White Bay Fighting

May 27, 2010 INNER WEST INDEPENDENT
Leichhardt Council is investigating avenues of opposition to the state government’s plans for Barangaroo, having passed a motion at its April meeting to approach City of Sydney and North Sydney Councils to investigate the possibility of working together to oppose “overdevelopment” and the move of the Cruise Passenger Terminal to White Bay.

Although not all councillors believed the matter should be considered urgent, Labor councilors Darcy Byrne and Lyndal Howison were the only two to vote against the resolution. “It’s not right that Council is planning to spend tens of thousands of dollars of ratepayers’ money on a legal challenge to a development at Barangaroo that has nothing to do with us, when there is no money for youth programs, affordable housing and sporting fields,” Cr Byrne said.

But according to Mayor Jamie Parker, Council is not seeking to take legal action, but rather plans to work through the NSW Environmental Defender’s Office (EDO), a not-for-profit community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law.

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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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