is concerned that the picturesque and informal sandy beach could be swallowed up and the stretch of foreshore parkland along Victoria Parade - including crown land to the south - could be covered by the concrete of commercial development.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Development
February 27th, 2007 by Sue Wynn
Greens candidate for Swansea, Sue Wynn, is calling for a thorough and immediate overhaul of the public transport system in her electorate, a system she feels is letting the local community down.
‘The state of public transport across the electorate of Swansea is abysmal,’ said Ms Wynn. ‘The electorate needs an integrated approach across regional areas. The lack of services and their infrequency contributes to social isolation as well as the inability for many people to fully engage in the workforce and of course a continued reliance on cars for their transport needs.’
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Public Transport
February 21st, 2007 by Sue Wynn
Greens candidate for Swansea, Sue Wynn, has joined the cry of community pre-schools across the region for the government to increase funding and make pre-schooling more affordable.
‘As a mother, former teacher, educator and Greens candidate I condemn the continued lack of funding for pre-schools by the Labor government in NSW’, said Ms Wynn.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Education
February 21st, 2007 by Michael Osborne
Greens candidate for Newcastle, Councillor Michael Osborne, has released a Five Point Plan to improve public transport in Newcastle.
“The Five Point Plan makes it very clear what is needed to improve public transport in Newcastle,” Councillor Osborne said.
“The first Point is to integrate the ticketing between the buses, trains and ferries for everyone, so commuters can buy a single ticket for their entire journey. Currently this is available to some pensioners, so it can be done and it can be expanded to include all commuters.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Public Transport
February 21st, 2007 by Michael Osborne
The Greens today called on state and federal governments to heed last-night’s call by Australian-of-the-year Tim Flannery to wind down the Hunter coal industry.
“Prof Flannery’s call is a timely addition to the voices of other scientists such as Prof Ian Lowe and bodies such as Newcastle City Council, as well as to the emerging groundswell of the wider community, who have realised that continuing with coal could cost us the earth,” Greens candidate for Newcastle, Cr Michael Osborne said today. Cr Michael Osborne moved the Newcastle Council motion to cap coal exports out of Newcastle.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Energy
February 21st, 2007 by Suzanne Pritchard
Lake Macquarie Greens candidate, Suzanne Pritchard has been supporting the Toronto Brighton-Excelsior Action group to oppose a 56 unit development spanning the Toronto ridgeline that is setting a frightening precedent for the local community.
“This development is laying the foundations for the future of this community and it’s a future that is not wanted,” Suzanne said.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Development
February 21st, 2007 by The Editor
Libraries in the Hunter Region are struggling to make ends meet. The Greens are calling for a desperately needed substantial injection of State funding to enable libraries to keep pace with the growing needs of their local communities and ageing populations.
The NSW State Government has budgeted to give less to libraries than any other state in Australia in this year. The State Government will provide only 10% of the cost to run local government libraries in NSW, compared with Northern Territory 69%, South Australia 29%, Victoria 20% and Western Australia 19%.
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Filed under Uncategorized, Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases
February 8th, 2007 by Suzanne Pritchard
“A booming industry producing renewable energy technologies could be the future for Lake Macquarie if the political will existed” Greens Candidate for Lake Macquarie Suzanne Pritchard said.
On a visit to the Hunter on Tuesday Greens Upper House candidate John Kaye said the Iemma Government’s failure to develop a plan for the Hunter to make the transition from coal to renewables would cost the region 25,000 jobs over the next decade.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases, Issues, Energy
February 7th, 2007 by Jane Smith
The Greens condemn the law and order bidding war being waged between the two major parties in the lead up to the state election in March and call for all parties to adopt Greens policies aimed at solving the social causes of crime.
The law and order bidding war has more to do with whipping up anxiety in the electorate about crime than working out ways to solve the causes of crime in the community.
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Filed under Elections, 2007 NSW State, Media Releases