Parker declares tilt at State seat (Balmain Village Voice)

It was the worst-kept secret in all Leichhardt, but the cat is finally officially out of the bag: Mayor Jamie Parker has announced he will run for preselection for the state seat of Balmain.

“Yes, I will be running for preselection,” Cr Parker, whose political hero is South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, said.

He said he was standing because “so many people in the community” had asked him to provide “a viable alternative to the Labor Party”.

“Everything about this government ... and its inability to deliver basic public transport and infrastructure shows it is time to change,” Cr Parker said.

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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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