A mentally ill man in Long Bay Prison Hospital is being forcibly injected as part of his treatment. When his tutor, Brett Collins of Justice Action, unsuccessfully sought to review the man’s involuntary treatment regime in the Supreme Court the NSW government obtained a $36,000 costs order against him. Attorney General Greg Smith is rejecting [...]
Read more →As a result of the efforts of Greens Mayor of Leichhardt Cr Rochelle Porteous the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (former RTA) have agreed to extend the consultation period for the Victoria Road clearway project. This project proposes to remove 44 parking spaces from various locations around Rozelle forcing cars to park in nearby local [...]
Read more →Patients dumped from hospital without community care The Greens are calling for urgent action on the scandalous lack of care available to patients discharged from an acute mental health bed. Answers to Budget Estimates questions put on notice submitted by Greens NSW MP John Kaye showed that in 2010/11, only 57 percent of patients discharged [...]
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It gave me great pleasure last week to attend Leichhardt Council’s Volunteers Christmas Party, which celebrated the incredible contribution volunteers made to Council and the l.elchhardt community over the last year. Volunteering is growing in Australia, with the number volunteering doubling from 1995 to 2010. Around 38% of the adult population – 6.4 million people [...]
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Australia’s oral health is poor and getting worse. Less than half of Australians have favourable oral health and dental visiting patterns. This is largely due to the high cost of dental treatment. 60% of dental care is paid for out-of-pocket, with the result that a third of people say they can’t afford to go to [...]
Read more →44 parking spaces are set to be lost from the Rozelle business district, with the NSW State Government announcing a last minute pre-Christmas consultation on the creation of a Victoria Road clearway. The NSW Roads and Maritime Agency has given Council and the community just two weeks to comment on the proposal, which is likely [...]
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Greens MP Jamie Parker is seeking community support to reach 10,000 signatures calling on the government to build the GreenWay. “The O’Farrell government has committed to allowing a parliamentary debate on any petition that reaches 10,000 signatures,” Mr Parker said. “The GreenWay petition has over 8,000 signatures and I will continue to collect names in [...]
Read more →Despite receiving more than 85 percent of their operations funds from the state and federal governments, Sacred Heart Parish Primary School in Broken Hill has refused to enrol a student because her parents were in a same-sex relationship, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. Dr Kaye said: “Sacred Heart is the recipient of exceptionally [...]
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Greens MP Jamie Parker will this week hold a roundtable meeting with key stakeholders to oppose the O’Farrell government’s plans to introduce fees into public preschools. “The introduction of fees for public preschools puts at risk improvements to lifelong learning outcomes, social adjustment to school life and long-term further engagement in educations,” Mr Parker said. [...]
Read more →Local passengers will have an extra ferry route when private operators begin new peak hour services from Balmain to the city, Member for Balmain Jamie Parker said today. “This is good news for Balmain ferry commuters but this is exactly the type of service that Sydney Ferries could be providing which would also bring the [...]
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