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 [...]
Monday, December 27, 2010
The NSW State Parliament voted in June 2010 to support an Act which enhances opportunities for tourism in National Parks, including Australia’s most accessible wilderness – the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains National Park. “At the time of the debate, I wrote to the NSW Opposition requesting that they support an exemption for World Heritage [...]
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Nurses and midwives across NSW are currently taking action to secure safer patient care and better public health services for members of every community in NSW. NSW hospitals and community health services do not have enough nurses to provide patient care. In Victoria, hospitals have official ratios of one nurse to every four patients. However [...]
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 [...]
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Letter to the Editor by Janet Mays The decision by the NSW Coalition to ban ethics classes in NSW if elected in March is retrograde, and clearly demonstrates the influence of the religious right in the Coalition’s policy making. The O’Farrell supported plan to repeal existing ethics classes from 2012 will see parents and students [...]
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 [...]
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Independent Candidate for the seat of Blue Mountains, Janet Mays, has focussed on the major arterial highway through the region as the first in a series of policy areas she will take to the March 26th poll. “Large numbers of trucks travelling at high speeds along the Great Western Highway are a major problem for [...]
Friday, October 29, 2010
The proposed re-development of the Springwood Civic Centre precinct, with a $9.5 million commitment of funding from the Federal Government, will be a primary issue for the forthcoming State Election campaign, according to Independent Candidate for the seat of Blue Mountains, Janet Mays. “This is very much an issue about Blue Mountains identity,” Janet asserts [...]
Sunday, October 17, 2010
For many in our community, life is hard and it is vital that our community sector is sufficiently funded by the State Government and others to offer the right support services at the right time. This is not a welfare issue; rather it is a human rights issue. We are a wealthy 1st world country [...]
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