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    Secret Plans For An Inner West Motorway Revealed

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    The document reveals secret plans for an expanded inner west motorway in Sydney that was previously shelved due to community opposition. It recommends delaying the M4 East extension to complete a study of connecting the M4 East, Port, and Airport via a new inner west motorway. Local politicians and candidates oppose extending the M4 East and support prioritizing public transport due to environmental and community impacts.

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    The document reveals secret plans for an expanded inner west motorway in Sydney that was previously shelved due to community opposition. It recommends delaying the M4 East extension to complete a study of connecting the M4 East, Port, and Airport via a new inner west motorway. Local politicians and candidates oppose extending the M4 East and support prioritizing public transport due to environmental and community impacts.

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    Rochelle Porteous Secret plans for an inner

    Greens for Balmain west motorway revealed


    Continued from front page
    Cr Porteous said she was disgust-
    was shelved indefinitely by the State ed that this information had been
    Government due to strong com- kept from the community, and was
    munity opposition. The document concerned that it would be harder to
    recommends shelving the M4 East fight a new M4 East proposal due to
    extension for 18 months in order to changes in planning laws.
    complete a ‘strategic study for an “If underground works are
    extended inner west motorway to happening it can be quite dev-
    include M4 East, Extension to Port astating for people to have their
    and Airport and F6.’ homes and gardens treated like
    The RTA document was tabled in construction sites,” she said.
    Parliament after the Greens made a “The planning laws supported by
    call in the Upper House last year for Labor and Liberals actually rule
    papers relating to the proposed M4 out the right of the community to
    East extension. Greens upper house be properly consulted on this, be-
    MP Lee Rhiannon said that they cause it would be counted as criti-
    received a range of documents, in- cal infrastructure, and hence any
    “I will bring the voice of our community cluding the M4 East - Ways Forward Environmental Impact Study can be
    to the NSW Parliament. summary. overruled by Frank Sartor.”
    Some of the other documents Labor candidate Verity Firth said
    I will work for a sustainable future, for included emails between RTA staff she was completely opposed to any
    from May and December 2005 dis- extension of the M4 East.
    properly funded public education and cussing planning for the options “I would be particularly con-
    healthcare, and a government that outlined in the Ways Forward docu- cerned about the impacts on the
    ment. incredibly valuable heritage sub-
    listens to this community” - Rochelle Porteous “This is an example of planning urb of Haberfield, and I also have
    behind people’s back,” Ms Rhiannon issues about the constant contruc-
    Tackle Climate Change said. tion of motorways. I believe public
    The document includes a cash transport should be the priority,” Ms
    Only the Greens will take on the fossil fuel lobby and flow model including projected Firth said.
    push the changes we need to tackle climate change. toll revenues for the M4 East and “The local community made a
    expanded Inner West Motorway clear indication before that they did
    Improve Public Transport (IWM). It also contains a ‘pros and not want the M4 East, and the gov-
    Safe, affordable, clean public transport. Extend the cons’ table of four options for the ernment listened to that,” she said.
    motorway: the M4 East, the IWM Liberal candidate for Balmain,
    light rail, not the M4 East motorway. and two other options referred to as Peter Shmigel, said that building
    ‘PRLT’ and ‘MM’. the M4 East was not on his party’s
    Better Development The document states that the agenda.
    IWM would create ‘a wider range “It’s not on our list of priorities for
    Return development control to the community.
    of impacts’ and ‘a major issue at NSW. Sydney’s growth is no longer
    One Masterplan for the whole Inner West Harbour. Camperdown’. The PRLT option ‘re- due west, so we would be looking at
    Ban developer donations. quires a large, complex underground transport solutions for the south and
    exchange at Annandale’ and creates south west,” Mr Shmigel said.
    Build Our Community ‘a major issue at Camperdown’. The
    MM option has ‘inferior benefits
    Independent candidate Jane
    Ward said she also opposed any M4
    Save Rozelle Psychiatric Hospital. More child care for traffic to the Anzac Bridge and East extension.
    places. Fix the school maintenance backlog now. Annandale’ and a ‘major issue at The Greens are calling for fur-
    Haberfield and Marrickville’. For all ther documents referred to in the
    Read about the Greens’ Balmain Campaign four options to be viable, the docu- Ways Forward paper to be released
    www.portjackson.nsw.greens.org.au ment states that a toll would contin- to the public. Cr Porteous said that
    ue to be charged on the M4, with a the Greens had complained to the
    Contact Rochelle on 0404 487 247 possibility of tolls for trucks on the Parliamentary clerk about docu-
    rochelle.porteous@balmain.nsw.greens.org.au M5 East. ments being withheld but had not
    A spokesman for Roads Minister received any response as the clerk
    Eric Roozendaal said that there was dismissed and Parliament was
    Vote 1 The Greens were no proposals before the NSW
    government to build the M4 East.
    prorogued and would not resume
    until after the state election.
    Authorised by Chris Holley 19 Eve St Erskineville

    8 Village Voice Balmain March

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