Greens Will Act on Coal

“Senator Bob Brown and the Greens attracted criticism in recent days from both Labor and Liberal parties over the coal issue,” said Greens candidate for Drummoyne Bernard Rooney. “But this only disguised the fact that both Labor and Liberal are not acting on this crisis issue, whereas the Greens have well-developed policies. Both Peter Debnam and Morris Iemma are planning on an increase in coal-fired power when the opposite is needed.”

“Bob Brown did not call for the coal industry to be shut down in three years,” said Mr Rooney. “He called for a plan for the phase out of the coal industry to be developed in three years. The Greens support phasing out the coal industry, not closing down the industry now. Our policy calls for no new coal projects and for increased government support for developing a renewable energy manufacturing industry.”

Drummoyne/ Victoria Rd Traffic chaos

Article published in Inner West Courier 13feb07: The State Government continues to ignore light rail and integrated transport planning across Sydney, showing that their commitment to reducing climate change is nothing more than hot air, as is their transport policy.

As member for Drummoyne I would be prepared to take on the RTA and the Minister for Roads, as their focus is on shifting ever-increasing amounts of traffic through Sydney’s congested main roads, sometimes at the expense of local traffic and local residents.

The RTA must be prevented from creating a situation which induces ‘rat-running’ through East Drummoyne (eg, via Seymour St) and at the same time not block reasonable access and egress to the area through the only three traffic-light controlled points that exist: Lyons Rd, Edwin St, and Park Ave. Solutions can be found by consulting with residents and paying attention to the details of road and traffic.

Further Information:

A summary of The Greens’ policy on Transport can be found here.

The Greens’ full policy on transport can be found here.