Last week marked the 29^th month since the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW commissioned a report into the effects of cost shifting onto Councils by the NSW Government called ‘Are Councils Sustainable’ by Percy Allan AM. The report was given to the Minister for Local Government on the 3^rd May 2006.

Chris Hartcher said, “walking is such a simple activity, yet the majority of Australians don’t do it enough.  This is one of the key reasons Australian transport produces 16% of greenhouse gas emissions."

Shadow Minister for Housing, Chris Hartcher, today condemned the Labor Government for continuing to drive the NSW property market into the ground with new housing figures released today by the ABS show that new dwelling unit commencements are down  -9.4% in NSW.

Shadow Minister for Local Government, Chris Hartcher has today called on the Government to reassess the cost shifting of this weeks Local Government elections after Council figures reveal costs have increased by more than 500%.

Shadow Minister for Housing Chris Hartcher has queried the competence, and limited experience, of new Housing Minister David Borger.

“While everyone knows Mr Borger was chosen strictly on factional lines without regard to merit, what is just as worrying is his lack of Parliamentary experience,” Mr Hartcher said.

There is no gain for the Central Coast in the new State Cabinet, according to Chris Hartcher, Shadow Minister for the Central Coast.

“NSW is in financial crisis. It is the only State officially going backwards. The revelation by the outgoing Treasurer, Michael Costa, of last Friday that the State is now losing $90 million a month, comes as no surprise.

This week marked the 28^th month since the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW commissioned a report into the effects of cost shifting onto Councils by the NSW Government called ‘Are Councils Sustainable’ by Percy Allan AM. The report was given to the Minister for Local Government on the 3^rd May 2006 .

Official Sydney Catchment Authority figures today show dam levels in Sydney have hit 65.8% with more rain expected, giving Morris Iemma even more reason to sack Nathan Rees as his Minister for Water and hit stop on his obsession with an expensive desalination plant, Shadow Minister for Water Utilities Chris Hartcher said today.

Shadow Minister for Housing, Chris Hartcher, today condemned the Iemma Labor Government for continuing to drive the property market into the ground with slow land release and high taxes.

Shadow Minister for Local Government Chris Hartcher has today described the current administration of Burwood Council as the worst in Western Sydney and totally unfit to continue in office. Mr Hartcher was campaigning in Burwood for the Liberal Team headed by John Sidoti.

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, has today called upon the State Government to recommit itself to funding the Central Coast Academy of Sport after the Iemma Government announced funding to all Regional Academies of Sport in NSW, will be cut by 33%.

Shadow Minister for Water Utilities, Chris Hartcher, today released details of an IPART submission regarding Tillegra Dam which will mean Central Coast ratepayers will be paying a lot more for water.