On Tuesday 4 August, Councillors unanimously supported my motion on continuing Council's commitment to eliminating domestic and family violence across the Inner West, including its call for for us to develop a gender equity strategy to address one of the key causes of this violence. Melissa Holmes, program coordinator at Stepping Out, spoke to my fellow Clr Colin Hesse on his Radio Skid Row show about why this work is so important, how COVID-19 is deepening the epidemic of violence against women and children, and why investment in this area will benefit us all.

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On Thursday 24 October 2019, Pauline joined fellow Inner West Councillor Colin Hesse on his Radio Skid Row show to talk about the compulsory acquisition process following the government's announcement that 50 properties will be resumed for Sydney Metro; the bad behaviour of the NSW government and their contractors on WestConnex; the shallow tunnel depths proposed for the Rozelle Interchange; and more. Have a listen.

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On Thursday 16 August, I joined my fellow Inner West Council councillor Colin Hesse on Radio Skid Row to discuss the ongoing disaster that is WestCONnex - specifically, the NSW government's failure to provide proper soundproofing to residents whose homes are being impacted by noise from the tollway's construction and/or operation. Also interviewed was Kate Cotis, one of the residents who is currently fighting the government for proper noise mitigation measures.

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On Thursday 25 January, Pauline Lockie sat down with fellow Inner West Council councillor and Radio Skid Row host Colin Hesse to talk about the influences that shaped her life and politics, and led her to become an activist and now Independent councillor. Have a listen.

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I'm very proud of Emmy, Catriona and Marla from Newtown's Camdenville Public School, who were the guest stars on Radio Skid Row's breakfast show on Thursday 7 December.

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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

2021

WestConnex activist to Deputy Mayor: Pauline Lockie hopes her road through Inner West Council continues | City Hub | Oct 2021

Turning off parking meters again to cost Inner West Council up to $640,000 in lost revenue | City Hub | Oct 2021

Inner West: Council to hold NSW Government accountable for contaminated WestConnex Park | City Hub | Sep 2021

High hopes new Inner West Mayoral positions will reset Council culture | City Hub | Sep 2021

Inner West Councillors oust controversial mayor Darcy Byrne | SMH | Sep 2021

'Hollow promises': Years after opening, WestConnex tunnel conditions still not met | SMH | Aug 2021 

Inner West mayor's pay suspended over conflict of interest | SMH | Aug 2021

Inner West councillors call for investigation of contamination at the WestConnex St Peters interchange park | Inner West Courier | Aug 2021

One for the books: a victory sweeter than fiction for Newtown bookstore workers | City Hub | Aug 2021

Byrne tells NCAT he did not understand conflict of interest rules | City Hub | July 2021

Inner West Independents say local suffers when party politics thrive | City Hub | July 2021

Darcy Byrne: Watchdog wants Inner West Mayor suspended | Inner West Courier | July 2021

'I got it wrong': Sydney mayor regrets remarks in social media stoush | SMH | July 2021

Inner West next in line for deep excavation risks | City Hub | July 2021

Tempe Reserve: Plans approved to segregate 'big dogs' in park | Inner West Courier | July 2021

St Peters parklands meant to compensate for WestConnex are contaminated, says environmental scientist | City Hub | July 2021

More than just books: Community applauds Marrickville Library's international award nomination | City Hub | July 2021

Contamination fears create deadlock on oversight of WestConnex parks | SMH | July 2021

Inner West Mayor guilty of misconduct, finds Tribunal | City Hub | May 2021

‘Unethical and improper’: Inner West mayor had conflict of interest over call for apology, tribunal finds | SMH | May 2021

Trees “massacred” in Inner West while climate crisis worsens | City Hub | Apr 2021

Signs of the times: #RACISMNOTWELCOME | City Hub | Mar 2021

Mayor Byrne feels the burn | City Hub | Feb 2021

'Abuse of power': Inner West mayor fights possible suspension | SMH | Feb 2021

Anti-racism street signs delivering powerful message throughout Sydney's inner west | ABC | Feb 2021

Inner West Council slash meetings in 2021 | City Hub | Jan 2021

'People are shocked': Sydney homeowners divided over rates plans | SMH | Jan 2021

Rates harmonisation winners and losers | City Hub | Jan 2021

2020

Inner West councillors clash over skate park | CityHub | Dec 2020

Golfers come out swinging over plan to halve inner Sydney golf course | SMH | Sep 2020

WestConnex park's opening delayed after rain erodes hill built from waste | SMH | Aug 2020

Tree removals surge in Sydney's inner west under council clearing policy | SMH | Aug 2020

WestCon's M8 dustup | City Hub | Jul 2020

Australian council bans sale of controversial garment | Ragtrader | Jun 2020

Calls to drop Religious Discrimination Bill after US ruling | Star Observer | Jun 2020

Project to stop WestConnex traffic clogging Newtown stuck in slow lane | SMH | Jun 2020

Inner West Council votes 'no' to Religious Discrimination Bill | Star Observer | Apr 2020

Après sa victoire en appel, le cardinal Pell a retrouvé la liberté | Le Temps | Apr 2020 (French)

'Crumbling around us': Owners in dire straits from WestConnex cracking | Apr 2020

Coronavirus catering: from dine-in to take-away | City Hub | Mar 2020

Sydney councils focused on core jobs: roads, rates and rubbish | SMH | Mar 2020

Darcy Byrne: Inner West mayor in code of conduct complaint | Inner West Courier | Mar 2020

Passas issues reluctant apology | City Hub | Mar 2020

WestConnex privatisation likely | City Hub | Mar 2020

The strange case of the illegible logo | City Hub | Mar 2020

The media is once again failing a female victim of domestic violence | Junkee | Feb 2020

Sleepless nights as WestConnex breaks curfew | City Hub | Feb 2020

Yabun calling as Australia Day becomes history | City Hub | Jan 2020

2019

Cyclists fear for safety as inner west traffic worsens | SMH | Dec 2019

Sydney news: Drug and alcohol testing before Council meetings | ABC News | Dec 2019

Tek's turfed out | AltMedia | Nov 2019

'The right thing to do': Sydney council drops Australia Day celebrations | SMH | Nov 2019

First Sydney council drops Australia Day | Mandurah Mail | Nov 2019

Metro tree felling fallout | AltMedia | 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

WestConn builders: Environmental Offenders | AltMedia | 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

Berejiklian Govt stomps on transparency | AltMedia | 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

2018

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

2017

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

2016

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

2015

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

2014

‘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