Protecting the heritage of Haberfield

For many Sydneysiders, Haberfield is just another suburb that one drives past: a name on a map, a sign on Parramatta Road, maybe a place your grandma took you to in order to buy cannoli—really good cannoli. However, for the people who live in Haberfield it is obviously much more. Today I take this opportunity to speak about Haberfield and the importance of its community.

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A time to acknowledge and remember women affected by breast cancer

Jo Haylen, the Member for Summer Hill, will host a breakfast next Monday to acknowledge and remember women affected by breast cancer, with all proceeds going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

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Heritage Haberfield & Westconnex M4 East - Private Members Statement, NSW Parliament

Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill made a speech in the NSW Parliament on 13 October 2015 about the heritage values of the suburb of Haberfield in her electorate and the impact of the Westconnex M4 East on Haberfield's heritage.

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Inner West Community News - WestConnex - September 2015

A WestConnex update from Jo Haylen MP your State Member for Summer Hill.

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Inner West Community News - September 2015

An update from Jo Haylen MP your State Member for Summer Hill.

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Baird’s attacks on TAFE continue with plan to lease land at Enmore TAFE

Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill, has demanded the Baird Government scrap plans to sell or lease land at TAFE campuses across the state, condemning the move as another example of selling public assets for short-term gain.

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Refugees and the Syrian Conflict

Multiculturalism is one of the great hallmarks of our country and of this State. We all have value and our country is built by many hands on the foundations of mutual respect.

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Five year anniversary of same-sex adoption

Today I mark the five-year anniversary of the Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Bill 2010, a bill that allowed same-sex couples to adopt children in New South Wales.

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Westconnex takes a wrecking ball to State's heritage

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Westconnex, released today, is damning of the project’s impacts on the unique heritage value of Haberfield, Australia’s oldest garden suburb.

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Childcare affordability: Fairness to families

Hillary Clinton noted in a recent speech that affordable, flexible and high-quality child care is the key to delivering fairness to families. 

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