Locals choose Candidate
Newcastle Greens
17 September 2006
Locals choose Greens Candidate for Newcastle
Newcastle Greens today announced Newcastle Councillor Michael Osborne as The Greens candidate for the State seat of Newcastle for the 2007 State election.“I feel honoured to have been pre-selected by the local members of my party,” Cr Osborne said.
“I understand the concern of Newcastle people about decisions made in Sydney that affect our community.
“And it’s not just in pre-selections. As a local councillor it’s obvious to me that local decisions are no longer under the control of local people.
“The Newcastle Greens have fought hard with other Novocastrians to save our rail line, despite the efforts of Sydney power-brokers. Now its future is under threat again.
“I call on the new Iemma-anointed Labor candidate to declare her position on the Newcastle rail line.
“The Newcastle Greens have also acted to protect the public interest in the Mater hospital development, against the State Labor Government’s proposed privatisation of our health services.
“Public services and public spaces shouldn’t be handed to developer interests for private profit.
“Developers supported by the State Labor Government are still erecting barriers between the city and the water, and now they’re after the Royal hospital site.
“The Greens’ position on these issues is clear – as it is on the big issues that face all Australians, such as industrial relations and climate change.
“I’ll be actively campaigning on these issues, and I’m waiting eagerly with the rest of the community to hear from the new Sydney-appointed Labor candidate for Newcastle about her policy positions on these crucial issues.”
