Clover far from autocratic
Claims by Councillors that Lord Mayor Clover Moore is autocratic are just plain funny (Council divided amid rumours of anti-Clover revolt, January 28). Even if she is, it’s only because the rest of council is so wussy. Clover Moore’s rejuvenated the city’s parks and built new ones, she supports equality for gays and thinks nude beaches are ok. I mean, who else can be so diverse? And I doubt Councillor Meredith Burgmann’s gripes against Clover will amount to much either. With Meredith donning her sixties antics and chaining herself to a fence last year, it shows she’s out of touch with reality and belongs in another era. Now if I was running for council, that would be interesting. As a nudist I could stand as an independent, on the platform, “for all your nude rights”. No one would be pushing me around then.
Stuart Baanstra, NAG (Nude and Gay), Alexandria
White Bay interchange makes sense
Shadow Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian is sadly mistaken if she believes that the majority of people that live in the inner west are apposed to the metro (Growing speculation over metro’s fate, 28 January). Apart from a negative local media, a few affected shop owners & the car loving NIMBY’s of Balmain the majority of people look forward to this fast, green, efficient, new mode of public transport. I think sadly its obvious now that the Rozelle leg including a station will be axed, but if the stories/ rumors are true & the first stage is to open in 2015 & the West Metro a year later in 2016, the first stage has to have a stabling, maintenance & control centre which is currently planned for the old Rozelle Marshalling Yards meaning the first stage will have to be built at least as far as White Bay, so the station at Pyrmont will still be built.
I think a transport interchange at White Bay makes sense but should focus on light rail. I have previously argued that instead of competing against the metro, the light rail system should be re-routed so it feeds the metro station at White Bay, with the current line running from Central being re-routed to White Bay after the Rozelle Bay stop & the proposed line from Dulwich Hill running to White Bay after the Lilyfield stop. This line would not go directly into the city. This would create a light rail hub at the White Bay metro station.
Will be interesting to see what happens now in a few weeks time…
Michael, online reader
