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Greenway? Where does the name come from?
The federal seat of Greenway. Located in North Western Sydney, Australia was created in 1984 and named after noted Colonial architect, Francis Greenway 1777 - 1837, himself a convict who turned his life around virtually on arrival to Sydney in 1814.
Join a discussion about your electorate. Greenway. Located in outer North Western Sydney up to the Hunter Valley. As you will discover, this site is about a lot more than just Greenway and attracts visitors from all around the world. All are welcome to get involved.
Politics transcends boundaries and affects us globally. Take climate change as one example. Or the credit crisis in the USA that drove up interest rates on your mortgaage earlier this year. This website is a starting point for creative thinking on a range of topics that affect our lives and how we can improve the situation just by thinking outside the square and influencing the decision makers who work for us.
"YES WE CAN"
HOT TOPICS
"What do you want for your community?"
THE GREAT PETROL RIP-OFF
Kevin Rudd has been crucified for FuelWatch scheme and it was not made any easier when petrol commissioner Pat Walker resigned just months into his new role citing family reasons. The fact is that whilst the ACCC is busy with its dentures at the toothless tiger clinic, someone needs to keep the Oil companies honest. Surprisingly, its not that hard to do either. As soon as the government or media criticises the Oil companies over dubious prices, miraculously they fall into line dropping the prices almost immediately. Instead, they creatively feed the opposition a story that Fuel Watch will cause prices to rise! How? Because they will reduce the number of independents out there who make prices more competitive...only problem is...there are hardly any independents left, they started disappearing years ago, firstly when developers bought up the sites and secondly, when Coles and Woollies entered the market. So the theory is rubbish...For more on petrol, CLICK HERE
INFRASTRUCTURE AND YOUR SUPER!?
Governement's, Federal and State are always crying poor and it's no wonder...compared to say 50 years ago...in healthcare if you had a heart attack, you died, cancer, forget it, medicine was unsophisticated...at school, there was the basics, Maths, English, History, Science, Geography, Economics, Music, that was about it...Medicine has improved enormously, education has grown exponentially. We are more letigious, we have far more rules and safety regulations in work, school and life in general. Society demands it and governments wear it. So, some things just don't make the grade...Roads are now sent out to private enterprise, which always bugs motorists who pay petrol taxes, registration fees, fines, parking levies, RTA fees all to wards improving roads only to be slugged tolls to pay for roads...its just not fair...
There has to be a better and fairer way. There is...to read on CLICK HERE
SUPERANNUATION AT 15%
The housing slowdown has proven something to a lot of Australians. That is, despite how hard you work, home ownership or wealth creation through property investment may just be out of reach of many hard working people. Yes, there are people who simply do not earn enough, have large expenses and do not have any chance of being gifted a large deposit or an inheritance to help them out. There retirements are also going to be difficult, they may never actually retire. In order to improve the chances of Australian's hopes in retirement, legislation must be introduced to raise the superannaution minimum guarantee to 15% and urgently. To read on CLICK HERE
ENVIRONMENT, SOLAR PANELS AND NO COST TRANSPORT!
Climate change is finally on the agenda and its seems that a carbon trading scheme is the first thing on the agenda. There is going to be a swag of innovations and products coming to uas over the next decade and we really need to embrace this. Obviously we will and there are plenty. But did you know that in 2009 a Japanese car manufacturer plans to release a plug-in (electric only) car to Australia. Yes, it will cost money to charge it from home... but what if you could use solar or wind power to charge it instead of the stuff from the grid? For more information CLICK HERE
Did you see Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"? Did it make you want to change your habits?
THE ECONOMY, INTEREST RATES AND KEEPING YOUR HOME
We all jumped in and bit off more than we could chew. it was the Australian way. The ease of credit, a booming economy, a nation more than ever focussed on getting ahead. However, a global credit squeeze and an oil crisis later and the whole world gets spooked forcing many people to breaking point. The results so bad many people cannot even sell their homes to jump ship as the mortgage is worth mor ethan their house. So they hang on - by their fingertips, but many cannot, walking away, sometimes dragged as if like criminals. It's a national disgrace. In fact its a global disgrace. Unfortunately, in a capitallist society, the victims are merely a part of the market and the market always sorts itself out...How inhuman? There are ways to protect yourself for the future, for the present, there are strategies, there are organisations, there is always hope. to read on CLICK HERE
Income: Are higher wages needed just to keep up? Tax relief - do we pay too much or could a government help us more?
Financial hardship: Do you need help with your mortgage? Are you struggling with debt? Could tax deductible mortgage payments (interest component) be the answer? Or what about accessing your superannuation to keep the wolves at bay?
WORK CHOICES, KEEPING YOUR JOB AND EARNING MORE MONEY
Now that the Libs are out, are we any better off? Are we safer at work? Yes and No. How do we earn more money? How do we keep our job? How do we escape this NEW mentality that were all replaceable? when did we become like the USA? CLICK HERE
Job security: Are you worried about keeping your job? Or with such low unemployment figures, do you think "Workchoices" is not such a big deal
YOUNG FAMILIES, MAKING A PLAN AND SEEING IT HAPPEN
Childcare: Do you want more child care places? Or cheaper child care? How much do you spend a week on childcare? Is it worth it?
PROPERTY - BUY OR RENT - WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE IN SYDNEY?
Subdivisions: Should you be allowed to subdivide your farm? Would this affect who you voted for?
COMMUTING - TOLLS - PUBLIC TRANSPORT - IS THERE A BETTER WAY?
Transport: Do you want better transport? Public transport or roads? What do you think of the new T-way? Will it make a difference to your travel times and habits?
This is your site where you set the agenda, so all contributions and feedback is welcomed and required!
So we invite you to tell us what you do, why you like living in Greenway and how we can all make Greenway, the greatest place to live.
Join our discussion and let the people decide what is going to make our community better. For now and for our children in the future.
If you have any questions please email jason@mygreenway.com.au
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