Sydenham to stay creative as plans for new precinct approved
Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, welcomed news that the Inner West Council has moved to support the transformation of the Sydenham Station Precinct into a creative hub.
Read moreHaylen calls for inquiry into NSW youth detention
Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, today called for a broad inquiry into youth detention practices in NSW after leaked documents showed children have been locked up in isolation for as much as 22 hours a day.
Read moreMums and babies to benefit from Labor's Canterbury Hospital upgrade
Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, welcomed today’s announcement that a Foley Labor Government will fund $9 million towards an upgrade of Canterbury Hospital’s emergency department, including expanding maternity ward services.
Read moreRussell Review exposes callousness of Baird Government
The Baird government today released its Russell Review into compulsory property acquisitions over 1,000 days since they received it.
Read moreHaylen calls for urgent parliamentary inquiry into Ausgrid's butchery of inner west trees
Jo Haylen, the Member for Summer Hill, today moved a motion in Parliament calling on the Baird Government to hold an urgent parliamentary inquiry into the butchering of trees across the inner west by Ausgrid contractors.
Read moreCommunity Win as Ausgrid agrees to back off tree pruning
Jo Haylen today cautiously welcomed news that Ausgrid has committed to reducing the cutback of inner west trees, but called for greater accountability around the contractors used by Ausgrid to manage the trees.
Read moreHaylen hits out at critics of Safe Schools
Every student has a right to feel safe at school - Irrespective of their race, religious beliefs, their gender identity or sexuality.
Read more1,000 trees tagged for removal along Cooks River
UP TO ONE THOUSAND trees have been tagged for removal along the Cooks River from Port Botany to Newington in Sydney’s inner west, including an iconic copse of fig trees at Strathfield.
Read moreSydney's nightmare traffic jam will spread to inner west streets
Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, today expressed fears that hundreds of extra cars will be pumped onto local streets when lanes of traffic close on Parramatta Road this Sunday.
Read moreHaberfield community to take a stand at public meeting against butchering of local trees
Haberfield and inner west residents furious at the butchering of trees by Ausgrid contractors will meet this Saturday at a fiery public meeting.
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