Member for Marrickville, Carmel Tebbutt, today welcomed Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Frank Sartor’s announcement of $30,000 for Marrickville Council to assist in understanding and managing the impacts of flooding.

"Council will use the funds to undertake a review of the Cooks River Floodplain Management Plan including consideration of the impacts of climate change and sea level rise," Ms Tebbutt said.

"In addition, Council will undertake a comprehensive flood study of the Marrickville Valley as the first step in preparing a floodplain risk management plan."

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Member for Marrickville Carmel Tebbutt today confirmed local residents would be provided with an additional 14 days to comment on the redevelopment of the Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre.

The closing date for submissions on the project has been extended to 10 September 2010.

A special toll free phone service providing people with health information in their language has begun operating as part of Multicultural Health Week (26 July – 1 August 2010).

Minister for Health, Carmel Tebbutt said the health phone lines would be in five languages – Arabic, Chinese, Dari, Korean and Vietnamese – and would operate as a pilot until August 15.

“Multicultural Health Week is a wonderful opportunity to promote the range of health services available to people whose first language may not be English.”

Also to be launched during Multicultural Health Week are two new resources. Languages of the World and Multicultural Communities in NSW is a useful resource for those working with multicultural communities and identifies the different languages and cultural diversity in NSW.

The Multicultural Health Week Services Booklet lists key contacts and organisations in NSW that work specifically with CALD groups, as well as key contacts in local councils in NSW.

For more information on Multicultural Health Week read more...(PDF) or visit www.multiculturalhealthweek.com or call 9816 0347. Toll free Health Information Phone Lines:
Chinese 1800 501 952
Arabic 1800 501 953
Dari 1800 112 954
Korean 1800 091 424
Vietnamese 1800 082 979

Member for Marrickville Carmel Tebbutt joined NSW Premier Kristina Keneally to announce the inclusion of the GreenWay as part of the light rail extension to Dulwich Hill. 

The GreenWay has been championed by the local community for many years and will deliver an environmentally sustainable, integrated transport corridor.

It will create a continuous cycle and walking path between the Cooks River and Iron Cove – providing improved connectivity for commuters, and recreational cyclists and joggers. It will also enhance and expand upon existing nature habitats and bushcare sites along the rail corridor – protecting precious native flora and fauna.

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