RESIDENTS have reacted with anger to the latest revelations about the planning of toll road projects in NSW, which show that NSW government has been instructing transport officials to ignore public transport alternatives to strengthen the case for these roads.

WESTCONNEX Action Group (WAG) today welcomed the news that Mike Baird is to step down as NSW Premier. 

OVER 1,000 residents have joined community groups, business and environmental organisations, and Labor and Greens politicians to signing an Open Letter to Premier Mike Baird, Roads Minister Duncan Gay and Planning Minister Rob Stokes to demand a halt to work on St Peters Interchange and an inquiry into the whole WestCONnex project.

We're loving this this WestCONnex-themed Melbourne Cup parody by Margaret Carey, John Bartholomew, and Lewis and Robert Monson. Which horse will win in Mike Baird's race to stuff up Sydney: White Elephant? Dodgy Figures? Systemic Corruption? Definitely not Daily Commuter or Honest Taxpayer.

Filmmaker Russ Hermann has just released this highlights reel of performances, speeches and footage from the Stop WestCONnex Community Rally in Easton Park Rozelle on 26 June 2016. Speakers include transport expert Dr Michelle Zeibots of UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, investigative journalist Prof Wendy Bacon and WestCONnex Action Group's Pauline Lockie.

WestCONnex Action Group's Pauline Lockie spoke to Ruth Hessey at Eastside FM on 4 July 2016 about WestCONnex, the Federal election, and her upcoming appearance at the July GreenUps event with Lord Mayor Clover Moore.

For more about July GreenUps event, visit the Facebook event page.

Researcher Patrick Gallagher posted this scathing critique of WestCONnex on Facebook a few weeks ago. It's well worth a read to understand the 'good', the bad and the ugly of WestCONnex. Republished with his permission.

WESTCONNEX Action Group (WAG) has called for a halt to Federal funding of WestCONnex following yesterday’s announcement that the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) will be auditing the Australian Government’s decision to commit $3.5 billion to the toll road. 

On 6 May 2016, Greens MP for Newtown Jenny Leong hosted a People's WestCONnex Inquiry at Parliament of NSW. Several WestCONnex Action Group members spoke at the inquiry on various topics. Here's the speech one of our spokespeople, Pauline Lockie, gave on WestCONnex and liveable cities.

In April 2016, WestCONnex Action Group joined forces with Victoria's Yarra Campaign for Action on Transport and WA's Rethink the Link to make a submission to the Senate Committee on the establishment of a National Integrity Commission. We supported it on the basis that a federal anti-corruption body would be well-placed to investigate issues related to WestCONnex, the East West Link and Perth Freight Link. This was our joint cover letter.