Fairfield-Liverpool Greens

The next meeting

Fairfield Liverpool Greens are currently meeting monthly.

Our next meeting is to be held on 16 May in Liverpool (level 5, 33 Moore St) commencing at 6:00pm. We will be hearing from a number of nominees for the NSW Greens Senate ticket, and will have a full program of local issues to cover.

If you are interested in becoming involved with the fastest growing party in Australia, and you're happy to work hard for the best interests of our area, please give us a call and arrange to come along for a look.

Our aim is to help more local people come to know what the Greens are really about. Far too much misinformation has been spread by our political opponents - of course, why would they ever want us to be seen in a positive light? - and some people have a jaundiced view of us, but often can't say why. The reality is that when people see our policies and our values for themselves - not through the lens of those who would benefit from holding back our potential support - they often see that we're actually much closer to what they want to see from a political group.

Read more | May 13, 2012

Local Government elections

On Saturday September 8, 2012 the residents of NSW will vote in the Local Government election.

This will be an historic occasion for the Greens, because for the first time we will contest seats in both the Fairfield and Liverpool Councils. In 2008 we contested two of three Fairfield wards, and were greatly encouraged by our first-up results. While we didn't manage to have a Councillor elected we polled better than 8% in the Parks ward, and established our credentials as serious candidates.

This time we will be better known, and we hope that our positive work in the local area will make us an attractive alternative to our opponents.

Read more | May 5, 2012

Around the Councils - Fairfield

Fairfield Council has been undergoing some policy changes under the new Mayor. We are pleased with his drive to attempt new ideas, and especially with his willingness to take onboard suggestions from our group.

Council will be extending free bus services for commuters. We publicly and personally encouraged the Mayor to consider low or zero-emission vehicles (such as the successful solar-powered Tindo bus in service in Adelaide) to fulfil this brief, and the Mayor has agreed to research the benefits of this Greens suggestion.

More recently the Mayor has announced environmental initiatives, including support for a container deposit scheme (CDS) - something the Greens have lobbied the State Government for over many years - and a branch-grinding service for residents. We managed to lobby for the service to be taken to residents rather than be at a central location, making it much more convenient for those without the transport means.

As we said, the CDS is well overdue and something Greens have been advocating at all levels for a number of years, as you can see from this clip:

| May 5, 2012

Around the Councils - Liverpool

At the most recent Council meeting a proposal was put forward for an initial free period on the parking meters that have been installed at considerable cost (but with strong success) in the Liverpool CBD.

In what we believe was a politically-motivated move, a counter-motion was put to remove the meters completely.

Sanity has prevailed for now, but the issue is far from over. We remain committed to the meters as a way of improving street access to the shops outside of Westfield, and are lobbying for the Council carparks to have a 'free' period as an alternative.

Read more | May 5, 2012