IN THE MEDIA
What about the renters?
Opinion Piece Photo: Panel at the Renters’ Forum on 25 August at the Cavanbah Centre, Byron Bay organised by Tamara Smith. Left to Right: Jenny Leong, Panel MC and Greens MP for Newtown (in Sydney), Mary Flowers from Northern Rivers Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service, Tony Davies, CEO of...
No to new shark net trial
Media Release1 September 2017 The Greens have condemned confirmation from NSW Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair at a Senate Estimates hearing today of a new shark net trial on the north coast of NSW. The NSW Government is pushing ahead with the outdated technology despite results from a six-month trial...
Alstonville Police - a systemic issue
30 August 2017 Greens MP for Ballina Tamara Smith says she wrote to the NSW Police Commissioner in May about the absence of a police presence in Alstonville and the situation that has led to two officers being on long term leave at Alstonville Police Station, leaving it effectively unmanned....
Bangalow Food Hub - right businesses wrong site
Media Release 18 August 2017 Tamara Smith, Greens Member for Ballina says the proposed development application being decided by the Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) on RU1 zoned land just outside of Bangalow challenges some of the fundamental objectives of Agricultural land and rural buffer zones in our region...
Check your enrolment to have your say on Marriage Equality
Are you enrolled to vote? To take part in the upcoming Marriage Equality postal vote / survey make sure you are on the Electoral Roll by 24 August 2017! You can check your enrolment here:https://check.aec.gov.au/ You can update your details or enrol here:www.aec.gov.au/enrol Make sure you have a Drivers Licence...
Cultivating Murder – Ballina Screening
Media Release 11 August 2017 Tamara Smith MP for Ballina, Mehreen Faruqi Greens MLC and Dawn Walker Greens MLC are inviting the public to come and see a screening of the documentary Cultivating Murder at the Ballina Fair Cinemas on Monday 14 August at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. The...
A conversation with Tamara
Recently I've been on TV and Facebook inviting you to have a conversation with me. Please get in contact if you have any issues you'd like me to take up with state government.
PUBLIC HEALTH (MEDICINAL CANNABIS) BILL 2017
10 August 2017 Second Reading Speech in NSW Legislative Assembly Ms TAMARA SMITH ( Ballina ) : The Greens wholeheartedly support on the Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2017 and commend the Labor Party for introducing it. The Bill seeks to decriminalise the use and possession of cannabis for medical purposes and establishes a...
Heartless response to homeless problem
9 August 2017 It was National Homelessness Week this week - instead of making a genuine cross-party effort to take the complex social issues behind homelessness, the NSW coalition government chose to change the law to increase police powers to move on homeless people in Martin Place, in central Sydney,...
Question in Parliament - SES Vehicles
3 August 2017 Ms TAMARA SMITH ( Ballina ): My question is directed to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services. Will the Minister commit to State Emergency Service volunteers and to communities across the State that funding for the essential replacement of SES vehicles—vehicles that the service has relied on to keep our...