The Greens have written to all political parties registered for next year’s State election, seeking their commitment to reject donations from donors that are currently banned by State law, regardless of the High Court’s findings in the McCloy challenge. In late July Newcastle Mayor Jeff McCloy issued a writ to overturn the ban on donations […]
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The Greens have announced their candidate for the seat of Reid in the Federal Election due on 14 September this year. The Greens candidate for Reid is Councillor Pauline Tyrrell, Deputy Mayor of Canada Bay Council, which covers half of the area of the Reid electorate. Recently in Marrickville, Pauline met with Australian Greens Leader,
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Left: CBG member Margaret May (right) and friend at no CSG rally in November. Right: Greens leader, Senator Christine Milne, with Margaret May at the rally. A national week of action against Coal Seam Gas (CSG) took place in mid October, planned by the national Lock The Gate Alliance. The two largest protests in NSW
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The Greens have retained their seat on Canada Bay Council, with Pauline Tyrrell being re-elected. Thank you very much to everyone who helped with the campaign and voted for the Greens on September 8. Pauline warmly invites you to contact her on 0438 694 652 if you have any questions or problems with Canada Bay
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Cyclists in Canada Bay are well aware of several blackspots in local cycling infrastructure, for example, the corner of Lyons Rd West and Bayview Rd. The Greens’ new Bike Blackspot iPhone App can send a message to the NSW Government telling them that this corner in Canada Bay is a hazardous spot for cyclists and
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A 2010 study by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) in the USA entitled “Traffic-Related Air Pollution: A Critical Review of the Literature on Emissions, Exposure, and Health Effects” found children living within 500 metres of a major road or freeway are at greater risk of developing asthma, while adults face an increased likelihood of lung
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A new motorway may provide some short-term relief to congestion, but within a short time the extra road capacity generates more traffic than there was before. In the long term motorways just allow congestion to grow further: they don’t reduce it. The continuing debate on the M4 east and spending billions of dollars on a
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Below is a snapshot of Pauline’s council activities. The Draft Canada Bay Comprehensive Local Environment Plan (LEP) 2012 The draft LEP is intended to establish broad controls for future land use and development across Canada Bay. It came back to Council with amendments, after receiving 226 submissions while it was on exhibition. A separate report
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Protect Canada Bay from Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Exploration Pauline Tyrrell at “No CSG Rally’ on 1 May 2012 Pauline Tyrrell was one of 4,000 people who rallied outside State Parliament recently to stop CSG mining under both the Sydney metropolitan area and in prime agricultural land all over NSW. There is growing concern that
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On 30th April 2012, Ms. Kasy Chambers (executive director) released a report on how affordable it is to rent in Australia. The report, entitled: “Rental Affordability Snapshot” demonstrates how the private market has failed Australians from a low socio economic background. On a weekend in April 2012, Anglicare agencies undertook research of rental properties that
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