December 22, 2025

It is with a broken heart that I rise to speak on behalf of the people of Wakehurst to express our collective shock and grief over the events at Bondi Beach on Sunday 14 December. I express our sincere and deep condolences to the families...

November 20, 2025

Brookvale Public School is the fifth smallest school on the northern beaches, with around 310 students enrolled in 2025. However, it may be small in numbers but it is bursting with spirit. The tight‑knit school is a place of social connection, belonging and purpose....

November 20, 2025

I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I am pleased to introduce the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Bushfire Protection) Bill 2025. The issue of bushfire risk and strategic planning has been a consistent theme of my work in council...

November 18, 2025

My question is directed to the Minister for Lands and Property. In May this year the popular Red Hill dirt jumps were flattened, with no warning or consultation, following anonymous complaints, which devastated the huge local mountain biking community, which is huge. Will the...

November 13, 2025

In May this year, the popular dirt jumps at Red Hill Reserve in Oxford Falls were flattened by Crown Lands without any warning or consultation with the mountain biking community. Local riders were shocked and disappointed, and so was I. Mountain biking is a...

October 23, 2025

Tuesday was a momentous day for the northern beaches community, with the announcement that the New South Wales Government has reached an agreement to buy the Northern Beaches Hospital, bringing it back into the public health system. Thanks to my Health Services Amendment (Northern...

October 21, 2025

By leave: I owe the House an apology for raising the Northern Beaches Hospital debacle way back when. It has taken up a considerable amount of time of many people. But it is important and, based on the amendments that have been moved, all...

October 16, 2025

The fatal shark attack on a surfer at Long Reef on Saturday 6 September has left in its wake shock, grief and anxiety across the northern beaches community. For those connected to Mercury Psillakis, the victim of the attack, it was a devastating personal...

October 16, 2025

I support the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Repeal Bill 2025. The Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018 has long been controversial. It mandates that a herd of wild horses be maintained in Kosciuszko National Park, even as those animals continue to inflict damage on...

October 15, 2025

I contribute to debate on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning Systems Reforms) Bill 2025. I understand the need for more housing and have consistently advocated for sensible infill development in areas on the northern beaches that have enabling infrastructure and are away...