Greens win Good Result in Drummoyne

“The Greens have again increased our proportion of the vote in Drummoyne”, said Bernard Rooney, Greens Candidate for Drummoyne. “With absentee and postal votes to be counted, our vote in 2007 is up to 9.17%.”

Greens on Ice

Letter to the Editor, Inner West Courier.

Re “Deal Goes Icy”, Inner West Courier, 20/3/7.

I am concerned at the impression created in this article that the Greens somehow condone drug and substance abuse, including ‘ice’. This is untrue. Our policy has been misrepresented by recent media reports and our political opponents.

The Greens recognise drug and substance abuse to be a serious social problem with a toll on users’ mental and physical health, as well as crime and corruption in the community. Our policies are designed to tackle this problem in the most effective way.

Canada Bay Council Supports Earth Hour Initiative

On the evening of 31 March 2007, the World Wildlife Fund-Australia (WWF) and Fairfax invite all Sydney households and businesses to turn off their lights for one hour at 7.30pm. This is Earth Hour.

“According to the Stern Report, we have no more than 10-15 years in which to address the crisis of global warming before runaway climate change sets in”, said Cr Bernard Rooney, who supported the Earth Hour initiative in Council. “It may not be fully appreciated that energy conservation – along with clean, renewable energy – is to be a major component of the response to global warming.”

Greens Committed to Bicycles

“I have received numerous emails from cycling enthusiasts regarding Greens’ policy on cycling”, said Bernard Rooney, Greens Candidate for Drummoyne. “I am happy to say that the Greens have a very strong policy on the use of bicycles as a method of transport.

Threat of M4 East looms over Drummoyne Electorate

“The State government will not rule out construction of the M4 East motorway extension from Concord through to Haberfield”, said Bernard Rooney, Greens Candidate for Drummoyne. “Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal is reported to have said (SMH, 2/3/7) that the the road was in the state’s 10 ­year infrastructure plan, but would not say what steps it would take in the next four years to get the project started.

“If constructed, this will have a deleterious effect on the Drummoyne electorate. Traffic will continue to increase, and more and more cars will be fed into the Concord, Five Dock and Haberfield areas.”