NSW Lib Updates

Transport Chaos In Store For City-2-Surf Commuters
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP
NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell today warned City-2-Surf participants of possible delays due to track work on the CityRail network.

Buses will replace trains on the North Shore Line between Berowra and Wynyard and on the South Coast Line between Nowra and Wollongong.

NSW Consumers Bullied in Supreme Court
Written by The Hon Catherine Cusack MLC
The use of the Supreme Court by Fitness First to bully a customer over a $200 cancellation fee is proof Labor’s consumer claims system is failing to resolve disputes simply and cheaply, Shadow Minister for Fair Trading Catherine Cusack said today.

“This fiasco highlights failures of the Consumer Tenancy and Trader Tribunal (CTTT) which has a notorious reputation for rudeness, running late, failing to give timely decisions and making stupid mistakes that force this type of litigation in the Supreme Court,” Ms Cusack said.

Verity Firth's Cold Approach To Climate Change
Written by Pru Goward MP
While e-waste is stockpiling at three times the rate of other rubbish, the only thing the Iemma Government and Environment Minister Verity Firth have to offer is $35 for an old fridge, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Environment Pru Goward said today.

“There's absolutely no plan in NSW for how the Iemma Government intends to deal with this mounting pile of computer related junk, instead the Minister's focus has beenfixed on refrigerators that are more than 10 years old,” Ms Goward said.

Statement On Electricity
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP & Andrew Stoner MP
Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell and NSW Leader of The Nationals Andrew Stoner today released the following statement on electricity.

Morris Iemma’s statement that he is willing to negotiate with the unions on the sale of electricity makes a mockery of the process to date.

Roozendaal's Spit Vision: Bus Reannouncement And Dubious Bandaid Measures
Written by Jillian Skinner MP & Duncan Gay MP
Drivers and businesses along Military Road and around the Spit would be disappointed with Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal’s grand solution to the traffic problems that continue to plague the corridor, Deputy NSW Opposition Leader Jillian Skinner and Shadow Minister for Roads Duncan Gay said today.

Labor’s 'Hungry Mile' Planning - About Dollars Not Transport
Written by Brad Hazzard MP
State Labor’s plans for the ‘Hungry Mile’ lack co-ordination with transport needs and are driven by dollars and donations.

“The lack of co-ordinated planning including vital transport links for the proposed ‘Hungry Mile’ development typifies all that is wrong with this State Labor Government,” Shadow Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard said today.

Morris Iemma Fails To Deliver Domestic Violence Election Commitment
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP
Morris Iemma has failed to deliver a key election commitment by providing only five of the promised 35 police officers to the Family and Domestic Violence Unit, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell revealed today.

Freedom of Information data obtained by the NSW Liberal/Nationals show there are eight staff in the unit - and five of them are police officers.

F5 Freeway Upgrade Welcome, But Is A Year Late: O'Farrell
Written by Barry O'Farrell MP
NSW Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Western Sydney Barry O’Farrell today welcomed the opening of the F5 Freeway upgrade but noted it had been delivered late like too many other State infrastructure projects.

The 2006/07 State Budget papers show the upgrade was supposed to be completed in 2007. The 2007/08 Budget pushed the completion date back to 2008.

Motorists Slugged With Further Spikes In Green Slips
Written by Mike Baird MP
The cost of running a car has skyrocketed even further with motorists facing increases of up to 80 percent in the cost of their Green Slips due to poor management by the Iemma Government, Shadow Minister for Finance Mike Baird said today.

“This is the Iemma Government trifecta for working families – water rates are up, electricity prices are escalating, and it now costs more to drive because the Iemma Government has dropped the ball on Green Slips,” Mr Baird said.

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