Sydney’s parklands are public gems, not real estate to turn a dollar
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By Linda Bergin
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Will the NSW government’s new
Parklands for People white paper for a proposed new Greater Sydney Parklands agency create a visionary new “sustainable” super-agency or a sprawling and ungovernable mess?
Almost a year ago, a new Greater Sydney Parklands was announced but not legislated. Instead, it was created administratively and by appointing the same eight trustees to all three independent parklands trusts, Centennial Parklands (Centennial, Moore and Queens parks), Parramatta Park and Western Sydney Parklands. Other significant parks, Callan Park and Fernhill Estate, were transferred into this new ad-hoc structure, unbeknown to the local communities.
Sydney s parklands are public gems, not real estate to turn a dollar
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Sydney s parklands are public gems, not real estate to turn a dollar
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Byelection humiliation a coal, hard lesson for Labor
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In the wake of Laborâs calamitous showing in the Upper Hunter byelection, youâd think Joel Fitzgibbon would be keeping a low profile (âFresh internal stoush for ALP over pro-coal visionâ, May 24). After all, NSW Labor followed his prescription for success â full-throated support for coal â and it spectacularly backfired. But no, heâs doing the rounds, still urging Labor to âwake up to itselfâ, back fossil fuels and ignore the need for a transition plan. Letâs not forget this is a seat Labor has never won. The eight-point fall in its primary vote appears to have come mainly from the loss of progressive voters, who moved to the independent Kirsty OâConnell, the only candidate advocating a move away from coal. Labor
Extra funding needed for Sydney s main parklands to meet rising demand
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