Media Releases

Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill has called on the Baird Liberal Government to immediately stop plans for a tunnel exhaust stack close to schools, child care centres and nursing homes in Haberfield and Ashfield.

Duncan Gay, the Minister for Roads, admitted in parliament this week that he didn’t know the government’s process around acquisitions for the Westconnex project.

The Member for Summer Hill Jo Haylen is demanding Adrian Piccoli explain why inner west parents are being forced to split their children between different schools due to overcrowding.

The Planning Minister, Rob Stokes, today contradicted the Minister for Roads saying he would consider a longer exhibition period for the Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the Westconnex project than the statutory thirty days.

Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, welcomes the commencement of a new dedicated parking permit scheme for care workers assisting elderly and disabled residents.

Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill, led a shift on the party's policy at ALP National Conference over the weekend to review the Abbott Government's controversial metadata retention laws.

Member for Summer Hill, Jo Haylen, has spoken in support of the Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN) motion calling for effective action on climate change.

With Clr Lucy McKenna, Mayor - Ashfield Council, Clr Darcy Byrne - Leichhardt Council, and Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville Councillors.

Member for Summer Hill, Jo Haylen, has called on the Abbott and Baird governments to stop squabbling over funding arrangements for the Custody Notification Service (CNS) and provide certainty to the support line for indigenous people in police custody.

Member for Summer Hill, Jo Haylen has condemned the Baird Government’s refusal to filter the exhaust stacks for the M4 Tunnel in the face of reports of a $2.1 billion surplus in today’s budget.