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Sydneynews Newsletter 13 | April 2017 INDEPENDENT MEMBER FOR SYDNEY sydneynews Newsletter 13 | April 2017 ANOTHER GREAT MARDI GRAS Greatest Risk to I got cross party support from Parliament to welcome the contribution of Mardi Gras to Sydney Our Environment Ever! and NSW. Speakers gave strong messages of acceptance and celebration of LGBTI communities. NSW has one of the worst extinction rates in the world: Mardi Gras remains an important tool in the push we’ve lost animals, plants, ecosystems, and almost all rainforests, for equality and this year I was proud to again march with much of what is left at risk. with Lord Mayor Clover Moore and supporters. Only nine per cent of NSW land is protected national park – most of our native vegetation is privately owned or Crown land. SHORT TERM LETTING Short term letting in private homes can be good Yet late last year the government pushed through legislation to let for visitors and hosts but if not regulated properly, landowners clear native vegetation without oversight and to make can impact on housing affordability and neighbours it easier to sell Crown land. through strata costs, security and noise. In Parliament the minister promised me he would Land management controls now reflect Queensland’s which clears consider giving owner corporations the power to 300,000 hectares of native bush a year – NSW previously cleared control short term letting in strata. I will push for around 10,000 hectares a year! other protections for terrace homes. The government will review all Crown land parcels, which make up about 42 per cent of NSW, and sell or transfer any considered not PRIVATISATION GONE MAD I opposed the bill to privatise NSW Land and of ‘State significance’. Vital habitat and travel routes for endangered Property Information because it risks the quality of species are at risk, as are inner city parcels like the Paddington service, property fraud and increased costs to buy Bowling Club – we know the Fish Market site will be sold. and sell a home. The government’s privatisation agenda is getting out of hand – what will be next! Environment groups say the laws will have devastating impacts on air, water and land quality, and biodiversity. SYDNEY WOMAN OF THE YEAR Climate change will bring extreme weather events creating massive Congratulations to Elaine Czulkowski of Darlinghurst, challenges to our quality of life; land management changes must be Sydney Local Woman of the Year. Elaine is about protecting remaining biodiversity, not destroying it. committed to equality and has supported LGBTI organisations including Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, The Bingham Cup, ACON, Out for Australia, Queer Screen, Australian Marriage Alex Greenwich MP Equality and the Equality Campaign. Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich MP Independent Member for Sydney Ground Floor 21 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Telephone 9267 5999 Email [email protected] Sydney Local Woman of the Year, Celebrating Chinese New Year www.alexgreenwich.com.au Elaine Czulkowski ‘Year of the Rooster’ 2 FROM PARLIAMENT CORRUPTION WATCHDOG PUNISHED The Independent Commission Against Corruption investigates and exposes corruption of politicians and public officials, and its recent Operation Spicer implicated former government MPs. Appallingly the government rushed through legislation to sack the sitting commissioner and make it harder for investigations to go to public hearing. I opposed the bill and supported Labor DIGITAL EDUCATION FAIL amendments to keep the then ICT professionals tell me NSW technology education is falling behind. We are sitting commissioner. the only state not to adopt the national curriculum, which increases digital technologies emphasis and includes great teaching resources. About 40 per cent of jobs will be lost to automation in 10 to 15 years and in Parliament I asked the government to adopt the national digital technologies curriculum to COMMUNITY HOUSING TRANSFERS The government will transfer 18,000 skill our future workforce for the digital and innovation economies. public housing tenancies outside the inner city to community housing providers through a new system of leases that allow tenants to keep the ACTION NEEDED ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING Escalating home prices and stagnant wages prevent first home buyers entering same conditions and rights including a the market, and inner city renting is “extremely unaffordable”. Diversity is at fixed term lease. While the government risk and people who help the inner city function like teachers, nurses and should not lose control of tenant police can’t afford to live here. management, community housing providers have high tenant satisfaction The government’s promised housing affordability strategy aims to help first so I supported the bill. In response to home buyers and in Parliament I asked for it to address inner city and rental my concerns, the government promised unaffordability. I called for a 15 per cent social and affordable housing target to only transfer to non-profit organisations. in redevelopments, developer levies and a fairer tax system, and warned that short term letting proliferation could worsen affordability. LAND ACQUISITIONS STILL NEED FIXING FULL PRISONS SHAME Many inner city home owners forced I supported the Independent Member for Lake to sell and tenants forced to move for Macquarie’s motion calling on the government the metro, light rail and WestConnex to reduce the number of people in jail, projects felt cheated. In response to particularly young people, Indigenous people community outcry the government and those on remand. A record 12,641 people increased compensation for non-financial are in prison and the number continues to disadvantage, but in Parliament I argued grow without improving safety. Nearly 70 per the compulsory acquisition system cent reoffend; we need active programs to remains unfair because it does not educate, rehabilitate and address underlying guarantee people can buy or rent disability, mental illness, disadvantage and a new home within their community. trauma. I asked the minister to invest in post- Inner city low cost housing is becoming Independents working together release and justice reinvestment programs to rare and getting market value may help prisoners reintegrate. force someone to move away from their community and supports. follow my work at www.alexgreenwich.com.au 1930s heritage affordable homes to go With the former minister and Lord Mayor for metro station opening City West Housing in Glebe 3 Alex Greenwich MP Independent Member for Sydney sydneynews NOISY VEHICLES Intrusive noise from vehicles late at night has long been a concern and getting effective action has proved difficult. Noise regulations are impractical, requiring you to report licence plates to the EPA so that vehicles can be called in for inspection. Kings Cross Police carry out Where two new towers will block weekend operations with noisy the skyline and water views vehicles tested on the spot. I asked adjacent police commanders to carry out similar operations. RAMPANT HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT Good planning principles are being abandoned to overdevelop and privatise the harbour foreshore. The low rise human scale of Darling Harbour is being replaced with towers and soon the waterfront will be windy and overshadowed, and without CRUISE SHIP POLLUTION city skyline views. The solution to cruise ship noise and air I recently opposed proposals for a 39-storey Harbourside residential tower and pollution is providing shore-to-ship power 235-metre Cockle Bay Wharf commercial tower. Previously I opposed the now supply. Emissions from ships berthed in approved 25-storey IMAX tower and the now built 142-metre ICC Hotel tower. Sydney Harbour can affect thousands of Over 600 new private car parks will be added to the area, despite already residents, workers and visitors and I’ve congested CBD and Pyrmont traffic networks. Now Star City Casino wants to asked another question in Parliament build a 215-metre residential tower. about plans for the Overseas Passenger Terminal and White Bay Cruise Terminal. The government promised strategic planning, but these proposals are ad-hoc and With federal law changes overriding the have no public benefit. State’s tightening of fuel standards to lower sulfur emissions, this matter is urgent. EDGECLIFF STATION STALLED In response to my latest question about the promised upgrade of the Edgecliff Railway Station and bus interchange, the minister says that the concept design WestConnex shaves Sydney Park. Is Moore Park next? stage is finished, but detailed design won’t be done until the end of the year and there is still no date for completion. WESTCONNEX BIGGER AND CLOSER The station urgently needs improved The government released alarming proposals to widen roads and intersections, accessibility, especially lifts and I will and introduce clearways between Alexandria and Moore Park. Details are scarce continue to push for this needed upgrade but it looks like parts of Moore Park will be shaved off. The changes are to – announced with fanfare in 2015. deal with increased traffic from the WestConnex St Peter’s Interchange, despite government promises that the existing inner city local road network would be able to cope with increased traffic. It is unsustainable to continually expand road space; new roads encourage private vehicle use, leading to more congestion and at massive cost. My submission asked the government to abandon proposals and work across roads, public transport, environment and planning agencies to address future congestion. Plugging in... It’s the cruise ship pollution solution Still waiting for the urgent Edgecliff Station plan upgrade 4 Alex Greenwich MP sydneynews Independent Member for Sydney Campaigns & People ELIZABETH BAY MARINA EXPANSION Revised plans for the Elizabeth Bay Marina are still too big, with more and larger boats to block views and disrupt peaceful Beare Park and adjacent homes. Structures including a taller facility will cover more water surface and potential ferry services haven’t been considered. The densely populated adjacent communities rely on Beare Park for recreation and respite and my submissions opposed this marina expansion.
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