Welcome to the Port Jackson Greens
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Our Candidates
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02.07.08 Greens Announce Leichhardt Council Candidates
The Greens lead candidates for the upcoming Leichhardt Council elections have been announced today.
Current Greens Councillors – Cr Michele McKenzie (Wangal), Cr Jamie Parker (Birrabirragal) and Cr Rochelle Porteous (Eora) will be joined by environmentalist and long-time Annandale resident, Daniel Kogoy standing in the Gadigal Ward. Cr Kate Hamilton did not seek pre-selection for the next term of council.
The Greens are standing on a strong platform of local policies with a Green team that bring a good balance of experience, skills, enthusiasm and fresh ideas to Leichhardt Council. Key Greens policies are tackling climate change at a local level; securing a properly managed trust for Callan Park; improving our streets, footpaths and gardens; increasing open space; stopping over-development and advocating for greater transparency, accountability and meaningful community consultation in Leichhardt Council.
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25.03.07 Greens Make Balmain Marginal
Last night's counting shows the Greens have succeeded in making Balmain a marginal seat according to the Port Jackson Greens. Antony Green's analysis on the ABC website show a 2.9 percent swing to the Greens, bringing the margin between Labor and the Greens below 5 percent - making the seat marginal.
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2.3.2007 Labor Tries Yasmar Con Trick a Third Time
Labor's announcement that it will not transfer control of the Yasmar site to Ashfield Council is the latest in a long line of broken government promises about the historic estate, according to Greens candidate for Balmain (which includes Haberfield), Rochelle Porteous.
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26.02.2007 Clean Up Australia Day call for Container Deposit Legislation and a Plastic Bay Levy
Greens Candidate, Cr Rochelle Porteous and Port Jackson Greens members and supporters will be helping to clean up Leichhardt's foreshore this Sunday for "Clean Up Australia Day."
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20.02.2007 Greens’ Tidal Markers Marks a First for Sydney Harbour
In what is believed to be a first for Sydney Harbour, thanks to the initiative of Greens Councillor, Rochelle Porteous, Leichhardt Council has installed four Tidal Markers at ferry wharves around the Balmain peninsular.
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14.02.2007 Greens Call for Water Reuse, Not Desalination
Sydney’s recent heavy rainfall demonstrates the inability of the NSW Government and Sydney Water to comprehend that capture and reuse are the key to a sustainable water supply, according to NSW Greens MP Ian Cohen and Greens candidate for Balmain Rochelle Porteous, who outlined the Greens water policy at Hawthorne canal in Leichhardt this morning.
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13.02.2007 Greens Election Challenge - Declare Political Donations Before the Election
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon joined the Greens candidates for Sydney, Balmain and Marrickville today to issue a challenge to the major parties and all election candidates to make public the names of the donors funding their election campaign prior to March 24 election day.
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8.2.2007 Greens Launch Metro Transport Plan
Speaking at the launch of the Greens metro transport strategy today, Greens MP and Upper House candidate Lee Rhiannon said key initiatives include extending metro rail services between the CBD and Parramatta under Victoria Road, establishing an independent Transport Co-ordination Authority to guide public transport planning and allocating at least 5% of the RTA budget towards bicycle programs.
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29.01.2007 Greens Power Up Campaign to Save Rozelle Bay
The NSW Greens are stepping up the campaign to stop the approval of the Rozelle Bay Dry Boat Storage facility for 670 powerboats.
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29.01.07 Coal Mining Expansion Challenges Labor’s Commitment on Climate
Greens candidate for the seat of Balmain, Rochelle Porteous is demanding that the Labor candidate for the seat clarify her position on the future of the coal industry.
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22.01.2007 Call for Watkins to Reject Push to Privatise Sydney Ferries
Following a meeting last week between Greens MP Lee Rhiannon and Greens candidate for Balmain and Leichhardt Councillor, Rochelle Porteous with AMWU representatives at Balmain Shipyard, the Greens are calling on Watkins to rule out any plans to privatise Sydney Ferries.
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Greens MP Sylvia Hale hosts a forum of public housing tenants at Parliament House
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20.11.2006 Government Housing Plan Fails Working Poor
The government has no plan to provide affordable housing for Sydney’s low and moderate income workers, according to Greens MP and housing spokesperson, Sylvia Hale.
Commenting on today’s announcement by the Premier of the redevelopment of inner western suburbs public housing estates and the leasing of high value public-housing to the private sector Ms Hale said:
“The announcement contains only a small number of additional houses which are to be targeted to the elderly, people with a mental illness, people with a disability and the young homeless.”
“The additional houses for those in need is welcome, although the number of additional houses is so small it will do little to ease the extensive waiting lists for public housing.”
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