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    GreenWay Parliamentary debate – 31 May 2012

    by  • May 21, 2012

    The Parliamentary debate on the GreenWay petition is set for 4:30pm on 31 May 2012 at Parliament house, Macquarie St. Everyone is welcome to attend. In February Greens MP for Balmain, Jamie Parker was presented with a 10,000 signature petition from representatives of local councils and the Friends of the GreenWay community group supporting the [...]

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    Sustainable Transport Master Plan – Community workshops

    by  • May 21, 2012

    The NSW government will release its draft Transport Master Plan in June 2012 with its vision for transport for NSW for the next 20 years. Part of that process includes community consultation. Greens MP Jamie Parker is joining with Greens transport spokesperson Cate Faehrmann to hold community consultation workshops to ensure residents of the Balmain [...]

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    More Motorway madness

    by  • May 18, 2012

    Greens MP Cate Faehrmann says the CEO of Infrastructure NSW Paul Broad’s obsession with motorways will mean public transport will be at the bottom of Infrastructure NSW’s priorities. “Anyone who thinks that building more motorways will alleviate traffic congestion isn’t looking at the evidence,” said Ms Faehrmann. “After new motorways are built, traffic congestion returns [...]

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    Fair Go On Fares

    by  • May 15, 2012

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    Did you know if you’re looking for work and receiving the government’s Newstart Allowance your concession card doesn’t qualify you for a discount for MyMulti and Weekly tickets with Transport for NSW? For someone buying a MyMulti DayPass that’s a difference of more than $10. We think that’s pretty unfair considering Newstart recipients can be [...]

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    Public meeting opposes Rozelle Towers development

    by  • May 8, 2012

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    More than 500 residents packed Balmain Town Hall last night for a Leichhardt Council public meeting held to explain the development and the submission process for the former Balmain Leagues Club Site. The development was placed on public exhibition by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure on 18 April 2012 for a total of [...]

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    Government legalises corruption in local councils

    by  • May 3, 2012

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    Greens NSW Upper House MP has highlighted legislation passed by the NSW Parliament in April allows local councillors to vote on planning proposals in which they have a direct pecuniary interest. The Government’s legislation allows Councillors to vote on rezoning proposals, changes to development control plans and other broad planning decisions that impacts on land [...]

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    High Street Taskforces

    by  • April 30, 2012

    One of Leichhardt Councils highest priorities is ensuring we have strong, vibrant and sustainable local businesses in our high streets. To this end, Leichhardt Council and representatives of the Balmain/Rozelle and Leichhardt/Annandale Chambers Of Commerce discussed last year how we could work together to address the constraints facing local businesses. One of the key concerns [...]

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    Public Meeting on Balmain Leagues Club site

    by  • April 29, 2012

    Leichhardt Council will hold a public meeting on Thursday, May 3 from 6pm to 8pm in the Balmain Town Hall to explain the development and the submission process for the former Balmain Leagues Club Site. The development was placed on public exhibition by the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure on 18 April 2012 for [...]

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    Significant increase to plans for Rozelle Village Development

    by  • April 24, 2012

    Greens MP Jamie Parker has expressed concern over significantly revised plans for the Rozelle Village Development, which will double the number of dwellings and almost triple commercial floor space over what was previously proposed. “I share the concerns of residents and businesses about the size, scale and impact of this proposal,” Mr Parker said. “The [...]

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    Airport mess proves there’s no strategic planning for Sydney

    by  • April 20, 2012

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    The state government’s lack of strategic planning in their push to unleash further urban sprawl on Sydney’s fringe has been exposed in the debate regarding a new airport in Sydney’s south west, according to Greens NSW Planning spokesperson David Shoebridge. “In their haste to deliver urban sprawl for developers, the NSW government has failed to [...]

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