Cronulla
For a profile of Cronulla from the NSW State Electoral Office, click here
June 3: Budget Delivers for Schools, Hospitals
The Iemma Government’s third budget will deliver a significant boost to health and education projects in the Cronulla electorate, Labor Duty MLC for Cronulla Ian West announced today.“Close to $2 million will be spent on Stage 2 works at Caringbah High School while funds have also been allocated for Stage 3 works. The total cost of the project is close to $10 million,” Mr West said.
“The Iemma Government is directing significant funds to school capital works projects, ensuring our young people have access to top education facilities.
“The Budget has also allocated $1.7 million for a new hall at Burraneer Bay Public School.”
Health services in Cronulla are set to benefit from this year’s Budget, with $4.8 million going to Sutherland Hospital’s non acute mental health unit. In total, the Iemma Government is spending $8.2 million on the unit.
The budget is supporting a number of other projects in the Shire, including:
- $130,000 for Sutherland Hospital’s Renal Dialysis Centre; and
- $486,000 to Sutherland Shire Community Transport for services for the elderly and people with disabilities.
- $1.3 million for Princes Highway, Tom Uglys Bridge, Blakehurst;
- $725,000 for Taren Point Road, Box Road to Holt Road;
- $500,000 for Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah;
- $300,000 for The Kingsway, Gannons Road, Caringbah; and
- $11,000 for road safety officers
Mr West said a record $13.9 billion would be invested this financial year in schools, hospitals, roads, transport and other infrastructure across the state.
“Over the next four years, the Iemma Government will fund key capital works projects worth almost $57.6 billion,” Mr West said.
“This is a massive 58 per cent higher than the previous four years.
“The increase is driven by investments in new and upgraded schools, TAFE colleges, health and hospital facilities, accommodation of the aged and disabled, roads and public transport projects.
“The Iemma Government is also spending a record $47.6 billion on vital services across NSW, such as funding for nurses and teachers, more police and new technology in schools.”
April 17: School zone flashing lights for Miranda North Public and Endeavour Sports High Schools
Duty Labor Member for Cronulla, Ian West MLC, today announced new-generation flashing lights and electronic alert system technology will be installed to improve safety at school zones for Miranda North Public School and Endeavour Sports High School.
“This is the next stage in the Iemma Government’s four-year, $46.5 million roll out of this new technology,” Mr West said.
The new technology is expected to be installed by the middle of this year.
“These school zones were chosen using criteria including but not limited to, traffic volumes, vehicle speeds, pedestrian activity and crash history,” Mr West said.
“This state-of-the-art technology has been shown to slow drivers down and will increase safety for students along The Boulevarde and Captain Cook Drive in Caringbah as they make their way to or from school.
“This new technology was found to be highly visible and effective at slowing people down.”
The $46.5 million program is funded by school zone speed cameras.
Flashing lights are just one component in improving school road safety.
A 12-week evaluation of the new-generation flashing lights in the first half of 2007 found:
- Motorists slowed down an average of 7.4km/h as they entered the school zones;
- An extra 20 per cent of motorists stuck to the 40km/h school zone speed limit compared to before the lights were installed, meaning 60 per cent of motorists drove at or below the speed limit;
- The electronic warning systems used in the trial achieved a 98.2 per cent reliability rating. The flashing lights are equipped with back-to-base monitoring.
March 4 - Sick Guest Worker Walked
To read Ian’s speech to Parliament, click here.
Email this page to a friend