Following some disturbing reports about ongoing stability and contamination issues at the WestConnex St Peters Interchange 'park', I brought the following motion to the Inner West Council meeting on Tuesday 7 September (originally tabled for 3 August). I'm pleased to say it received unanimous support.

I spoke to 2GB's Overnight with Michael McLaren on Monday morning about Inner West Council's upcoming play streets trial - why we're doing it, how it's worked elsewhere, and the benefits that adults, children and communities alike enjoy when quiet local streets are closed off for play a couple of hours at a time. Want to nominate your street for the trial? Email Council's recreation team now. Interview starts around 15 seconds in.

Last week, I met with the Deputy Premier of NSW, John Barilaro, to explain why our residents are so concerned with the scale of development planned for our inner west, and specifically, the lack of open and green space we’re seeing in these proposals.