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Our community deserves clean air free from the toxic fumes of cruise ships. But for more than a decade, we've been forced to endure the toxic fumes of the cruising industry's oldest and dirtiest ships, right in our backyard. 

Cruise ships docked at White Bay Cruise Terminal run their diesel engines around the clock, pumping fumes into our homes and into our schools. 

After advocating for over a decade, our local community won a commitment in 2022 from the former government to install shore power at White Bay Cruise Terminal by the end of 2024. NSW Labor committed to seeing it through, but unfortunately, the government revealed the shore power rollout has been delayed until 2026. 

When shore power is finally installed, we need to ensure that only shore power capable vessels can dock at White Bay, to prevent older ships that can't use shore power from docking and continuing to run their diesel engines. 

That's why I've introduced a Greens Bill to make shore power mandatory for all ships docking at White Bay from 1 January 2027.

Please use our email template and write to the Minister for Transport calling on them to support the Greens Bill for mandatory shore power at White Bay Cruise Terminal. This would ensure all cruise ships plug into the grid, rather than running their polluting, diesel engines. 

We are calling on the Minister for Transport to:

• Support the Greens Bill to mandate shore power for all cruise ships docking at White Bay Cruise Terminal and to
• Minimise delays to their initial promise to install shore power at White Bay Cruise Terminal. Our community should not be left waiting till 2026 to see action when there was a promise to deliver it in 2024.