She incorrectly states that I am the local member for the area
known as the Block. The local member until next year is Clover
Moore. My electorate covers Waterloo and will cover parts of
Redfern, but not the Block, after next year.
She is incorrect in stating that I have never visited the Block.
I have been there for several community events. In addition, I
sought an on-site meeting with the Aboriginal Housing Company for a
briefing on its proposal in March but it did not respond.
Ms Farrelly claims that I cancelled a meeting with the AHC. In
fact, the meeting was postponed for a week with no objection from
the AHC. We are meeting today.
She also implies that I had read or ought to have read the
Redfern Waterloo Built Environment Plan before its release last
Wednesday. This is a planning instrument and for probity reasons
under legislation I could not – and did not – have access to it
before its release.
Her other unkind characterisations of me are just silly.
Kristina Keneally, MP Rosebery