The Greens are committed to restoring local democracy and have led the campaign against forced council amalgamations from day one. Forced amalgamations are deeply undemocratic and have left the Inner West council under the control of unelected, unaccountable...
Greens on council commit to: Free use of Council-owned spaces for artists and community groups Reduced rates for hiring council spaces for not-for-profit groups Establishment of an Arts and Creative Communities Advisory Committee to develop and oversee the...
The Greens have a plan to unlock empty homes currently held by investors for capital gains, while producing a robust income stream for councils to build local community housing. What’s the problem? In NSW, more than one in ten homes are held by investors and kept...
The Greens know that planning should be about people, places and the environment — not profits for developers and their mates. That’s why all Greens Councillors are fundamentally committed to 5 Key Planning Principles. 1. Ecologically Sustainable Development The...
Climate Change impacts on many aspects of modern life and must be addressed across many policy areas. Our local councils can and must play a key role in responding to the impacts of climate change. Greens on Council will take Real Action on Climate Change: 1....
Local government is an essential component of democracy as it is the closest level of government to the community. It is usually in the best position to identify and respond to community needs. The Greens are committed to Local Government which is Open and Ethical and...
The Greens want to Stop Corruption in Local Government. There have been dozens of corruption and misconduct investigations in NSW since 1990 when 14 developers and public officials were implicated in corrupt conduct around development and rezoning in Tweed Shire. Over...
Meeting the Community’s needs for Child Care and Before and After School Care All families should have access to affordable, high quality childcare and before and after school care and local councils can play a crucial role in ensuring this happens. The Greens are...
Our coast is under threat. The threats come from development, Climate Change and council indifference. The Greens believe it’s time that changed, and protecting our coast and waterways must become a priority for all coastal councils. Images from recent coastal...
In NSW, three-quarters of all women killed die at the hands of someone they were in a relationship with, about two in five of all assaults are domestic violence related, about 370 instances of domestic and family violence a day are dealt with by police but only half...
Each year Australians lose $8 billion to poker machines. These machines cause immense financial and social harm both to individuals and the broader community and addiction is often associated with family breakdown, housing insecurity, domestic violence and suicide....
All across NSW, local environments are under threat from land clearing and tree destruction. The Baird Government’s current proposed ‘Biodiversity Reforms’ are a blueprint for environmental destruction which, if passed in Parliament, will lead to more land clearing,...
