The NSW Government has committed to granting Carriageworks an initial 10-year lease over the Eveleigh railyards and five years guaranteed funding.

The government has finally backed down from their wasteful proposal to demolish our Powerhouse Museum.

The Powerhouse will stay in Ultimo with its collection spread across two museums, including one in Western Sydney. 

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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

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.

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. 

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.