ABC Sydney interview: NBN works and footpath destruction
I spoke to Robbie Buck and Wendy Harmer on ABC Sydney's Breakfast program on 11 February 2019 about how NBN works have destroyed footpaths across the inner west, including heritage paths in Marrickville, and how Inner West Council has been unable to get anywhere with the NBN when it comes to getting these footpaths properly restored.
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Pauline Lockie has spoken out hundreds of times on behalf of our community about issues and opportunities in the Inner West. Here are some highlights of her work.
Print / digital
'The right thing to do': Sydney council drops Australia Day celebrations | SMH | Nov 2019
Inner West Council moves Australia Day celebrations | AltMedia | Nov 2019
Glebe Island dust-up | AltMedia | Oct 2019
'Crazy stuff': Residents' fears grow over motorway tunnels under homes | SMH | Oct 2019
Inner West Council mayor adjourns meeting as tree policy tensions boil over | SMH | Sep 2019
'Fire sale': Inner west council buildings to be sized up by developers | SMH | Sep 2019
'Just jokes': Councillor's great wall of cheek | Inner West Courier | Aug 2019
'King Street is dying': Newtown retailers shut up shop | SMH | Aug 2019
Back to the drawing board for live music pilot program | Inner West Courier | Jun 2019
Inner West Council to vote on whether to spend $150K on live music grants | Inner West Courier | Jun 2019
Albanese staffer wins defamation apology from Facebook page host | SMH | Jun 2019
Weedkiller on trial | AltMedia | Jun 2019
Infrastructure and transport heavyweight Michael Deegan backs satellite technology for WestConnex | Inner West Courier | Apr 2019
WestConnex class action | AltMedia | Apr 2019
'Clearly in breach': WestConnex public transport conditions not met | SMH | Apr 2019
Inner West Council moves to protect Sydney's heritage pubs | SMH | Apr 2019
Inner West Council meeting cut short after councillors walk out | Inner West Courier | Mar 2019
Residents demand WestConnex contracts be ripped up | Green Left Weekly | Mar 2019
'Closer to homes': Sydney residents shocked as WestConnex tunnel depths shrink | SMH | Feb 2019
NBN blamed for ruining heritage-listed footpaths in inner Sydney | ABC News | Feb 2019
Inner West Council to trial booze ban, toilets for Camperdown Memorial Rest Park | Inner West Courier | Jan 2019
WestConnex construction causing depression and asthma, residents claim | ABC News | Nov 2018
Inner West Council announces Pride Seat dedications and gateway mural | Star Observer | Nov 2018
Familiar, sad tale | SMH Letters | Oct 2018
Proposals to tackle problems at Camperdown Park | Inner West Courier | Oct 2018
Amalgamation report card troubles IWC | City Hub | Oct 2018
Landmark creative hub scaled back to protect existing jobs | Inner West Courier | Sep 2018
Urgent works needed to fix Dawn Fraser Baths | Inner West Courier | Aug 2018
‘Not too late’ to stop WestConnex disaster, forum told | Green Left Weekly | Aug 2018
'World's worst park': WestConnex's new St Peters spaghetti junction | SMH | Aug 2018
Earplugs for residents affected by WestConnex | Nine.com.au | Aug 2018
Police investigate threats after magistrate finds Newtown George Michael mural attacker guilty | Inner West Courier | Jul 2018
Independence comes at a cost | AltMedia | Jul 2018
Inner West Council to take no action over deputy mayor's alleged homophobic abuse | SMH | Jul 2018
Four twenty-two: Privatise it? | Honi Soit | Jul 2018
Inner West Council calls for nominations for Pride Seat dedications | Star Observer | Jun 2018
Pride Seats dedicated to queer champions to be installed around Sydney's inner west | Star Observer | Jun 2018
WestConnex stage 3 rorts begin | AltMedia | May 2018
Final stage of WestConnex approved | Inner West Courier | Apr 2018
Haberfield in a haze over WestConnex | AltMedia | Apr 2018
'Rage Against WestConnex' rally slams tollway threats | Green Left Weekly | Apr 2018
Inner West Council to install Pride Seats in recognition of the region's LGBTIQ community | Inner West Courier | Mar 2018
Council crushes cottages | AltMedia | Mar 2018
Creative conflict | AltMedia | Feb 2018
Inner West Council first Sydney council to debate ditching Australia Day celebrations | SMH | Jan 2018
Council merge splurge diverge | AltMedia | Jan 2018
Small bars or small factories? The tough question facing Sydney's inner west | SMH | Dec 2017
Owner of Olympia Milk Bar in Sydney's inner west inundated with offers to help reopen it | Commercial Real Estate | Dec 2017
Liberal with her mouth | AltMedia | Nov 2017
Sleepless in St Peters | Inner West Courier | Nov 2017
Inner West deputy mayor Julie Passas in homophobic abuse controversy | SMH | Nov 2017
SSM: Lewd Tony Abbott, George Pell mural on Sydney's Botany View Hotel graffitied | ABC | Nov 2017
'Sexual' Tony Abbott and Cardinal George Pell mural painted over | Central Sydney | Nov 2017
Inner West Council rejects Christian Lobby's LGBT grants objections | SMH | Nov 2017
Australian Christian Lobby targets Inner West Council over LGBTIQ programs | Inner West Courier | Nov 2017
Inner West Council demerger urged | AltMedia | Nov 2017
Inner West Council backs City of Sydney’s plans for late night trading on King Street | Inner West Courier | Oct 2017
Investors demand more WestConnex detail as M4-M5 link EIS submissions close | AFR | Oct 2017
Residents urge action, not bluster, on WestConnex | Green Left Weekly | Oct 2017
Mayhem in Marrickville | AltMedia | Oct 2017
Inner west Labor-Liberal pact | AltMedia | Sep 2017
Labor wins inner west mayoralty after power-sharing deal with Liberals | SMH | Sep 2017
Labor-Liberal alliance on the cards as parties try to 'lock out' Greens | Inner West Courier | Sep 2017
Development under threat as power shifts | Daily Telegraph | Sep 2017
Independents day of reckoning in the inner west | AltMedia | Sep 2017
WestConnex pollution on the rise | AltMedia | Aug 2017
Independents running for Inner West Council snag high-profile support | Inner West Courier | Jul 2017
WestConnex: The stink of controversy that fails to go away | The Guardian | Jul 2017
Horrible stench shows lack of empathy for locals | AltMedia | Jun 2017
WestConnex works stench | SMH | Jun 2017
Changing suburbs | House & Garden | May 2017
WestConnex: bitter battles mark the road to Australia's urban future | The Guardian | Apr 2017
Parramatta Rd: Boulevard of broken budgets | AltMedia | Apr 2017
WestConnex road widening triggers need to insulate apartments in inner Sydney | SMH | Mar 2017
Contractors ordered to fix 'rotten egg' smell at WestConnex site after St Peters residents complain | SMH | Mar 2017
Terrible ‘rotten egg’ smells coming from St Peters interchange construction site puts WestConnex on the nose | IWC | Mar 2017
WestConnex wasting public money with AFL team sponsorship, critics say | The Guardian | Mar 2017
Auditor slams $3.5b WestConnex funding | news.com.au | Feb 2017
Asbestos clouds WestConnex’s reputation | AltMedia | Feb 2017
Mike Baird resignation | ABC | Jan 2017
WestConnex: Richard Moras fed up with workers wrongly identifying his St Peters house to be demolished | news.com.au | Jan 2017
Compulsory acquisitions owners get more time, money but fairness questions remain | SMH | Oct 2016
Thousands turn out to force 'Casino' Mike Baird's hand on lock out, CSG, WestConnex, and councils | New Matilda | May 2016
Opposition to WestConnex grows as council blocks contractors from streets | SMH | Apr 2016
Baird government labelled 'secret state' as information increasingly blocked | Sun-Herald | Feb 2016
Clean-up of asbestos on WestConnex site in St Peters under scrutiny | SMH | Sep 2015
Residents offered far below market value for homes needed for WestConnex, lawyer says | SMH | Jul 2015
Haberfield and Homebush set for pollution stacks as M4 East Tunnel plans revealed | SMH | Jun 2015
‘It beggars belief’: St Peters family told they could lose home to WestConnex acquisitions | Inner West Courier (IWC) | Nov 2014
TV
WestConnex nightmare | 9 News Sydney | Aug 2018
WestConnex Stage 3 approved | ABC News | Apr 2018
Not in our backyard | A Current Affair | Apr 2018
Central revamp | Ten Eyewitness News | Mar 2018
Train timetable | 9 News Sydney | Sep 2017
Right road? | 9 News Sydney | Aug 2017
Dumping ground | 9 News Sydney | Jun 2017
WestConnex Euston Rd plans | Ten Eyewitness News | Apr 2017
WestConnex questions | 9 News | Feb 2017
Parramatta Road development plans | 9 News | Nov 2016
Compulsory acquisition reforms | Ten Eyewitness News | Oct 2016
March Against Baird protest in Sydney | ABC News | May 2016
Residents hold fears for WestConnex | 7 News | Sep 2015
WestConnex project forces dozens of residents to leave within 12 months | ABC News | Jan 2015
Op-ed pieces
The human toll of Mike Baird’s WestConnex | The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) | Oct 2016
WestConnex spruikers won’t stop the spin | SMH | Jun 2016
Public transport: better than motorways, and not just for congestion | Green Left Weekly | Jun 2016
Federal funding for WestConnex | AltMedia | Jun 2016
Radio
Pauline Lockie on life, music and her political influences | Radio Skid Row | Jan 2018
WestConnex health and safety breaches | 2RRR RadioActive | Mar 2017
Meeting with Mike Baird | Radio SkidRow | Dec 2016
NSW compulsory acquisitions | 2UE | Aug 2016
Talking WestConnex with Wendy Harmer | ABC702 | Mar 2016
WestConnex New M5 design revealed | ABC702 | Sep 2015