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Government must keep Ballina Budget Promises
Greens Member for Ballina Tamara Smith has called on the Baird/Grant Coalition Government to keep their election promises for the Ballina Electorate in this year’s State Budget which will be handed down tomorrow. Ms Smith said, “The Government made a number of significant promises to the electorate of Ballina for...
Greens’ bill to ban coal seam gas will provide certainty
The Greens NSW mining spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham and Greens MP for Ballina, Tamara Smith today launched a new private members bill that will legislate to prohibit coal seam gas across NSW, saying it was time for NSW to act decisively and move past the fractious coal seam gas debate, ban...
Greens pledge funding support for Alstonville Community Preschool
Greens candidate for Ballina, Tamara Smith has thrown her support behind the campaign to secure a permanent site for the Alstonville Community Preschool.
Greens pledge to buy Roundhouse site at Ocean Shores and build new 2.4km shared pedestrian and bike path along Balemo Drive
Greens candidate for Ballina, Tamara Smith has announced that she will push for the Roundhouse site at Ocean Shores to be purchased by the State Government and turned into Crown Land for community use if elected on March 28.
Byron Bay Public School – Greens pledge fully funded $15 million for new classrooms
Greens candidate for Ballina, Tamara Smith and Upper House MP, John Kaye announced their party's pledge of $15 million to build new classrooms to replace substandard demountables at Byron Bay Public School and a forward commitment of another $50 million for the development of a new primary school in Suffolk...
Greens launch plan to care for our environment
The Greens have today launched their plan to protect the environment. Greens NSW MP and Environment Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has stated that environmental protection had slipped to the lowest priority under the Baird Government.
Greens announce $100 million plan to tackle Domestic Violence
Green’s candidate for Ballina, Tamara Smith and Greens NSW MP, Dr Mehreen Faruqi launched their comprehensive plan to end Domestic and Family Violence outside the Byron Shire Women’s Resource Service located at the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre.
Greens announce funding for Water Lily Park, Ocean Shores
Tamara Smith, Greens candidate for Ballina has announced a funding commitment of $100,000 for improvements at Waterlily Park in Ocean Shores.
Greens announce commitment to return management of Brunswick Heads foreshore reserves back to Council
The Greens have called on the NSW Crown Holiday Parks Trust to cancel their plans to commercialise the foreshore reserves around Brunswick Heads and affirmed their commitment to returning management of the Crown Reserves back to Byron Shire Council.
Greens call for Plastic Bag Ban to protect marine life
The Greens have called for a ban on single-use, plastic bags to protect NSW’s oceans from marine pollution. An estimated 50 million plastic bags end up in the environment each year in Australia, mostly in waterways and the ocean where they injure and kill dolphins, turtles and other marine life....