Policy and Advocacy Speeches

Petition Debate - Proportionate, evidence based and consultative firearms policy

Thursday 26 March 2026 Petition Debate - Proportionate, evidence based and consultative firearms policy Mrs JUDY HANNAN (Wollondilly) (17:40): Petition Debate - Proportionate, evidence based and consultative firearms policy, On Thursday 26...

Public Interest Debate Firearms Legislation - Legislative Assembly - 24 March 2026

Tuesday 24 March 2026- NSW Parliament Legislative Assembly - Tuesday 24 March 2026 Public Interest Debate Firearms Legislation Mrs JUDY HANNAN (Wollondilly) (17:40): By leave: We all agree on one thing: Public...

Notice of Motion - Australian Rail Track Corporation

26th March, 2026. That this House: (1) Notes that the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ATRC) manages rail line infrastructure between Canberra and Macarthur Station and it has 36 years remaining on their 60-year lease. (2) Notes that the ATRC's corporate mission, growth and...

Bills - Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2026

26th March, 2026. Debate resumed from 19 March 2026. I resume my second reading speech on the Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2026. As I previously said in this House, I...

Private Members Statement - Western Sydney Airport

25th March, 2026. In late 2025 New South Wales Government Ministers and officials highlighted the Western Sydney international airport as a transformative city shaper, with a focus on creating thousands of local...

Debate - Northern Beaches Bus Services

25th March, 2026. I acknowledge in the gallery the Mayor of Wollondilly, along with the CEO and a long-time planner from Wollondilly. We wish we had a bus crisis; we wish we...

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Roads

19th March, 2026. That this House: (1) Notes that major roads in Wollondilly and Southern Highlands are of strategic importance to the State's economy and essential access for Wollondilly constituents. (2) Calls on the...

Question Time - Transport Infrastructure

19th March, 2026. My question is directed to the Minister for Roads, and Minister for Regional Transport, who works really hard for me and my community. In light of the Government's announcement...

Bill speech - Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2026

19th March, 2026. In introducing the Water NSW Amendment (Warragamba Dam) Bill 2026, I hope to draw a distinction between the previously debated poor plans to raise the dam wall and now...

Bill speech - Future Jobs and Investment Bill 2025

18th March, 2026. The Future Jobs and Investment Bill 2025 will be of high economic significance to the Wollondilly electorate. A number of long seam metallurgical coal operators in my electorate employ...

Private Members Statement - Tahmoor Colliery

17th March, 2026. I update the House on the closure of the Tahmoor Colliery and give some insights into the rapid response and wonderful, generous community resilience to back the hundreds of...

Notice of Motion - Train breakdowns, failures and unreliable train service every day on the Southern Highlands Rail Line

12 February 2026 I move that this house: Notes the NSW Government allowed free travel on all train and metro services due to the failures on lines such as those in 2025...

Private Members Statement - Wollondilly Train Services

3rd February, 2026. I raise the issue of a train service, not as fondly as the member for Davidson, who also spoke about trains today. Many people rely on or have tried...

Private Members Statements - Wollondilly Electorate Australia Day Awards

11th February, 2026. The Australia Day 2026 citizenship awards and ceremonies were brilliant in the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee shires. To see so many people gathering together was terrific. I attended the Wollondilly...

Question Time - Wollondilly Electorate Health Services

10th February, 2026. My question is directed to the Minister for Health. I know that the Minister is aware of the growth of Wollondilly, and I appreciate his support for Bowral Hospital to...

Notice of Motion - Tahmoor Colliery

5th February, 2026. That this House: (1) Recognises that despite the transition away from coal as a power source, coking coal is still required for steel. (2) Notes the long history of the Tahmoor...

Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 - NSW Parliament recalled - Legislative Assembly - 22 December 2025

22nd December, 2025. 2:29 pm - NSW Parliament recalled - Legislative Assembly - 22 December 2025 Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, Second Reading Debate Mrs JUDY HANNAN (Wollondilly) (14:29): I speak...

Notice of Motion - C2 Land And National Park

20th November, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the C2 environmental protected private owned land in Wollondilly has no other overarching plan of management. (2) Notes the sacred site of the Dharawal, the Bargo...

Bill Debate - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

19th November, 2025. I speak to the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025, which promises efficiency but risks abandoning our most vulnerable workers—a very delicate balance of people grappling...

Question Time - Warragamba Dam Wall

18th November, 2025. My question is directed to the Premier. The Premier promised that the Warragamba Dam wall will not be raised. Since then, the Reconstruction Authority has revised its plans. Will...

Private Members Statement - Housing Affordability

18th November, 2025. I speak tonight on the pressing issue of affordable housing, what it truly means and why our current approach in New South Wales falls short. The electorate of Wollondilly...

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Police Services

13th November, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes that Wollondilly Shire Council's population is due to expand with an approved 30,000 homes. (2) Notes that there is no 24 hour manned police station within...

Private Members' Statement - Warragamba Dam

11th November, 2025. As the member for Wollondilly, I speak about the critical importance of ensuring that the Warragamba Dam wall is never raised. I promised to fight the plan and have...

Public Interest Debate - The Benefits of Independent Representation

22nd October, 2025. 5:00 pm. Public Interest Debate - INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT I move: That this House: (1) Recognises the significant benefits of independent political representation in enhancing democracy, fostering community-focused...

Notice of Motion - Fire And Rescue Station For Wilton

23 October, 2025. That this House: (1) Acknowledges the growth around the Wilton township that will add at least 12,000 additional homes to the growing Wollondilly population. (2) Notes that infrastructure must match population...

Question Time - Bowral and District Hospital

22nd October, 2025. I acknowledge members of my local Rotary club in the gallery. My question is directed to the Minister for Health. Recently I wrote to the Minister regarding Bowral hospital...

Notice of Motion - Granny Flats In Wollondilly

22nd October, 2025. That this House: (1) Note that the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Western Sydney Aerotropolis) Bill 2024 has an unintended consequence preventing granny flats from being built close to the...

Notice of Motion - Agrisolar Pilot For Wollondilly

16th October, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the benefits of AgriSolar for farming practices that allow generation of energy to go to the grid and provide power for farm operations. (2) Calls on...

Bill speech - Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025

15th October, 2025. As the member for Wollondilly, I represent a community where green hills meet the edges of Sydney's growth—a place where families thrive amid bushland and farmland, but with the...

Private Members Statement - Wollondilly Electorate Roads

15th October, 2025. Regional roads, such as Remembrance Driveway, need consistent State Government oversight. That road is a vital artery weaving through Wollondilly shire from Camden Park in the north, just outside...

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Train Services

18th September, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the leaked Government documents showing plans for the extension of the electrified rail network to a station called "Wollondilly". (2) Calls on the Government to match...

Private Members Statements - Wollondilly Electorate Infrastructure

17th September, 2025. Members will have to forgive me, but hearing the news of a cap of 2,499 houses to be built in the Appin growth area sounds like a funny number....

Notice of Motion - Picton Microbats

11th September, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the successful movement of a small colony of microbats in Silverdale with the work of Wollondilly Shire Council. (2) Notes that the management of the microbats...

Speech - Western Sydney Infrastructure

11th September, 2025. By leave: I love hearing these speeches from both sides about what they deliver or do not deliver. It is fascinating. Western Sydney does not stop at Penrith, Leppington...

Question Time - Picton Bypass

10th September, 2025. My question is directed to the Minister for Roads. I note that there have recently been marker ties for the area where the Picton bypass will be delivered. Will...

Private Members Statements - Wollondilly Electorate Cancer Treatment Services

10th September, 2025. With its growth from a regional outer metro area that relied on nearby Campbelltown, Wollongong or even Canberra, Wollondilly's future is very bright. We will have the growth and...

Notice of Motion - Welby Off Ramp

7th August, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the Hume Motorway bypasses Mittagong and Welby, with access to the towns via the Old Hume Highway has an on-off ramp in both directions at the northern Mittagong end, but only...

Question Time - Southern Highlands Public Transport August 2025

7th August, 2026. My question is directed to the Premier. In 2024-25 the Southern Highlands line that passes through my electorate had the worst on-time services of all lines, with almost 40 per cent...

Private Members Statement - Southern Highlands National Park

6th August, 2025. In 1991 the Nattai National Park bill established protected lands and bush adjoining lands owned by WaterNSW, Crown Lands and councils. On 30 October 1991 Dr Metherell, the former...

Private Member's Statement - Douglas Park Memorial Park

24th June, 2025. Some people might think that the proposed Douglas Park cemetery might be needed for the number of burial plots, but it is not worth the risk to the environment,...

Speech - Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning

27th June, 2025. I contribute to debate on the report of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning—which is the best committee, as the chair said—entitled The electricity outages affecting Far West...

Notice of Motion - Free Train Travel

26th June, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes on 26 May the Government allowed free travel on all train and metro services due to the 'failures' in Homebush. (2) Note that there are 'failures'...

Question Time - Western Sydney International Airport

24th June, 2025. My question is directed to the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces. Now that the Federal Government has completed the flight path mapping for the new Western Sydney airport...

Notice of Motion - Picton Bypass

5th June, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes that the growth of Wollondilly has put pressure on the local road system with any small accident causing significant delays in Picton. (2) Notes the extra...

Private Members Statement - State Planning

3rd June, 2025. I speak on a number of matters that seem unconnected at first but are the same kind of problem that affects many communities, underlies our planning system and needs...

Notice of Motion - Great Dam Walk

3rd June, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes Warragamba Dam and the waterways in Wollondilly quenches the thirst of Sydney. (2) Notes these assets are surrounded by beautiful bushland and visitor spots...

Notice of Motion - Water Rights

29th May, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes that the Government lowered the harvestable water rights in Wollondilly from 30 per cent to 10 per cent in September 2023. (2) Notes since this decision,...

Private Members Statement - Wollondilly and Southern Highlands Train Services

28th May, 2025. I talk about trains and what can only be described as a bulging, red-hot potato mess on our train system. I do not mean the mess close to the...

Notice of Motion - Group Homes

15th May, 2025. I move that this house: Notes Group Homes are permissible under Section 60 and 61 of the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021 (Housing SEPP). Notes Group Homes are...

Notice of Motion - Regional Roads

8th May, 2025. I move that this house: Notes the NSW Government is currently in the process and eligibility criteria for transferring road ownership to the State Notes Remembrance Driveway is State...

Private Member's Statement - Wilton High School

07 May 2025. I speak on the exciting new infrastructure that is coming to Wollondilly. I say this recognising that it has been generations since the Wollondilly shire has received any brand-new...

Speech - Health Services Amendments (Public-Private Partnership Prohibition) Bill

6th May, 2025. I speak in support of the Health Services Amendment (PPP Prohibition) Bill 2025. Firstly, my condolences go to the Massa family for the loss of their son Joe. It...

Notice of Motion - Electric Rail Link

28th March, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the bipartisan election commitment for $1 billion to purchase land for a rail link from the new airport to Campbelltown does not include funds for...

Notice Of Motion - Regional Roads

27th March, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the Government is seeking to start a new process on transferring roads from Council to State. (2) Notes Remembrance Driveway is a State road in Camden...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Shire Second High School

26th March, 2025. As everybody knows, the Wollondilly electorate covers the two council areas of Wollondilly and Wingecarribee. Tonight I particularly want to talk about the Wollondilly shire. The current population of...

Speech - Environmental Planning and Assessment Bill 2025

26th March, 2025. I speak in debate on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2025. Like all members, I understand the crisis in housing affordability and supply, but I will explain...

Notice Of Motion - Bowral Hospital Upgrades 2025

20th March, 2025. That this House: (1) Notes the long-awaited upgrade for Bowral Hospital is near completion despite the cuts from the larger plan by the former Government. (2) Notes that to move forward...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Seniors

19th March, 2025. Seniors Week is wonderful time to reflect on the many unsung heroes within our Wollondilly community. These seniors continue to give their time, energy and efforts to better the...

News Article - Stuck in the 'Dilly: Sydney's most disconnected community

26th February, 2025. Below is a copy of an independent article published by Sam Lawrence on Central News. To see the original visit here: https://centralnews.com.au/2025/02/26/stuck-in-the-dilly-sydneys-most-disconnected-community/ Stuck in the ‘Dilly: Sydney’s most disconnected...

Notice Of Motion - Health Worker Competition

20th February, 2025. That this House: (1) Recognises there is global and national competition for medical practitioners across many fields. (2) Calls on the Government to form a committee to investigate the risk to...

Speech - Housing Amendment Bill 2025 Debate

19th February, 2025. As all members know, the Housing Amendment Bill 2025 amends the Housing Act 2001 to allow the Minister for Housing to acquire, hold and deal with land and property according...

Private Member's Statement - Southern Highlands celebrates Plasrefine rejection

19th February, 2025. It was the announcement that residents of the Southern Highlands, in my electorate of Wollondilly, had been waiting four years for. The adjoining suburb of Moss Vale was the...

Public Interest Debate - Western Sydney Infrastructure

18th February, 2025. Firstly let me say I understand the function of the Public Interest Debate, usually for things that do matter but occasionally a time for team Blue over this way...

Notice Of Motion - Tahmoor Colliery

13th February, 2025. That this house: 1. Recognises that despite the transition away from Coal as a power source, coking coal is still required for steel. 2. Notes the long history of...

Notice of Notion - Basix Reforms

22nd November, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes BASIX provides best practice construction guidelines for homes in New South Wales. (2) Notes there is a need for upgrading homes to improve liveability through changing...

Notice Of Motion - Airport Curfews

21 November, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes construction of the second Sydney Airport will affect southwest Sydney residents by having no curfew. (2) Notes that an increase or release of curfew for Sydney...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly School Infrastructure

21 November, 2024. When we think of a new, you-beaut, top of the range, spare no expense, cutting edge development and the marketing campaign that goes with it, we picture idyllic homes,...

Speech - Victim's Rights and Support Amendment Bill

20th November, 2024. I thank the Government and the Attorney General for this amending bill, the Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Victims Support Counselling) Bill 2024. It is not an easy thing...

Notice Of Motion - Services In Growth Areas

14th November, 2024. That this House: (1) Recognise that decisions in the past have led to large developments built with homes that do not connect to any services like sewer, water, health or...

Speech - Environment Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill

14th November, 2024. I speak in support of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Western Sydney Aerotropolis) Bill 2024, which aims to fix the concerns and frustrations I have regarding the restrictions...

Private Member's Statement - Wilton Services and Infrastructure

13th November, 2024. Welcome to Wilton, the heart of what developers promised would be a 30‑minute city, alleging we can go about our daily tasks within 30 minutes. Last week in one...

Notice Of Motion - Women's Refuge And Emergency Accommodation

24th October, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes there are over 30,000 homes planned for construction in Wollondilly. (2) Notes there is currently no planned women's refuge or services planned for the electorate of...

Speech - State Significant Development Amendment Bill

23rd October, 2024. My contribution to debate on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (State Significant Development) Bill 2024 will be brief. In the second reading speech, the Minister for Planning and...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Police Infrastructure

23rd October, 2024. I argue strongly for many things in this place because my community has missed out for too long. I always talk about the 30,000 homes with no sewer, schools...

Private Member's Statement - Moss Vale Plastics Recycling Factory

22nd October, 2024. Residents of Wingecarribee Shire are furious this week that the Moss Vale plastic recycling plant project, which is in the Goulburn electorate but near the border of my electorate...

Notice Of Motion - Victoria Bridge

18th October, 2024. That this House notes: (1) The annual cost of maintenance for the historic Victoria Bridge is over $700,000 per year. (2) The bridge is rapidly approaching end of life at an...

Notice Of Motion - Mittagong Bypass

17th October, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes the communities of Mittagong and Bowral require adequate access to the freeway. (2) Notes that with growth must come infrastructure. (3) Calls on the Government to start...

Speech - Regional Communities (Consultation Standards) Bill 2024

26th September, 2024. I make a short contribution to the debate on the Regional Communities (Consultation Standards) Bill 2024. I appreciate the member for Barwon seeking to set a standard on how...

Notice of Motion - Optometry Prescriptions

26th September, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes rural and regional communities struggle with medical professionals. (2) Notes currently topical medications for eyes can be prescribed by optometrists, however they cannot prescribe...

Private Members Statement - Douglas Park Reject Cemetery

24th September, 2024. While I am no longer a councillor, I care deeply for my community and that means caring about the effect of any decision that is made by the council....

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Police Area Command

19th September, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes that Wollondilly has an exponential population growth with over 30,000 new homes being constructed right now. (2) Notes that there are no plans for any police...

Private Member's Statement - Warradale Men's Shed

17th September, 2024. There is an amazing group of men involved in the Warradale Men's Shed. This group has a rich history. It operates from the old Thirlmere Rural Fire Service shed,...

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Flood Risks

15th August, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes the Wollondilly Hazards Analysis and Emergency Management Study identified risks to Wollondilly. (2) Notes letters from Wollondilly Council have caused fear by claiming most homes are...

Notice of Motion - Local Councillors Service

8th August, 2024. That this House: (1) Thanks all Councillors for their service who are not standing for election again this year and wish them well for the future. (2) Notes the 29 years...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Shire Council

8th August, 2024. The date of 14 September will mark the end of my time as a councillor on Wollondilly Shire Council—a time that I have enjoyed, but a time during which...

Speech - Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

7th August, 2024. As members know, Wollondilly is a beautiful area. It is the catchment for Sydney at the top of the Bulli escarpment, home to valleys and rolling hills. These hills...

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Flood Mitigation Studies

19th June, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes the Government gave funding to Wollondilly Shire Council to complete flood mitigation studies. (2) Notes that no direction has been given by the Government...

Notice of Motion - Bowral Hospital Clinical Services Plan

21st June 2024. That this House: (1) Notes the former Government cut funding for the upgrade of Bowral Hospital and removed the second wing from the building work scope announced by the former...

News - Budget 2024-25

18 June 2024 My speech and reaction to the 2024-25 Budget is below. For more information regarding the 2024-25 Budget visit: https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/ I rise today to speak on a number of items in...

News - Transport Heritage NSW is now commencing track infrastructure works on the Loop Line between Buxton and Colo Vale

17th June, 2024. Heritage trains will return to Colo Vale for the first time in over 30 years as part of a $14.6 million investment in the Loop Line, a historic rail...

Notice of Motion - Service NSW Centre for Wollondilly

6th June, 2024. That this House: (1) Notes the planned and approved growth for Wollondilly Council will see an increase to the population of at least 90,000 new residents on top of...

Speech - Yerranderie and the National Parks And Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

4th June, 2024. View Judy's speech calling on the government to return Yerranderie Airstrip to Council ownership, as part of the second reading of the National Parks And Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill...

Private Members Statement - Western Sydney Pumped Hydro

4th June, 2024. Australians are well known for being innovators, often ahead of the curve thanks to our country's unique environment where traditional solutions do not work. That is no more evident...

Private Member's Statement - It's Time to Declare a Southern Highlands National Park

14th May, 2024. In this Private Members Statement, Judy calls on the Government to declare a Southern Highlands National Park: Imagine a continuous tree canopy that stretches over 50 kms, with gorges,...

Notice of Motion - Emergency Services Boundaries

14th May, 2024. That this House: (1) Recognises in regional communities when disaster strikes there is a need to act fast. (2) Notes that historical boundaries often are not in the interest...

Notice of Motion - No Raising of Warragamba Dam Wall

9th May, 2024. That this House: (1) Recognises the commitment from the Government to scrap the plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall. (2) Notes the significant cost to the budget, environment...

Speech - Being an Independent in NSW Parliament

7 May, 2024. Below is a speech I delivered to workers in the NSW Public Service on the importance of being an Independent in NSW Parliament. Getting elected is an extraordinary achievement for...

Speech - Suspension of Standing Orders: changes to bail conditions

7 May, 2024. I support the suspension of standing orders and do so in the knowledge that everybody plays politics in this place. I really wish they would not. Last week the...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Electorate Cancer Care Services

21 March, 2024. Some might think that 20 years ago on 25 March when my life changed it was because I was told that I was elected to council for the first...

Notice of Motion - Need for a Women's Shelter in Wollondilly

21st March, 2024. That this House: (1) There is an urgent need to fund a women's shelter in Wollondilly, evidenced by the fact that Macarthur Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service receives...

Notice of Motion - Need for an Independent Mine Subsidence Board

14th March, 2024. That this House: (1) Changes to the Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Act and removal of the independent Mine Subsidence Board has led to mines being judge, juror and executioner...

Private Member's Statement - Renewable Energy

13 March, 2024. With the current cost-of-living crisis, more and more households are choosing to install solar in a bid to reduce their own energy costs, as well as contribute to a...

Public Interest Debate - The Infrastructure Needs of South West Sydney

13th March, 2024. I move: That this House: (1)Recognises past Labor and Coalition governments have missed opportunities in south-west Sydney. (2)Calls on all parties to provide infrastructure along with approved growth. (3)Calls...

Notice of Motion - Regional Emergency Services

8th February, 2024. That this House: (1) Recognises extended response times of hardworking emergency services personnel in regional areas. (2) Notes current guidelines restrict emergency entry in emergencies. (3) Calls on the...

Private Member's Statement - The Negatives of Sydney's Second Airport

7th February, 2024. The second Sydney airport will create an economic boom and change the landscape of south-west Sydney forever. I cannot really imagine it. The entryway to Australia is soon to...

Notice of Motion - Angels in Our Town

30th November, 2023. That this House: (1) Recognises the long reaching work of Angels In Our Town, a group in the Southern Highlands who recognise first responders, frontline workers, service organisations, and volunteers...

Private Member's Statement - Bowral and District Hospital

28th November, 2023. Delivered at 2.45am, Judy speaks out for the upgrades on Bowral Hospital: The Bowral hospital upgrade is one of poor management. It is not necessarily the current upgrade or...

Speech - Speech - Judy speaks against the extension of appointment of current chairperson of Racing NSW

28th November, 2023. I speak against the Thoroughbred Racing Amendment Bill 2023 as it is currently worded, which extends the period of appointment of the current chairperson of Racing NSW by 24...

Notice of Motion - Biodiversity Offsets and a Southern Highlands National Park

23rd November, 2023 That this House: (1) Recognises the unique environmental assets that Wollondilly and the Southern Highlands has including spectacular high conservation value known as the Boxvale, Nattai, Drapers Creek and Mount...

Speech - Recognition of NSW Paramedics

23rd November, 2023. By leave: I come to this debate with a different point of view to look at the professional recognition that ambulance workers receive. On 30 November 2018 paramedicine became...

Media - Fixing the domestic and family violence crisis

22nd November, 2023. I speak in favour of the public interest debate motion moved by the member for Wakehurst. What a good man he is to move the motion. We are all...

Speech - Committee on Environment and Planning

22 November, 2023. I contribute to debate on the report of the Committee on Environment and Planning on the Minerals Legislation Amendment (Offshore Drilling and Associated Infrastructure Prohibition) Bill 2023. First I...

Private Member's Statement - Stop the Wollondilly Tradie Tax

21st November, 2023. Two out of every three workers in Wollondilly are associated with trades and the labouring and machinery work attached to trades. These tradies are being hit successively with what...

Speech - Menangle Rotolactor Park Opened

21st October 2023 Menangle Rotolactor Park Opened It was my pleasure to open the new Rotolactor park at Menangle. The Rotolactor was an automated circular milking machine. Established in 1952 by Edward...

Notice of Motion - Maldon-Dombarton Line

19th October, 2023. That this House: (1) Recognises the need for rail infrastructure including new projects for passengers and freight. (2) Recognises the growth in Wollondilly and Western Sydney and the connection to Wollongong a...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Electorate Water Harvesting Rights

19 October 2023. This private member's statement is brought to you by the farmers of Wollondilly. Water is essential for growing food in the Sydney Basin, and healthy rivers in the Sydney...

Notice of Motion - Ensure the Cumberland Plains Conservation Plan will protect koala habitat

12th October, 2023. That this House: (1) Recognises the commitment of $48 million to help establish a new National Park along the Georges River between Long Point and Appin for Koala protection committed...

Speech - Koala National Park and Funding Welcomed

22nd September 2023. Koala National Park and Funding Welcomed. As chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Koalas and someone who brought a petition of 20,977 signatures to the previous Parliament, I am...

Notice of Motion - Retrofitting for Environmental Benefits

21 September 2023. Notice of Motion - Retrofitting for Environmental Benefits. That this House: (1) Notes the BASIX Rating point system directs landowners and builders towards best practice building compliance for construction....

Private Member's Statement - Up? Out? Why not together?

20th September, 2023. Private Member's Statement - Up? Out? Why not together? We have heard from the Government on their plans for the roll out of development in the State. The argument...

Notice of Motion - Healthcare And Mental Health Services In Wollondilly

14 Sept 2023. Notice of Motion - Healthcare And Mental Health Services In Wollondilly. Delivered on RUOK? Day, I have asked the Government to provide vital mental health services in Wollondilly to...

Notice of Motion - Mental Health Services in Wollondilly

14th September 2023. Delivered on R U OK? Day, I have asked the Government to provide vital mental health services in Wollondilly to cater for the current and growing population. As an...

Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Community Groups Funding

13th September 2023. Private Member's Statement - Wollondilly Community Groups Funding. Today I rise to speak on six major community projects that I wish to highlight as in need in Wollondilly. This...

Notice of Motion - Addressing the lack of High Schools in Wollondilly

24th August 2023. Addressing the lack of High Schools in Wollondilly. That this House: (1) Recognises Wollondilly Council area has only one single high school despite having a population of over 50,000. (2) Calls...

Private Members Statement - Picton Bypass today so we don't have Maui in Wollondilly tomorrow

22nd August 2023. In Maui on Tuesday August 8 a perfect storm of dry ground, windy conditions and heat enabled terrible fires to destroy thousands of homes in Maui, Hawaii. The situation...

Notice of Motion - Wollondilly Council called to release Hazards Analysis and Emergency Management Study (HAEMS)

3rd August 2023. "I seek to move that this house: 1.Notes the Wollondilly Council Hazards Analysis and Emergency Management Study (HAEMS) completed by Molino Stewarts presented evidence-based advice to mitigate risk associated...

Private Members Statement - Appin and Wilton Growth Area Lack of Plans Slammed

1st August 2023. "I speak today of the developments and growth that are going to affect Wollondilly. These applications stretch from Wilton to Appin approved by the former Liberal Minister for Planning,...

Notice of Motion - Trains and Timetables of the Southern Highlands Line

29th June 2023. "Rail Time Tabling and Rolling Stock. That this House: (1) Notes the aging status of the diesel trains that service the Southern Highlands, mixed with the inadequate frequency of...

Friends of Koalas - Launch

29th June 2023. To announce the formation of the Parliamentary Friends of Koalas Group, I was joined by Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe MLC, Sally Quinnell MP, Emma Hurst MLC, Dr...

Parliament Speech - Housing and Productivity Contributions Bill

23rd June 2023. Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Housing and Productivity Contributions) Bill. "I thank the Government for introducing this policy. I also thank the member for Newtown for making her contribution...

Notice of Motion - Ambulance Shortages in Wollondilly

22nd June 2023. "Bargo Ambulance Station. That this House: (1) Notes that Picton ambulance station needs an extra vehicle with four staff members and Bowral also needs an extra vehicle and two...

Private Members' Statement - Bowral Hospital Stage 2

21st June 2023. A call to the Government to deliver Bowral Hospital Stage 2. "Bowral and District Hospital serves the community in a wide area of the Wollondilly Electorate including the Shires...

Notice Of Motion - Bowral Hospital Upgrades

1st June, 2023. That this House: (1) Recognises the importance of Bowral Hospital and the value it brings to the Wollondilly electorate and region. (2) Acknowledges the delays caused by COVID-19 for...

Speech - Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Housing and Productivity Contributions) Bill 2023

31st May, 2023. I speak in favour of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Housing and Productivity Contributions) Bill 2023. I foreshadow an amendment regarding the existing contribution schemes that were approved...

Speech - Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2023 Second reading debate

31st May, 2023. I move my amendment No. 1 on sheet c2023-035. The reason for my amendment is to stop any loss of work already underway by the public service or councils...

Private Members Statement - Koalas and Profits Dont Mix

31st May 2023. I used my Private Members Statement to address the negative impact that developments such as that at Gilead is having on the vulnerable koala habitat and the last disease...

Notice Of Motion - Conservation Plan Review to Conserve Koala Populations

25th May 2023. "Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan. That this House: (1) Recognises the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan mentions translocation of koalas some 18 times, but 'conservation' only once. (2) Calls on the...

Inaugural Speech - Learning through community and equality

25th May 2023. The SPEAKER: Before I call the member for Wollondilly, I warmly welcome all who are here in the public gallery to watch her inaugural speech. They include family, friends and Mr Laurie...

Private Members Statement - Wollondilly Community Group Applications Open

24th May 2023. "Today I speak about the silence about the concerns of the people of Wollondilly, in particular the countless volunteers, advocates and those who have given their own time to...

Notice of Motion - Infrastructure Needs of Wollondilly

11th May 2023. "Wollondilly Electorate.That this House: (1) Recognises that the Wollondilly electorate has been taken for granted by the major political parties for a long time, leading to the results in...