Michelle Rowland

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Michelle Rowland MP

FEDERAL MEMBER FOR GREENWAY

Level 1, Suite 101C, 130 Main Street, Blacktown PO Box 8525, Blacktown NSW 2148 (02) 9671 4780 Michelle.Rowland.MP@aph.gov.au MRowlandMP www.michellerowland.com.au

How will Budget measures actually improve the lives of the hardworking families in Western Sydney?

Budget 2021: More smoke and mirrors

IN my last column, I noted the countdown was on to the Federal Government’s 2021 Budget.

I posed a commonsense test to determine whether this Budget was any good: will the measures announced actually improve the lives of the hardworking families in Western Sydney?

The answer is no.

Despite racking up one trillion dollars in debt – that is, $1,000,000,000,000 – not a cent was earmarked for important projects in our community.

Imagine what targeted investment in our community could do.

We’ve got local schools built in the last decade littered with demountable classrooms. Blacktown Hospital waiting times are worse for common procedures like knee replacements than in other parts of Sydney. The “hospital” the NSW Liberal Government says it will build at Rouse Hill won’t even have an emergency ward. Riverstone and Schofi elds are often at a standstill, with industrial traffi c being directed along suburban roads never intended for that sort of traffi c.

What’s Scott Morrison’s response to the problems our community faces?

Nothing. Not a peep. Not a cent.

Even on measures which appear on their surface to support working families with this tired Government, you always need to read the fi ne print. For example, the Morrison Government’s childcare announcement – presented over six months after Labor announced its comprehensive childcare plan – will only cover a mere 8% of Australian families!

Compare that to Labor’s childcare policy, which will result in 92% of families will be better off .

What we saw from this Federal Budget was just more smoke and mirrors.

Despite the Federal Government ignoring us, I’ll keep up the fi ght to make sure North-West Sydney gets the investment it deserves.

I always welcome your views on these important issues. You can contact me by email at Michelle.Rowland.MP@aph.gov. au or by calling 9671 4780. Greenway Grants Bulletin

Did you know I compile a Greenway Grants Bulletin to assist local community groups access government and private sector grants?

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