Council Elections - 8 am to 5 pm at your nearest polling centre. (13 Sep 2008 8:00:00 AM)
Hawkesbury Polling Locations
The Hawkesbury Greens have the best interests of the Hawkesbury at heart
We listen to the community
We live and work in the Hawkesbury
We aren’t influenced by developers
We are proud of our Hawkesbury heritage
We actively preserve and protect our precious bushland and rural environment
We provoke discussion and debate on issues vital to the community
We make our decisions based on the four Greens principles of:
- Grassroots democracy
- Ecological sustainability
- Social and economic justice
- Peace and disarmament
What we will do for the Hawkesbury
- Restore and rehabilitate the majestic Hawkesbury River
- Improve our public transport
- A better roads network
- Improve and extend our cycleways
- Maintain our rural heritage by opposing overdevelopment and large-scale subdivisions
- Take real action on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
- Implement carbon emission reduction programs
- Encourage sustainable economic growth
- Encourage more sustainable industries
- Promote better recycling
- Boost local tourism by supporting the Hawkesbury Harvest network
- Improve our parklands, reserves and recreational open space
- Improve our community services
- Develop opportunities for our young people
- Demand transparency and accountability in local government
- Make council more ‘community friendly’
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