Greens are in with a chance in Newcastle
Newcastle Greens
30 January 2007
Greens are in with a chance in Newcastle
The locally-endorsed Greens candidate for Newcastle, Councillor Michael Osborne, has welcomed the decision by Mr Gaudry to contest the seat of Newcastle.
Councillor Michael Osborne said: “This election represents a unique opportunity for Novocastrians to break the strangle-hold that the Labor Party has held over Newcastle, to the detriment of the electorate.
“The Greens and Independents could well have the balance of power in the new Parliament to be elected on 24 March.
“I understand the disenchantment with the Labor Party that has prompted Mr Gaudry to run as an independent, especially the undemocratic way Sydney Labor selected their candidate, Ms McKay.
“Mr Gaudry has been humiliated over recent years when Mr Costa and other Sydney Labor powerbrokers have been courting the Lord Mayor, Councillor Tate, to be the Labor candidate.
“Mr Gaudry has backed Greens policies such as keeping the Newcastle rail line and not privatising public utilities such as electricity. This has earned Mr Gaudry the wrath of Sydney Labor.
“Mr Gaudry has shown courage to cast himself loose from the party and now has free rein to criticise the Sydney Labor government for its lack of action on climate change, the water crisis and the public transport shambles in the Hunter.
“The Greens call on Bryce Gaudry to publicly announce his platform so that the community can judge him,” Councillor Osborne said.
The Greens candidate for Newcastle is the only candidate for Newcastle that has a comprehensive range of policies presented to the electorate. The 53 Greens policies can be found at: The Greens website
“The Greens present a real choice for the people of Newcastle in the March election,” Councillor Osborne said.
