• Greens welcome call for long term housing solutions

    by  • February 8, 2012

    The Australian Greens have welcomed Australians for Affordable Housing’s call for a long term commitment from the Government to address the nation’s housing crisis. Greens housing spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam said the up coming Federal Budget should deliver a long term strategy for meeting the nation’s housing needs. “More than 240,000 households in this country [...]

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    O’Farrell lets developers off the leash in Sydney

    by  • February 2, 2012

    NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has granted large developers in Sydney a free gift, with a fast-tracked rezoning process without any strategic planning. This will deliver developer profits at the cost of sensible strategic planning in Sydney’s suburbs. NSW Greens Planning Spokesperson David Shoebridge said: “This is Barry O’Farrell’s recipe for developer profits at the cost [...]

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    Victoria Road Clearway – Public Meeting February 1

    by  • January 31, 2012

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    NSW Roads and Maritime Services (formerly the RTA) is planning to permanently  remove all of the remaining 44 parking spaces on  Victoria  Road Rozelle from the Iron Cove Bridge to the The Crescent.  This proposal was intended to be implemented over the Christmas / New Year Holiday period with local residential streets expected to absorb [...]

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    Transport Solutions for our Future

    by  • January 30, 2012

    Cr. Rochelle Porteous - Leichhardt Mayor

    A safer, more accessible, efficient and environmentally friendly future for local transport is one step closer with Council’s new Draft Integrated Transport Plan approved for exhibition. The Plan aims to increase transport options in the LGA and make it. easy for us to make our travel sustainable. Some of the great initiatives we are looking [...]

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    Harold Park overdevelopment – Public Meeting February 4

    by  • January 27, 2012

    Harold Park Development Glebe

    Balmain Greens MP Jamie Parker continues to lead the campaign to stop the overdevelopment of what was previously the Harold Park paceway. Jamie Parker will chair a public meeting next week ahead of the City of Sydney’s Central Sydney Planning Committee decision about the Harold Park development. This meeting will be one of the last [...]

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    Zero carbon NSW workshop – 5 Feb, 2012

    by  • January 18, 2012

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    Greens NSW MP and Energy spokesperson John Kaye’s is convening a workshop on the Greens’ proposed Zero Carbon NSW legislation. The workshop will be held on Sunday 5th February from 1 pm to 4:30 pm at the Greens NSW office at 19 Eve St, Erskineville. All Greens members are welcome to attend and participate in [...]

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    Callan Park Master Plan now available as an eBook

    by  • January 7, 2012

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    Leichhardt Council’s complete Callan Park Master Plan is now abailable on council’s web site as an eBook. Readers can flick through the pages, download sections or zoom in on  specific pages, pictures or information. The link below leads directly to the eBook on council’s web site. Leichhardt Council – Callan Park Master Plan Related Links: [...]

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    Call for Attorney General to show charity in mental health case

    by  • December 22, 2011

    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 [...]

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