NSW renames roads while cutting road safety, education and health
The NSW Public Service Association has questioned the O鈥橣arrell Government鈥檚 priorities after announcing $20 million on renaming roads. This follows cutting road safety, education and health.
鈥淲here are the government鈥檚 priorities? It鈥檚 hard to see how this is a top priority while the government is slashing jobs and services,鈥 said NSW 色狼社区Assistant Secretary Steve Turner.
鈥淛ust two months ago the NSW Government cut jobs at the Centre for Road Safety, which is responsible for policy and education campaigns aimed at saving the lives of pedestrians, cyclists and motorists in NSW.鈥
The NSW Government insists it has to slash funding to schools and health to improve the budget bottom line, putting thousands of people out of work and diminishing essential services, said Mr Turner.
鈥淭he Government is also failing to make real improvements to road and public transport.
鈥淭his announcement doesn鈥檛 help people get to work faster, doesn鈥檛 make roads safer or make the NSW economy work better.
鈥淟et鈥檚 boost safety, let鈥檚 invest in our schools and hospitals, let鈥檚 keep people in work 鈥 only then should we be worrying about spending tens of millions of dollars on renaming roads.鈥
Contact: Steve Turner 0418 675 564 / Jackie Woods 0414 241 483