Our meeting with Premier Mike Baird on WestCONnex
On Thursday 1 December, Premier Mike Baird finally met with members of community groups campaigning against the WestCONnex tollway, along with Greens MPs Jenny Leong (Newtown) and Jamie Parker (Balmain).
Read moreMASSIVE RESPONSE TO OPEN LETTER CONFIRMS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR WESTCONNEX HALT
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.
Read moreMEDIA ALERT: SAVE SYDNEY PARK ADOPT A TREE LAUNCH
A FREE family picnic in Sydney Park tomorrow will mark the official launch of the new Adopt a Tree campaign to help save the park from WestCONnex destruction.
Read moreAdopt a Tree: Meet the folks standing up to WestCONnex
A massive THANK YOU to everyone who's signing up to Adopt a Tree to help Save Sydney Park and stop WestCONnex! We'd love you to meet just a few of the wonderful folks who've done so - and for you to join them.
Read moreHow WestCONnex broke its promises in Beverly Hills (Part 1)
WestCONnex Action Group's Kathryn Calman lives in Beverly Hills, south west Sydney. She's been dealing with the people behind WestCONnex for over two years, and has kept a record of what residents were promised for the King Georges Road Interchange upgrade versus what was delivered. It stands as a warning to other communities: don't believe what you're told by WestCONnex.
Read moreLeichhardt residents left "disappointed" by WestCONnex meeting
Residents' group Leichhardt Against WestCONnex (LAW) recently met with the Sydney Motorway Corporation (SMC) on 17 November 2016 about plans to create a mid-tunnelling construction site for the WestCONnex M4-M5 Link at 7 Darley Rd, Leichhardt. Here's the report they wrote up on the meeting, along with notes about what you can do to help.
Read moreBAIRD AGREES TO MEET WESTCONNEX CAMPAIGNERS AFTER SIT-IN AT NSW PARLIAMENT
PREMIER Mike Baird has finally agreed to meet with residents campaigning against WestCONnex after they staged a sit-in at NSW Parliament House this afternoon.
Read moreLorrie Graham talks to Radio Skid Row about Save Sydney Park: Adopt a Tree
Acclaimed photojournalist Lorrie Graham spoke to Col Hesse on Radio Skid Row this week about why she's been fighting WestCONnex ahead of her upcoming exhibition, Save Sydney Park: Adopt a Tree. Have a listen.
Read moreLATEST WESTCONNEX ANNOUNCEMENT EXPOSES PLANNING FARCE
WESTCONNEX Action Group (WAG) has slammed the Baird government’s latest changes to the WestCONnex tollway, saying they expose the farcical planning process behind the $17 billion project.
Read moreLorrie Graham: Why I'm fighting to stop WestCONnex
Lorrie Graham is one of Australia's most eminent photojournalists and a long-time Newtown resident. She's been documenting the impact of the WestCONnex tollway and the community campaign against it for almost two years. She explains why she got involved ahead of her upcoming exhibition, Save Sydney Park: Adopt a Tree, this weekend.
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