IN THE MEDIA
Policing on the Plateau
22 November 2017 Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith today praised the work of NSW Police who arrested a suspect for breaking and entering in Alstonville just hours after the offence was committed.
We say 'Yes' to marriage equality
Media Release 15 November 2017 Greens Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith MP has welcomed the 'Yes' result of the Marriage Equality Survey announced today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The ABS asked ‘Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?’ and reports that 61.6% of those...
Save Ballina's koalas from ecocide
Media Release 10 November 2017 Meerschaum Vale koala [Photo: Heather Dunn] Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith today called on the NSW government to protect Ballina’s koala population and other wildlife as the RMS starts tree clearing work as part of the Pacific Highway upgrade at Meerschaum Vale.
Why are we paving paradise for a parking lot?
Media Release 27 October 2017 Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith is appalled at the lack of public consultation regarding the site of the Byron Markets. “I am appalled that our iconic market space in Butler Street is being replaced with a giant bus interchange. It is up to the...
My Question to the Premier on Clean Energy Target
19 October 2017 I asked the Premier whether she would stand up for our NSW clean energy targets in the face of the Federal government's latest withdrawal from the science on energy, and she pledged she would ! Also, the House sang happy birthday to me when I got up...
Premier needs to help the Richmond River
Media Release 18 October 2017 Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has called on NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to oversee a co-ordinated State Government response to improving the health of the Richmond River. “I have written to the Premier in support of Ballina Shire Council’s request that she organise a...
Committment on Old Byron Hospital site
Media Release 21 Sept 2017 Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP has gained a commitment from the NSW Health Minister during Question Time that he will consider keeping the old Byron hospital site in community hands and enable Byron Shire Council to lease the site for a peppercorn rent....
Year 1 testing - but where's the follow up?
Media Release 19 September 2017 Greens Education Spokesperson and Member for Ballina, Tamara Smith says news that a numeracy and literacy test may be introduced for Year 1 students is yet another distraction by a test-obsessed LNP and a sound bite against a backdrop of under resourcing for early intervention...
Landcare Biobridges
Private Member's Statement An important initiative taking place in my electorate is the biobridges project, which aims to preserve our unique World Heritage listed natural environment. The Northern Rivers is an area of high conservation and biodiversity value, with rich varieties of plants and remnant Gondwanaland treasure spots...
Tamara Smith joins protest
6 September 2017 Tamara Smith joins Year 9 NAPLAN tests protest ABOVE: A student speaking at the protest outside NSW Parliament. Greens Education spokesperson Tamara Smith MP spoke at a rally outside NSW Parliament in Sydney today to protest the NSW government’s new HSC policy which prevents students receiving...