NEW MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CALLAN PARK

The NSW Ministry of Health has announced that Sydney Local Health District will liaise with the community on opportunities for step down mental health provision at Callan Park.

Jamie Parker MP for Balmain will be discussing the matter with the Department of Health this week.

Commenting on the announcement, Jamie Parker MP for Balmain says:

“Our community understands that the moral heart of Callan Park is mental health and welcomes the opportunity to support people working towards recovery.

“Our Community welcomes additional mental health services and has a proud history of advocacy in this neglected area of health services..

“Community consultation for the Callan Park Master Plan saw near unanimous support for mental health facilities to be retained and enhanced at Callan Park.

“After twenty years spent fending off attempts by successive Labor and Liberal governments to develop, sell-off and commercialise this remarkable site, it’s encouraging to see the government is finally starting to examine to plans that this community actually supports.

FERRIES AT ANNANDALE AND WEST BALMAIN

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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