MEDIA ALERT: EUSTON RD PROTEST AGAINST WESTCONNEX TREE DESTRUCTION, WED 26 APR, 7AM
RESIDENTS will be holding a protest at 95-125 Euston Rd in Alexandria from 7am on Wednesday, when WestCONnex contractors plan to start destroying over 70 trees as part of road widening works for the St Peters Interchange.
Read moreALEXANDRIA RESIDENTS VOW TO FIGHT WESTCONNEX DESTRUCTION
HUNDREDS of residents attended a snap rally in Alexandria on Saturday to call on Premier Gladys Berejiklian to halt plans to turn Euston Rd into a seven-lane highway as part of work for the WestCONnex St Peters Interchange.
Read moreMEDIA ALERT: SNAP RALLY AGAINST WESTCONNEX EUSTON RD WIDENING, TODAY 12PM
RESIDENTS of 95-125 Euston Road in Alexandria will hold a snap rally at 12pm today to call on Premier Gladys Berejiklian to halt plans to bring a seven-lane highway within 2m of their homes as part of works for the WestCONnex St Peters Interchange.
Read moreSNAP RALLY AGAINST WESTCONNEX EUSTON ROAD WIDENING, SAT 22 APRIL
RESIDENTS of 95-125 Euston Road in Alexandria have organised a snap rally to call on Premier Gladys Berejiklian to halt plans to bring a seven-lane highway within 2m of their homes as part of road widening works for the WestCONnex St Peters Interchange.
Read moreNO CONVICTION FOR WESTCONNEX PROTESTER ARRESTED AT SYDNEY PARK
NEWTOWN resident Glenys Waddell, 70, faced court at Downing Centre today after being arrested protesting the destruction of Sydney Park trees for WestCONnex.
Read moreLISTEN: Sharon Laura on WestCONnex protests, police and anti-protest laws
On 19 January 2017 - just hours before Mike Baird announced his resignation - Sharon Laura spoke to Colin Hesse on Radio Skid Row about WestCONnex protests, the use of police as private security, and Baird's draconian anti-protest laws. They also touched on the secrecy, waste of taxpayer dollars and failure to listen to communities that led to Baird's downfall. Have a listen.
Read moreLetter sent to Premier Berejiklian on WestCONnex
On 23 January 2017, Gladys Berejiklian was sworn in as the new Premier of NSW. We immediately wrote to her to request an urgent meeting to discuss WestCONnex, and our call for halt to and full review of the project. Here's a copy of our letter.
Read moreWESTCONNEX ACTION GROUP INVITES NEW PREMIER TO MEET COMMUNITIES “PAYING HIGHEST PRICE” FOR WESTCONNEX
MEMBERS of the WestCONnex Action Group (WAG) have invited the new Premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian, to meet with them to discuss their call for a halt work on WestConnex and an immediate review into the project.
Read more"This blue is our blue": MUA joins the fight against WestCONnex
Last week, members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)'s Sydney branch pledged the union's support to the fight against WestCONnex. Here's a quick wrap-up of what that means, and where we go from here.
Read moreFlashback: Pauline Lockie on WestCONnex at the March Against Baird
Last week saw Mike Baird step aside as Premier of NSW, with many citing his failure to listen to communities devastated by WestCONnex as one of the key reasons for his demise. Back in May 2016, when Baird's popularity was starting to plummet, WestCONnex Action Group's Pauline Lockie spoke at the massive March Against Baird rally about why WestCONnex was just one more way for Baird to achieve his ultimate goal: to sell us out to his mates in big business.
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