Greens call for rail focus

Greens candidate for Robertson Mr Terry Jones has called for more rail services to Woy Woy.

He said the current Member, Mr Jim Lloyd, had put too much focus on the F3 freeway.

Mr Jones said the Peninsula had the highest proportions of commuters on the Central Coast.

"Jim Lloyd is neglecting Peninsula voters by not pushing for extra railways,'' he said.

"He's pushing the freeway at the expense of the railtrack.

"We need to get freight off the freeway and on to the rail line."

Mr Jones said rail was a vital link for the Peninsula as seen when bushfires closed the freeway.

"Apart from small problems, rail is much more reliable than the freeway," he said.

He said Mr Lloyd was a very hard working local member when it came to the small issues.

"But Jim Lloyd avoids the situation when he has to defend Liberal Party policies.

"The Greens' first priority at the next election is to get rid of John Howard."

The former Woy Woy High science teacher said he wants to see more social equity.

"If you go down to Centrelink at Ettalong and see the queues, you will see they are understaffed.

"You've got to know the system to get your rights and there isn't the staff to do that.

"Where's the TAFE on the Peninsula?

"The one campus is just a drop in the bucket.

"We also need a hospice in the area for people with terminal cancer. People have no where to go.

"The Greens image is the environment but we've really got more social equity policies."

Mr Jones said he and his wife Caroline had been Killcare residents for over 30 years.

Mr Jones is also president of the Killcare-Wagstaffe Trust and has a degree in from Macquarie University majoring in Environmental Science.

Alison Branley, August 2