Media Statements

June 22, 2023

I am incredibly pleased the NSW Government has today confirmed that a new Women’s Shelter will be established on the Northern Beaches. The project, confirmed following a question I asked during Question Time today, will help deliver four new self-contained units for women and...

June 20, 2023

Today I tabled a petition on behalf of my community against the proposed housing development at Lizard Rock in Belrose. The petition has over 12,000 signatures, showing the widespread community opposition to this destructive housing proposal.

June 06, 2023

Bus Industry Taskforce event in Dee Why welcome chance for community to provide feedback. During the election campaign I heard from countless locals who were frustrated with the delays, long lines and cancellations that have plagued our bus services.

May 25, 2023

A win for the Wakehurst community! In response to my first question as Wakehurst’s Independent MP in NSW State Parliament today, Transport Minister Jo Haylen confirmed that the Wakehurst Parkway will receive critical funding promised to help both mitigate flooding, and complete long needed...

March 23, 2023

The public transport chaos in Wakehurst and across the Northern Beaches is well known. Commuters are frustrated, schoolkids are left stranded and our bus drivers are overworked. But with one of the private companies operating the buses now the subject of an ICAC investigation,...

March 12, 2023

There has been some commenting on social media that my campaign is funded by Simon Holmes a Court and his Climate 200 group. I have not sought or received funding from Climate 200. It’s been noted that two high profile ‘teal’ Independent Members of...

March 02, 2023

Northern Beaches Mayor and Independent Candidate for Wakehurst, Michael Regan, has launched an ambitious policy to help households reduce their power bills by accessing interest free loans to install solar panels. Households installing average rooftop systems (costing $10,000) would reduce their electricity bills by...

February 16, 2023

Independent Candidate for Wakehurst, Michael Regan, has not had any discussions with any political party about who he would support in the event of a hung Parliament after the election on March 25. “There have been no discussions and certainly no agreements made” he...

January 27, 2023

Michael Regan, Mayor of the Northern Beaches, will stand as an independent candidate for the state seat of Wakehurst at the upcoming election on 25 March. Mayor Regan says there are many big challenges facing the Wakehurst community that require State Government input and...