LISTEN: WestCONnex and the Bushwackers Family Bushdance
WestCONnex Action Group's Janet Dandy-Ward speaks to Col Hesse on Radio Skid Row about the Bushwackers' big family bushdance on Saturday 27 May 2017, which will raise money towards the legal costs of residents who were arrested at WestCONnex protests. Have a listen, and buy your tickets for the bushdance here.
Read moreSYDNEY PARK PROTEST AGAINST WESTCONNEX TREE DESTRUCTION, SAT 6 MAY, 7AM
RESIDENTS will be holding a protest at Sydney Park at the corner Campbell Rd and Euston Rd from 7am on Saturday, when WestCONnex contractors plan to destroy more trees for the 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 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 moreMORE WESTCONNEX ARRESTS AS ST PETERS PROTESTS CONTINUE
THREE women, including journalist and activist Wendy Bacon, were arrested in St Peters on Friday morning during a peaceful protest against the demolition of forcibly acquired homes for the WestCONnex toll road.
Read moreWESTCONNEX USES POLICE AGAINST RESIDENTS TO TAKE SYDNEY PARK LAND
LOCAL and riot squad police were called in to drag residents off parts of Sydney Park this morning to allow WestCONnex contractors to fence off parts of the park for destruction.
Read moreRESIDENTS DRIVE WESTCONNEX OUT OF SYDNEY PARK AGAIN
WESTCONNEX contractors were forced to abandon construction works in Sydney Park twice this morning after failing to produce any authorisation for the work when asked by residents.
Read moreMEDIA ALERT: BREAKFAST BEFORE BULLDOZERS WESTCONNEX PROTEST, TUE 3 JAN, 7AM
RESIDENTS will gather at the Save Sydney Park camp on Tuesday morning to protest the destruction of the park’s trees and surrounding areas for the WestCONnex tollway.
Read moreLISTEN: Reflecting on a year of WestCONnex protest
WestCONnex Action Group's Janet Dandy-Ward spoke to Radio Skid Row's Col Hesse on 22 December 2016 about the year of protest against the Baird government's destructive tollway, and how the fight against WestCONnex continues to build. Have a listen.
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