Please write to the Crossbench in the NSW Legislative Assembly calling on them to VOTE AGAINST the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025.



Contact details for the NSW Legislative Assembly Independent Crossbench HERE and below:

Name	Position	Contact Details	Photo
Butler, Roy	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for BarwonIndependent member	In his capacity as Member for Barwon: Phone (02) 6792 1422 Fax (02) 6792 1466 barwon@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Dalton, Helen	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for MurrayIndependent member	In her capacity as Member for Murray: Phone (02) 6962 6644 Fax (02) 6962 7725 murray@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Donato, Philip	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for OrangeIndependent member	In his capacity as Member for Orange: Phone (02) 6362 5199 orange@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Greenwich, Alex	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for SydneyTemporary SpeakerIndependent member	In his capacity as Member for Sydney: Phone (02) 9267 5999 Fax (02) 9267 5955 sydney@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Hannan, Judy	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for WollondillyIndependent member	In her capacity as Member for Wollondilly: Phone (02) 4683 2622 Fax (02) 4683 2595 wollondilly@parliament.nsw.gov.au
McGirr, Joe	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for Wagga WaggaIndependent member	In his capacity as Member for Wagga Wagga: Phone (02) 6921 1622 Fax (02) 6921 4424 waggawagga@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Piper, Greg	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for Lake MacquarieSpeakerIndependent member	In his capacity as Member for Lake Macquarie: Phone (02) 4959 3200 Fax (02) 4950 4076 lakemacquarie@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Regan, Michael	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for WakehurstIndependent member	In his capacity as Member for Wakehurst: Phone (02) 9981 1111 wakehurst@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Scruby, Jacqui	MP (Legislative Assembly)Member for PittwaterIndependent member	In her capacity as Member for Pittwater: Phone (02) 9999 3599 Fax (02) 9999 0922 pittwater@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Below are template letters. DO NOT COPY. Instead use them to help you write your OWN LETTER

Independent NSW Legislative Assembly Crossbench

The Hon Roy Butler
Member for Barwin
barwon@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Helen Dalton
Member for Murray
murray@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Phillip Donato
Member for Orange
orange@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Alex Greenwich
Member for Sydney
sydney@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Judy Hannan
Member for Wollondilly
wollondilly@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Joe McGirr
Member for Wagga Wagga
waggawagga@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Greg Piper
Member for Lake Macquarie
lakemacquarie@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Michael Regan
Member for Lake Macquarie
wakehurst@parliament.nsw.gov.au

The Hon Jacqui Scruby
Member for Pittwater
pittwater@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Date:

Dear …………………………… MP

I am writing to you because I am deeply concerned about the flawed Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025.

The Bill will irresponsibly “strip away safeguards . . . to prevent corruption in relation to planning and development matters”, as asserted by Mr Anthony Wheatley, former Supreme Court judge.

Nor will it provide affordable housing for our children and essential workers.

This Bill will unacceptably remove environmental protections in a time of accelerating climate disasters and biodiversity extinction.

I urge you to vote against this draconian anti-environment and anti-democratic Bill.

Yours sincerely

Signature

Name

Address

Premier Minns

https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/premier-of-nsw/contact-premier

Date:

Dear Premier Minns

I urge you not to proceed with the deeply flawed Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025:

• It will not solve the housing crisis.  Nor will it provide affordable housing for our children and essential workers.
  
  
• It bypasses environmental assessment & community consultation through a new Targeted Assessment Development (TAD) pathway that will intensify the biodiversity and climate crisis.
  
  
• It weakens development standards leading to poor amenity and sense of community.
  
  
• It ignores key environmental impacts and outrageously switches off environmental protections for threatened species to fast track development.
  
  
• It centralises power and gives excessive power to the Planning Secretary to override independent experts in government departments, local government and the community.  It drastically reduces public consultation.
  
  
• It increases risk of corruption and as Anthony Wheatley, former Supreme Court judge says “The Bill strips away safeguards . . . to prevent corruption in relation to planning and development matters”.
  
  
• remove local government powers to protect their environment.
  
  
• it will silence communities by creating a single community participation plan despite the huge differences in development needs and types across NSW.
  
  
• removes local democracy meaning that it allows NSW to descend into autocracy.
  
  

Your government now appears to be working solely for the developers and not the interests of the community.  Your statements that it will solve the housing crisis are false.

Please do not proceed with your deeply flawed Planning Bill.

Signature

Name

Address

Mark Speakman, Liberal Leader

liberal.leader@parliament.nsw.gov.au

SUBJECT LINE: PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT NSW LABOR’S ‘BIG AND BEAUTIFUL’ PLANNING BILL

Date:

Dear Shadow Premier, Mr Speakman

I urge you not to support with the deeply flawed Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 and use every effort to persuade the Crossbench not to support it because the Bill:

·       will not solve the housing crisis.  Nor will it provide affordable housing for our children and essential workers.

·       bypasses environmental assessment & community consultation through a new Targeted Assessment Development (TAD) pathway that will intensify the biodiversity and climate crisis.

·       weakens development standards leading to poor amenity and sense of community.

·       ignores key environmental impacts and outrageously switches off environmental protections for threatened species to fast track development.

·       centralises power and gives excessive power to the Planning Secretary to override independent experts in government departments, local government and the community.  It drastically reduces public consultation.

·       increases risk of corruption and as Anthony Wheatley, former Supreme Court judge says “The Bill strips away safeguards . . . to prevent corruption in relation to planning and development matters”.

·       removes local government powers to protect their environment.

·       will silence communities by creating a single community participation plan despite the huge differences in development needs and types across NSW.

·       removes local democracy meaning that it allows NSW to descend into autocracy.

NSW Labor now appears to be working solely for the developers and not the interests of the community.  Labor’s statements that the Bill will solve the housing crisis is incorrect.

If the NSW Parliament proceeds with this draconian anti-environment, anti-community Bill there will be an enormous backlash against it at the next election.  

Signature

Name

Address

Paul Scully, Minister for Planning

office@scully.minister.nsw.gov.au

SUBJECT LINE: PLEASE DO NOT PROCEED WITH YOUR PLANNING BILL

Date:

Dear Planning Minister Mr Scully

I urge you not to proceed with the deeply flawed Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 because it:

·       will not solve the housing crisis.  Nor will it provide affordable housing for our children and essential workers.

·       bypasses environmental assessment & community consultation through a new Targeted Assessment Development (TAD) pathway that will intensify the biodiversity and climate crisis.

·       weakens development standards leading to poor amenity, poor environmental and heritage outcomes and will have negative impacts on communities wellbeing.

 

·       ignores key environmental impacts and outrageously switches off environmental protections for threatened species to fast track development.

·       centralises power and gives excessive power to the Planning Secretary to override independent experts in government departments, local government and the community.  It drastically reduces public consultation.

·       increases risk of corruption and as Anthony Wheatley, former Supreme Court judge says “The Bill strips away safeguards . . . to prevent corruption in relation to planning and development matters”.

·       removes local government powers to protect their environment.

·       will silence communities by creating a single community participation plan despite the huge differences in development needs and types across NSW>

·       removes local democracy meaning that it allows NSW to descend into autocracy.

If you proceed with this it will be clear that NSW Labor is now working solely for the developers and not the interests of the community.  Labor’s statements that the Bill will solve the housing crisis are false and misleading. 

I urge you not to proceed with this draconian anti-environment, anti-community Bill as it could easily create an  enormous backlash against NSW Labor at the 2027 NSW election.  

Signature

Name

Address

Scott Farlow, Shadow Planning Minister

scott.farlow@parliament.nsw.gov.au

SUBJECT LINE:  PLEASE DO NOT SUPPORT LABOR’S PLANNING BILL

Date:

Dear Shadow Planning Minister Mr Farlow

I urge you not to support with the deeply flawed Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 and use every effort to persuade the Cross Bench not to support it because it:

·       will not solve the housing crisis.  Nor will it provide affordable housing for our children and essential workers.

·       bypasses environmental assessment & community consultation through a new Targeted Assessment Development (TAD) pathway that will intensify the biodiversity and climate crisis.

·       weakens development standards leading to poor amenity, poor environmental and heritage outcomes and will have negative impacts on communities wellbeing .

·       ignores key environmental impacts and outrageously switches off environmental protections for threatened species to fast track development.

·       centralises power and gives excessive power to the Planning Secretary to override independent experts in government departments, local government and the community.  It drastically reduces public consultation.

·       increases risk of corruption and as Anthony Wheatley, former Supreme Court judge says “The Bill strips away safeguards . . . to prevent corruption in relation to planning and development matters”.

·       removes local government powers to protect their environment.

·       will silence communities by creating a single community participation plan despite the huge differences in development needs and types across NSW.

·       removes local democracy meaning that it allows NSW to descend into autocracy.

If NSW Labor proceeds with this Bill it will be clear that NSW Labor is now working solely for the developers and not the interests of the community.  Labor’s statements that the Bill will solve the housing crisis are false and misleading.  I urge NSW Liberals to not support the Bill.

If this draconian anti-environment, anti-community Bill is passed it will create an enormous backlash against NSW Labor (and NSW Liberals if they support it) at the 2027 NSW election.  

Signature

Name

Address