Media Releases

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.

The Inner West community has today secured a significant win with Rob Stokes, the Minister for Planning agreeing to extend the exhibition period for the Westconnex M4 East Environmental Impact Statement to 45 days.

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.