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Media Release: Greens call on government to reject plans for fast tracked development in critically endangered Blue Gum forest at West Pennant Hills

Posted on June 05 2020

Greens spokesperson for planning, Jamie Parker MP, has called on the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces to abandon plans to fast track development at 55 Coonara Avenue, West Pennant Hills. The proposed development would see up to 600 residential dwellings constructed in sensitive forested area that is home to critically endangered flora and fauna.

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Progress and Pressure on Callan Park

Posted on May 15 2020

May Update from Jamie Parker MP

During this pandemic so many of us have come to rely on Callan Park as a place to escape the house, exercise with the dog, or let the kids run.

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Media Release: Greens call for ICAC’s ‘unlawful’ funding model to be scrapped

Posted on May 15 2020

Jamie Parker MP, the NSW Greens spokesperson on anti-corruption, has called on the government to make funding of the state’s corruption investigation body independent from government.

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Leichhardt Traffic and Parking Changes

Posted on May 11 2020

Transport for NSW has proposed a number of radical changes to traffic and parking in Leichhardt in an attempt to manage traffic increases caused by WestConnex.

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Media Release: Callan Park plan is a pipe dream without funding

Posted on May 08 2020

Jamie Parker, the Member for Balmain, has called on the government to finally deliver funding to the Callan Park Structure Plan which was developed over two years ago.

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Media Release: Greens call for fast track of community infrastructure projects over developer’s hit list

Posted on April 30 2020

Greens spokesperson for planning, Jamie Parker MP, has issued a challenge to the Minister for Planning saying that post Covid-19, the NSW Government should invest in communities instead of fast tracking projects that serve developers.

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Media Release: Merit, not developers, should lead decisions through COVID crisis

Posted on April 15 2020

Greens planning spokesperson Jamie Parker has cautioned the government’s plan to fast-track planning decisions in light of the coronavirus.

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Media Release: Greens say broad new Coronavirus planning powers undermine democracy

Posted on April 03 2020

NSW Greens spokesperson on Planning and Heritage has slammed the NSW Government’s decision to empower the Planning Minister to make unilateral decisions on State Significant Developments, rezonings and development applications in light of the Coronavirus.

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Let's support our local businesses

Posted on March 23 2020

With restaurants, pubs and cafes forced to shut down dine-in services during COVID-19, there has never been a better time to support our local businesses!

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Looking out for each other during COVID-19

Posted on March 23 2020

Like most people, I’ve been overwhelmed by the rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic and the worldwide response. With borders closing and many workplaces shut down, things have been moving very quickly.

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Media release: Western Harbour Tunnel more bad news for climate and community

Posted on January 30 2020

Greens State MP for Balmain Jamie Parker has said the Western Harbour Tunnel EIS confirms the government’s commitment to cars not public transport despite the enormous impacts on residents and climate.

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Media release: new shore power study for White Bay

Posted on January 20 2020

Member for Balmain Jamie Parker has welcomed an announcement from the Port Authority that it will review its 2017 ‘Shore Power Feasibility, Costing and Emission Benefits Study’.

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FERRIES AT GLEBE, ANNANDALE AND WEST BALMAIN

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

New ferries at Glebe, 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 support a version of the polluting and destructive WestConnex tollway. But we have costed a comprehensive plan for a world-class public transport system that makes getting around our city fast and easy.

Read the full Glebe Ferry feasibility report here.

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 establish a ferry service at Blackwattle Bay for the Glebe-Forest Lodge area, one at Rozelle Bay for the Annandale area and reinstate the ferry at West Balmain.

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