Save TAFE public forum

Please join me at our public forum and learn how to help save TAFE in NSW.

I'll be joining Greens TAFE spokesperson, Dawn Walker and Maxine Sharkey from the NSW Teachers Federation to discuss the latest issues confronting our TAFE system and to find out more about the campaign against the ongoing privatisation of vocational education.

Here are the details:

Date: 21st September

Time: 6-7.30pm

Place: Ultimo Community Centre, 40 William Henry St, Ultimo

RSVP online here

TAFE has been the backbone of vocational education and training in NSW for more than a century and helped create a strong and prosperous NSW.

Since the Liberals gained power in NSW, the State Government has slashed funds to education and training by $1.7 billion, closed TAFE campuses and re-directed public funds into private vocational colleges, many with track records of rorting, poor teaching standards and low graduation rates.

The Greens want a well-funded, publicly-owned TAFE system that will provide opportunities and skills for Australians into the future.

Hope to see you there.

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Georgina Topp commented 2017-09-14 17:44:50 +1000
As a TAFE student for the past 2 years, I can personally say the TAFE system is in a downward spiral, and the many excellent TAFE teachers are wringing their hands in despair, & looking for a parachute. Student numbers have dropped due to enormous fee increases, and classes and courses are now in jeopardy due to low numbers. Shame on the Liberal government for systematically dismantling a once excellent and affordable teaching institution.

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Imagine hopping on a ferry at Annandale or West Balmain and being in the heart of the city within minutes.

In 2020, we won the campaign for a Glebe ferry. Now, we have the opportunity to connect more of our area to the ferry network. New ferries at Annandale and West Balmain will provide a faster, smarter route into the city without adding to the traffic on our roads.

Both Labor and the Liberals want to build more polluting and destructive tollways across Sydney. But we have costed a comprehensive plan for a world-class public transport system that makes getting around our city fast and easy.

Dear Transport Minister,

New inner west ferry services would provide efficient, fast and environmentally sound travel to and from the area for workers, tourists, students, pensioners and the general public.

I therefore ask that the Government build on the success of the Blackwattle Bay ferry and establish a ferry service at Rozelle Bay for the Annandale area and reinstate the ferry at West Balmain.

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