Filter the toxic Rozelle stacks

Everyone deserves clean and safe air to breathe.

But despite world's best practice and mounting scientific evidence that transport pollution is extremely harmful to our health, the NSW Labor Government is continuing to drag its heels - further delaying action to filter the toxic Rozelle stacks.

Last year I secured an independent review of the Chief Scientist and Engineer's findings on road tunnel air quality - an important first step towards getting the stacks filtered. But disappointingly, the NSW Labor government has now admitted to significant delays - pushing the release of the independent review back from March to September of this year. This delay is completely unacceptable.

The failure to deliver the review on time shows that the government is not treating this issue as a priority. We need to show them that we will not let them get away with ignoring our concerns.

Will you please join me in writing to the Minister for Roads, calling on them to urgently progress the review into road tunnel air pollution, and to filter the toxic Rozelle stacks.

We are calling on the Minister for Roads to:

Recognise the mounting scientific evidence that transport pollution is extremely harmful to our health
Acknowledge the valid concerns of residents about the potential health and environmental impacts from the unfiltered WestConnex stacks
Provide funding and resources to ensure the independent review can be completed as close to the initial deadline as possible
Allocate funds in the budget for the next financial year to begin work on installing filtration for the toxic Rozelle stacks

Use this template to send your email directly to the Minister for Roads. Feel free to customise the email to share your personal concerns.

Our community is rightly concerned about the health impacts of unfiltered, carcinogenic toxins being pumped out right next to our schools, parks, playgrounds, and our homes.

Together, we can keep the pressure on the Labor government to treat this issue as a priority and to deliver real action now, without further delay.

Write to the Minister for Roads

Dear Minister, Everyone deserves clean and safe air to breathe. There is mounting scientific evidence that transport pollution is extremely harmful to our health. Despite this mounting evidence, there has been no commitment from your government to filter the toxic Rozelle stacks. I was pleased to see last year that the government had at least committed to an independent review of the Chief Scientist and Engineer's report on road tunnel air quality. This was a good first step, and one I hoped would lead to concrete action to filter the stacks. I am so disappointed to learn that despite assurances this would be complete by Q1 this year, it has now been delayed till the end of Q3. This delay is unacceptable. It suggests that you are not treating this issue as a priority. Our community is rightly concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts of unfiltered carcinogenic pollutants being pumped into the air, right next to our schools, parks, and our homes. We deserve to see real action, not further delays. I'm calling on you to:
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 <li>Recognise the mounting scientific evidence that transport pollution is extremely harmful to our health</li>
 <li>Acknowledge the valid concerns of residents about the potential health and environmental impacts from the unfiltered WestConnex stacks</li>
 <li>Provide all necessary resources to the independent experts reviewing the Chief Scientists findings to ensure they can complete their review as soon as possible</li>
 <li>Allocate funds in the budget for the next financial year to begin work on installing filtration for the toxic Rozelle stacks</li>
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 I am deeply concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts of the WestConnex exhaust stacks, pumping out unfiltered carcinogenic toxins, right next to our schools, parks, playgrounds, and our homes. I look forward to seeing real action from you to help protect our community.  Yours sincerely,

Filter the Stacks

Filter the toxic Rozelle stacks

Write to the Minister for Roads