“As an Independent Member of Parliament I am not influenced by a Political Parties and I am able to vote for whatever is best for our electorate. To help inform me of the wide range of issues that arise in Parliament I am inviting you to join my Community Network” Judy Hannan MP said in NSW Parliament.
Launching the region’s first independent community group applications, Judy Hannan MP said, “What has been missing for a long time in politics in Wollondilly is the simple act of listening to each other and being represented. That is why I’m excited to announce my own Community Groups that are open for application right now. The silence that every person in my electorate has felt from their member has ended, and the silence that they have been forced into ends with my invitation to join with me to speak up for what is needed. To this end, I invite every person who is interested in speaking up and giving your opinion on what's important to you in my electorate to join one of my Community Groups.”
Continuing in Parliament Judy Hannan MP said, “Both Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Council do have community groups that feed information to both Councils, but these existing groups do not cross over Council boundaries and are reliant on the limited resources of the Community Services teams at the Councils.”
“While there are very energetic people on these groups, often the outcomes are attached to delivery plans and longer outcomes of the Councils. The long drawn out process of the Council Community Groups unfortunately has led to a lot of disenfranchised Community Members, and no doubt Council Officers frustrated at the process.”
“My groups are going to cover all areas including; Health; Education; Environment and Sustainability; Heritage, Tourism and the Arts; Diversity and Inclusion; Small Business, Jobs, Rural Lands and Farming; Planning and Growth; Roads & Public Transport; Emergency Services and Recovery; Sports, Recreation and Community Spaces.”
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The outcomes for the groups will vary depending on each individual area and topic. The outcomes that the groups will work towards are including but not limited to Minister Representations, Information Sharing, Policy Framework, Legislation Review and Inter Governmental Engagement.
“The membership I am seeking for these Community Groups is I hope to be diverse in experience, gender, age and location. Membership is not meant to be an echo chamber of my supporters, I strongly believe the diversity of opinions of residents should be valued in each area. And I value these meetings and I am allocating staff members to facilitate and ensure the diversity of opinions are heard respectfully and matters are worked on towards providing a voice to the resident’s needs.” Judy Hannan MP concluded.
Applications are open now and available online and shortly in every mailbox in the Wollondilly electorate. Applications close late June.
See more: https://www.judyhannan.com.au/community_group_signup
Full speech video available:
https://youtu.be/myXMNThxtSQ
Full hansard link: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-130987/link/2279
Media: [email protected] or Benn Banasik 0434 832 636