Westconnex

The strategy relies on Westconnex taking cars off Parramatta Road but it’s only the Government that thinks Westconnex will work.

The Baird government today released its Russell Review into compulsory property acquisitions over 1,000 days since they received it. 

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.

Jo Haylen, Member for Summer Hill, today welcomed the news that Optus will not install a telecommunications tower in Ashfield Park. At the same time, she called on the Baird Government to abandon plans for intrusive variable message signs (VMS) in front Ashfield Park for Westconnex.

These sites should be shut immediately until the investigation is completed and the community can be assured their safety is not at risk.

The Minister for Lands and Water today acknowledged that Juvenile Justice has not paid a cent in rent while using the Yasmar Estate in Haberfield, at the same time leaving the building and grounds to fall into disrepair. 

Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill, today echoed calls from the Shadow Minister for Roads for work on Westconnex to be halted given claims asbestos contaminated road-base may have been used for the project.

The Baird Government has refused to answer questions from the Member for Summer Hill on the Russell Review, with the Minister for Finance, Services and Property failing to address the issue in Question Time.

We must invest in and protect YASMAR and Callan Park as vital public lands. 

The Baird Government must release the Just Terms Review now.