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Tell Labor - Don't Take Us Backwards On Climate

There’s nothing worse than having to hear about floods and fires in your electorate, and then having to hear that the NSW Labor government wants to scale back our climate targets. Labor’s current Climate Bill has weaker interim targets than the former Coalition government and...
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We need a 60-Day Cap Now!

In a massive win for the community, the NSW government announced a 60-Day Cap on short-term holiday lets in Byron Shire. The Greens have been backing the Byron community's calls for real action to regulate short-term holiday lets for years. The only problem is - Labor...
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Save The Active Kids Voucher

New South Wales is in a cost-of-living crisis. And yet, the NSW Labor Government is cutting vital cost-of-living relief for families.  The Active Kids Voucher has been providing critical relief to families for years. So many families rely on the Voucher to send their kids...
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Save The Regional Seniors Travel Card

New South Wales is in a cost-of-living crisis. And yet, the NSW Labor Government is cutting vital cost-of-living relief for seniors.  The Regional Seniors Travel Card has supported over a million seniors living in rural and regional NSW. Our seniors have been heavily impacted by...
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Stop GMO crops in NSW

The NSW Government is planning to lift the ban on the use of Genetically Modified (GM) crops by allowing an 18-year moratorium to lapse. This means that farmers - particularly organic farmers in NSW – will lose the ability to say no to the commercial...
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Support regional communities and businesses in NSW

Even if social distancing measures end soon, the financial fall-out from the coronavirus will be felt across the state for a long time - especially in regional areas. As Greens’ spokesperson for Tourism, Regional Communities and the North Coast, I am calling on the government...
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We need an ambulance for Alstonville

  Alstonville and Wollongbar have a combined population of over 8,000 but rely on Ballina and Lismore for their ambulance, whilst smaller towns, such as Yamba and Maclean, have dedicated ambulance stations. This means that the best case scenario for an ambulance call out is...
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Regulate holiday letting in Byron

  The Minister for Fair Trading recently announced new legislation which would allow house owners who are resident to put their homes up for holiday letting 365 days a year in areas outside of Sydney. Local Councils, not the State Government, should be allowed to...
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Remove Shark Nets in NSW

Shark nets are currently located at 51 beaches across NSW. The nets are deployed for half the year (from 1st September to the 30th April), the first three months of which coincide with the whale migration season. This overlap causes a high number of easily...
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