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- Margaret Henry Memorial Lecture
- Greens Announce $21 million to repair Stockton and End Seismic Testing
- Greens to Fund Wallsend Flood Works
- Rise Against Racism Forum 9th May
- Greens Senator to Visit Newcastle Thursday 11/4 to Launch Fee Free Uni and TAFE Initiative for the Hunter
- Female resilience, intersectionality and survival.
- Celebrating female resilience, intersectionality and survival
- Honeysuckle Plan Fails to Connect With City
- Massive community opposition to Asset Energy’s offshore oil and gas project
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Greens to Fund Wallsend Flood Works
Greens Candidate for Newcastle John Mackenzie has today committed $6 million for rebuilding Boscawen Street bridge in Wallsend, and a further $20 million for channel widening, as part of the public works component of climate adaptation for Newcastle. “This is essential flood … Continue reading
Posted in 2018/19 Federal, 2019 Federal Campaign, Local Community, Uncategorized, Water
Tagged Floods, Risks, Wallsend flooding, Walsend
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Female resilience, intersectionality and survival.
Sinead Francis-Coan This International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating female resilience, intersectionality and survival. I am not a person who condones or believes in violence as an appropriate response. As a Green, one of our four pillars is peace and non-violence. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 State, Women
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Celebrating female resilience, intersectionality and survival
This International Women’s Day, I’m celebrating female resilience, intersectionality and survival. I am not a person who condones or believes in violence as an appropriate response. As a Green, one of our four pillars is peace and non-violence. And yet, … Continue reading
Honeysuckle Plan Fails to Connect With City
Last month the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC) released the ‘Honeysuckle Foreshore Public Domain Plan’. It presents ‘design concepts’ and ‘artist impressions’ for public areas in Honeysuckle West, along the last remaining area of undeveloped foreshore. The Plan … Continue reading
Massive community opposition to Asset Energy’s offshore oil and gas project
Media Release Charlotte McCabe, Greens candidate for Newcastle Write this in your diaries: Thursday the 7th of February, 5.30- 7.00pm, Newcastle City Hall. There will be a demonstration to coincide with the Federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s community … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 State Campaign, Coal Seam Gas, Offshore Drilling
Tagged Beaches, Newcastle Coast, Oil Exploration, Oil Rigs, Seismic Testing
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Newcastle Greens call for climate leadership and clean politics.
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 29th January The Newcastle Greens have today slammed the ‘manifesto’ released by the Minerals Council which calls on the major parties to use tax payer’s money to prop up the coal industry. “Mr Galilee and his lobby … Continue reading
Tourism potential goes begging in Wallsend and the west
Sinead Francis-Coan. Greens’ Candidate for Wallsend As the world transitions from fossil fuels to the energy of the future, local jobs and economic gain from this sector dwindle. As a region home to the world’s largest coal exports, the Hunter … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 State, Climate Change, Employment
Tagged Light Rail, Newcastle, Tourism
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Greens call on Wallsend candidates to make NSW A Safe State!
MEDIA RELEASE 24 January 2019 Greens candidate for Wallsend Sinead Francis-Coan calls on all State election candidates standing in the seat of Wallsend to take the Safe State pledge. “There were 624 domestic violence incidents in our area last year … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 State, 2019 State Campaign, Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Local Community
Tagged social services, Wallsend, womens rights
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Greens Back Council’s Commitment to Ambitious Affordable Housing Program
The aggressive commitment to affordable housing by Newcastle Council has been heralded by Greens Councillor John Mackenzie as the defining achievement of this Council term to date. “Everyone needs a home where they can feel secure, live comfortably and be … Continue reading