The bushfires have been devastating and it’s right that the City of Sydney help.
And that’s where this Lord Mayoral minute should have started and stopped.
Instead, more than half of the minute is a shameful political statement on climate change and global warming.
The people of the Blue Mountains and Central Coast are tough people, they know the risks and they are real Aussies that do everything to defend their homes and families before they abandon the lives they have built.
Many would never blame global warming or climate change. And many are rightly upset over back burning that gets blocked by the green movement. Lord Mayor you have insulting so many Australians with your Green mumbo jumbo in this minute – none of which would have stopped the fires.
All you have done is show that the Clover Moore Independent Party (apart from Councillor Mant) are really a pack of opportunistic Greenies who seize the opportunity to push their political agenda ahead of the suffering of people.
Adam Bant made similar comments over the weekend and rightfully got bollocked.
As for the motion that was handed out an hour ago, I have three questions:
I will help with answering (2) by moving an amendment that the amount be increased to $200,000. The amendment was carried despite the Lord Mayor speaking against it.
Edward Mandla October 2013