IN THE MEDIA
2017 Community Survey
Re-imagining our region In 2015 Tamara Smith surveyed the community to hear your thoughts and ideas about the issues she should be focussing on as your State government representative. The results showed that the top three local issues for those who responded were: Coal Seam Gas, Marine Sanctuaries and West...
Shark nets kill another dolphin off Ballina
9 February 2017 Greens MP for Ballina, Tamara Smith, today expressed sadness at the continuing unnecessary deaths of marine life in shark mesh nets off Ballina and Evans Head. The shark mesh nets off Ballina beaches have claimed a second dolphin, with a bottlenose dolphin reported dead in the net...
Have your say on NSW Koalas
Have your say on declining koala populations. An information session on the NSW Koala Strategy will be held on Tuesday 7 February at 4.30pm at the Gordon Pavilion Function Centre in Lismore. If you cannot attend, visit NSW Koala Strategy for more information or to make an online submission. ...
Smart cities and suburbs program
Local communities are encouraged to have their say before January 20, 2017 to help shape a Federal Government program on developing technology solutions for rollout across Australia. Communities of all sizes will be able to apply for funding under the program. The Federal Government looking for digital and data solutions...
AG Report Raises Education Concerns
15 December 2016 Greens Education spokesperson Tamara Smith, MP, is asking what is happening to teachers in the workplace after concerns were raised in the NSW Auditor-General’s latest report. “The report shows a massive increase in workers’ compensation claims, particularly psychological injuries. What is happening to our teachers and other...
Community Building Partnerships grants announced
13 December 2016 Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith today welcomed the announcement of $300,000 total grant funding for 18 projects in her electorate as part of the NSW Government’s 2016 Community Building Partnership (CBP) program. The NSW Government has committed funds to new community infrastructure projects that will enhance...
Private schools don't need more government funding
Media Release 6 December 2016 Greens education spokesperson Tamara Smith has today condemned Labor’s views announced in the Sydney Morning Herald that over-funded private schools should have their funding maintained at the expense of disadvantaged public schools. “Labor is no longer interested in supporting everyday Australians whose children go...
People power wins the day for Suffolk Park
Greens MP for Ballina Tamara Smith has welcomed the announcement by Byron Shire Council that it will purchase the Beech Road education land in Suffolk Park, retaining it in community ownership. "This is a victory for the Suffolk Park community and another example of people power that we as a...
Biodiversity laws speech
Tamara Smith speech to NSW Parliament on the BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BILL 2016 and LOCAL LAND SERVICES AMENDMENT BILL 2016 I speak on behalf of The Greens in debate on the Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016 and the Local Land Services Amendment Bill 2016. These are cognate bills. The Greens do not...
Science not shark nets
Speech by Tamara Smith in NSW Parliament on the FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT (SHARK MANAGEMENT TRIALS) BILL 2016 I speak on behalf of The Greens on the Fisheries Management Amendment (Shark Management Trials) Bill 2016, which will enable the trial of shark mesh nets along the North Coast of New South Wales....