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Blue Mountains candidate’s pledge to rein in rising power bills
Friday, January 14, 2011
INDEPENDENT candidate for the state seat of Blue Mountains Janet Mays is pushing for action against rising electricity bills and their impact on households and businesses. “On average, we already pay 45 per cent more for electricity in our region than we did three years ago, but the recent privatisation of electricity retailers by the [...]
Mays vows to protect national park from development
Friday, January 14, 2011
Independent Blue Mountains candidate Janet Mays has vowed to introduce a Private Member’s Bill to State Parliament exempting Blue Mountains National Park from development if she is elected in March. Parliament voted last June to enact new legislation enhancing opportunities for tourism in national parks and Ms Mays said the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains [...]
Media Release – Janet Mays Against Development in National Park
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Blue Mountains Independent State Candidate Janet Mays will continue urgent action to exempt the Blue Mountains World Heritage Region from in-park development. “The NSW State Parliament voted in June 2010 to enhance opportunities for tourism in National Parks. Australia’s most accessible wilderness – the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains National Park – is on the [...]
Media Release – Mays demands action on rising power costs
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Blue Mountains Independent State Candidate Janet Mays is pushing for action against rising electricity bills and their impact on households and businesses across our region. “On average we already pay 45% more for electricity in our region than we did 3 years ago, but the recent privatisation of electricity retailers by the NSW Labor Government [...]
Mays Supports Valley Heights RFS
Monday, December 20, 2010
Volunteer firefighters are mobilising across the Mountains for action against Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) following a land deal they say could delay the construction of a new fire station. In a mayoral minute approved by a six to four vote at last week’s council meeting, councillors agreed to allow the Valley Heights Rural Fire [...]
Ease truck burden: Mays
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Safe overtaking lanes should be constructed on the Bells Line of Road to cut accidents and ease the truck burden on the Great Western Highway, according to Independent Blue Mountains candidate Janet Mays. Addressing the issue of trucks on the highway last week, Ms Mays confirmed she did not support a truck stop at Mount [...]
Media Release – Janet Mays’ Truck Stop Plan Green-lights Election Battle
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
An early plan of action has activated the state election campaign in the Blue Mountains after Independent Janet Mays spoke at a function last Thursday night. On the issue of truck burden on the Great Western Highway, Mays conceded the plan to return freight to rail will be long-term due to neglected rail infrastructure, but [...]
Mays calls for electricity pricing inquiry
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Residents living in cold climates like the Mountains are footing the bill to cut carbon emissions interstate, according to Independent Blue Mountains candidate Janet Mays. Ms Mays has vowed to push for an independent inquiry into electricity pricing in NSW if elected to State Parliament next March following the release of an Independent Pricing and [...]
Community welcomes coal truck retreat
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Upper Mountains residents and members of highway safety lobby groups met in Mount Victoria last Saturday to welcome Centennial Coal’s withdrawal of its application to triple the number of its coal trucks from Clarence Colliery travelling to Sydney via the Great Western Highway and Harley Avenue. “This is a major win for our community,” said [...]
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