Greens NSW MP and Transport spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has today given notice of a motion that would establish a NSW Upper House inquiry into public transport options for people in the Illawarra region, in order to resolve issues such as overcrowding and reduce travel times. Dr Faruqi said: “There is too much secrecy […]
2017-18 Budget: Active Transport less than 0.5% of Transport Spend
Greens NSW MP and Transport spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has said that today’s budget has again failed to make much needed investment in active transport modes, such as cycling and pedestrian infrastructure by allocating less than 0.5% of its total transport spend on active infrastructure. Dr Faruqi said: “The Government has allocated less than […]
2017-18 Budget: Regional Communities Continue to Be Ignored in Public Transport Planning
Media Release 20 June 2017 Greens MP and Transport Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC has said that the NSW Budget has once again failed regional communities with no significant boost in funding for public transport in regional NSW. Dr Faruqi said: “The Government has acknowledged regional NSW will have a population of 3.4 million by […]
2017/2018 Budget an F for the Environment
Media Release 20/6/2017 Greens MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC has said that today’s NSW budget completely fails the environment, ignoring climate change and National Parks. Dr Faruqi said: “The Government is squirreling away billions of dollars in surpluses and almost completely ignoring our most valuable asset, the natural environment. “$22 million […]
Greens Call for $250 million National Parks Fund in 2017-2018 State Budget
Media Release 16/6/2017 Greens MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC has today called on the NSW Government to establish a $250 million National Parks fund to expand the National Park System. Just $31 million was set aside by the state government this financial year to cover all capital works and land acquisition in […]
Government Fails to Measure Performance after Privatising Road Maintenance Contracts
NSW Greens MP and Transport spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has responded to the Auditor General’s report into Roads and Maritimes Services’ management of road maintenance contracts in Sydney’s south and west. The report has found that RMS’ management of the outsourced Stewardship Maintenance Contracts has not been effective, particularly in failing to measure performance […]
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