country labor dialogue - may 2013
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Country Labor diaLogue
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campaigning againt conrvativ
candidat acro sW.
The Federal election campaign is in full
swing. Congratulations to the newly
announced Country Labor candidate
for Hume, Michael Pilbrow. Another
round of country pre-selections have
been opened by the Administrative
Committee this month.
Dont forget the Candidate and
Campaign Manager Training Day
on Saturday 25 May 2013. To RSVP
or for more information, contact
me on [email protected]
or 1800 503 035.
The ortrn alland -
lction campaign is also well
underway. The by-election will be
on Saturday 25 May 2013. Country
Labor announced its candidate
Herman Beyersdorf on Monday
22 April 2013 and within a week
had opened his campaign ofce
in Armidale. The Nationals have
preselected Adam Marshall, theformer Mayor of Gunnedah. The
current Mayor of Armidale Jim Maher
has also indicated he will contest the
by-election as an independent.
Herman Beyersdorf has lived locally
in Armidale with his wife Corrie for the
last 35 years, where they have raised
their family and worked in the local
community. Herman has been a local
Councillor for the last 21 years, and is
now Armidales Deputy Mayor.
As a local Councillor, Herman has
stood up for locals, campaigned
for more industrial land to attract
regional development; and supported
the Evocities program to bring city
dwellers to relocate in regional cities
and areas.
Herman and Country Labor are
campaigning strongly against the
Nationals $3 billion cut to hospitals
and community health services,
local public service job cuts and the
Nationals cuts to the Department of
Primary Industries.
A fundraiser will be held on
Wednesday 8 May at 6pm at NSW
Parliament House. Tickets cost
$30 per person. To RSVP for the
fundraiser, or to help out on the
campaign, email herman.beyersdorf@
alp.com.au
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sW Laor ppoition calld
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a t stat rt Land and Watr
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and mut rign or
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Commiionr immdiatl,
NSW Shadow Special Minister
of State, Walt Secord said.
In Opposition, Barry OFarrell promised
high standards, but as soon as he got
into government he gave the Land and
Water Commissioner to a dyed in the
wool National Party operative.
If the Premier is true to his word, he will
immediately remove Laurie and replace
him with a new and independent person.
The Land and Water Commissioner
oversees decisions involving water,
mining and coal seam gas and mustprovide independent advice without
allowing the government to pull the
strings behind the scenes.
ationalartysJockLaurie.
Jutin elliotandWalt scord hav joindforcto call onthsWstatgovrnmnttomakthorthCoat Csg Fr.
sW sadow initr for Watr andut LC for wd, Walt scord and
Fdral , Jutin elliot av joind forc
to call on t sW stat ovrnmnt to mak
The North Coast Coal Seam Gas Free.
I asked Walt to come up here and help
us because our State MP, Geoff Provest
is failing to represent our concerns
about Coal Seam Gas Mining to theNSW Government,Justine Elliot said.
Walt Secord raised concerns about how Coal Seam Gas
Mining on the North Coast could potentially impact the
Tweed River and local water supplies.
The far North Coast of NSW boasts a unique quality of life
and one of the biggest environmental concerns about Coal
Seam Gas Mining is the impact on water resources and
rivers. The only way to protect the water supplies of the North
Coast is for a moratorium on CSG mining, Walt Secord said.The communitys view on the North Coast is clear; they dont
want Coal Seam Gas Mining. The only people supporting the
CSG industry on the North Coast are the National Party.
Jock Laurimust resigna land & watr
commiionr
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Shadow Minister for Local
Government Sophie Cotsis
said that the proposal
contained in the Farrell-commissioned Local Government
Review Panel report would
be the nal straw for many
pensioners already reeling
from State-approved increases
in electricity bills, gas bills
and public housing rents.
I cannot believe
Barry OFarrell
has even placedthis radical proposalon the table,
Sophie Cotsis said.
Abolishing the $250 council rate
concession is an absurd idea when
you consider how tough many
pensioners are doing it tough
with the rising cost of food, water,
electricity and medicines.
For more than 20 years, NSW
Governments of all political
persuasions have accepted that
pensioners whove paid into the
tax system all their lives have
earned the right to modest relief
from soaring council rates.
Countr sW lt down 2 ar of ational in govrnmnt
The Shadow Minister for
Regional and Rural Affairs,Mick Veitch says that country
NSW is worse off under
Andrew Stoner and the
Nationals in Government.
It has been two years and
regional NSW has been
ravaged by cuts to public
sector and services in NSW,
Mick Veitch said.
On the tough issues, Stoner andhis Nationals Party collapse like
a pack of cards in the party room
when the Sydney Liberals decide
to cut services and funding
in the bush.
Stoner may talk up the jobs
growth in regional NSW but the
reality has seen only 12,000
jobs created in 2 years, down
from the 68,000 created under
the former Labor Government.
No wonder unemployment has
blown out from 5.4 to 5.8%.
Stoner even tried to get a $1000
a week pay rise for his servicesas Acting-Premier, even though
it is something he already gets
paid to do as Deputy Premier.
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Workers are under threat at the next election.
Tony Abbott still hasnt come clean on the Liberals
full agenda for Australian workers, other than a plan
to cut 12,000 public sector jobs.
May Day rallies are on Saturday 4 or Sunday 5 May.
Come along and join the ght to protect workers
rights against Tony Abbott and the Liberals.
CelebratingMay Day 2013
vr t lat 5 ar Laor a protctd 7 million
mplo from unfair dimial, aolid WorkCoic,introducd t Fair Work ct,liftd t tax fr trold,introducd aid arntal Lav and dlivrd a
$1 illion plan for ui jo.
Supporting workerS rightS iS at the core
of what it MeanS to be Labor.
In 1949 Ben Chifey proclaimed our Partys conviction,
working for t ttrmnt of mankind not onl rut anwr w ma giv a lping and.
ABOLISHEDWORKCHOICES
INTRODUCEDTHEFAIRWORKACT
DELIVEREDUNFAIRDISMISSALPROTECTION
INTRODUCEDPAIDPARENTALLEAVE
CREATED800,000JOBS
AUSTRALIANLABORPARTYSupportingWorkersRights
SINCE1891
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