Following the distribution of preferences on Friday, it is now clear that Roza Sage is the new Member for the Seat of Blue Mountains. I congratulate Mrs Sage and wish her well in her new role. Interestingly, no candidate in this seat achieved anywhere near 50% of the primary vote, resulting in a full preference [...]
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Independent candidate Janet Mays strongly condemns reports that the Coalition has been meeting with Gary Sturgess (alleged mastermind behind the sacking of 50,000 public servants in the Greiner and Fahey Governments) to discuss how to ‘streamline’ the public service in NSW should the Coalition form Government on March 26th. “If the reports are accurate, public [...]
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Janet Mays has described the Coalition’s backflip on its ethics classes ban in public schools as a victory for common sense. “Finally the Coalition is listening to the community on this issue. The proposed ban was retrograde and would have needlessly denied parents and students an alternative to scripture classes. I am pleased to see [...]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Independent State Candidate for the Blue Mountains Janet Mays welcomes the Coalition’s promise of $250,000 for the region’s Tourism Industry. “I applaud the diverse range of projects in the plan” Janet says. “Supporting Indigenous communities to assume commercial and leadership roles within Mountains Tourism is long overdue. It’s pleasing that this sector is earmarked for [...]
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Blue Mountains Independent State Candidate Janet Mays has strongly condemned the partial privatisation of NSW electricity assets, describing this week’s Inquiry as a farce. “Both the State Labor and Liberal Parties should be ashamed at the ease with which this enormous change to a basic essential service has occurred” Janet says. “What is the role [...]
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Click on the link below to read Janet’s Policy Plan. Janet Mays Policy Plan for the Blue Mountains
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
If elected as the Member for the Blue Mountains, Janet Mays has announced she will advocate for an independent inquiry into electricity pricing in NSW, and its impact on NSW’s electricity assets. Mays’ call follows an Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal review outlining that $331 million of the $999 million raised through levies on NSW [...]
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Monday, April 4, 2011
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