Greens MP Jamie Parker has welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Transport that work will begin on the Inner West Light Rail extension next month.

Greens MP Jamie Parker gained Parliamentary support for a motion recognising the importance of preschool education and calling on the Government to introduce a scheme for an additional year of public pre-school for two days per week for all children in NSW.

Greens MP Jamie Parker asked the Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State, and Minister for the Central Coast:

"Considering that the New South Wales Government has a renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020, when will the renewable energy action plan, which sets out how the target will be achieved, be completed?"

Watch Mr Parker's question and the Minister's answer here, or read the transcript below:

Leichhardt and Balmain locals and visitors can now access free internet in public places, thanks to the Greens MP for Balmain and Leichhardt Councillor Jamie Parker.

"I initiated this project because I believe internet access is an important social service which should be available to everyone. Those who may not be able to afford internet at home can go to a local park and access it for free," Mr Parker said.

Greens MPs Jamie Parker and Cate Faehrmann today joined Clover Moore MP to launch a bill to establish a container deposit scheme (CDS) in NSW. The scheme will refund consumers 10 cents for beverage containers they return to a collection depot or reverse vending machine.



 

 

 

 

 

Greens MP Jamie Parker is encouraging residents to make a submission regarding the development by Rozelle Village Pty Ltd to the Department of Planning by 18 June 2012.

Read Mr Parker's submission here

The NSW government is developing its Long Term Transport Master Plan which seeks to set out the priorities for NSW transport for the next 20 years. The first phase of consultation has been completed with submissions to the discussion paper closing in April 2012.

The next important step is the release of the draft Transport Master Plan in June 2012. Part of that process includes community consultation.

Greens MP Jamie Parker is joining with Greens transport spokesperson Cate Faehrmann to hold community consultation workshops to ensure residents of the Balmain electorate have their say.

ABC reported that close to 500 people attended the public meeting at balmain town hall called by Leichhardt Council to discuss the development at the former Balmain Leagues Club site. Jamie Parker, Greens MP for Balmain addressed the crowd and highlighted the impact on the local retail stores and well as traffic and resident issues.

The meeting overwhelmingly resolved to support the return of the Tigers Leagues Club but not to support the current development proposal.

For a copy of the Council presentation please click on the link below

http://www.leichhardt.nsw.gov.au/SPContent.aspx?PageID=13&ItemID=507

 

Greens MP Jamie Parker joined thousands of people from across NSW to oppose coal seam gas mining.

 

 

Dear resident,

New plans for Rozelle Village Pty Ltd development – high rise or high street?

I am a strong supporter of the Balmain Leagues Club and I support sustainable and appropriate development on the former club site. You may have read my recent community update about it. Since writing that letter, the developer has submitted significantly revised plans.

Greens MP Jamie Parker has expressed concern over significantly revised plans for the Rozelle Village Development, which will double the number of dwellings and almost triple commercial floor space over what was previously proposed.

April 20, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE
Greens MP Jamie Parker has called for a transparent review of contamination remediation plans at Barangaroo following revelations that Lend Lease has known about potentially deadly asbestos on the site for five years but failed to inform the public.

"Building workers and the general public are understandably alarmed by recent discoveries of multiple sites within Barangaroo containing asbestos contamination," Mr Parker said.