and Elise Archer fail Westbury community
mismanagement hurting local people
The
Liberal Government’s plans to build a maximum security prison in the historic
village of Westbury have been plunged further into chaos today.
Elise
Archer promised the people of the Meander Valley that the Interim Social
Economic Report would be available by the end of February but confirmed on ABC
radio this morning that the report would be delayed until April.
Labor
Member for Lyons Jen Butler said this was another example of the mismanagement
of this project by the Liberals.
“We
have heard the Westbury community loud and clear – they do not want a maximum
security prison built in their backyard,” Ms Butler said.
“The
consultation being undertaken by the Government is overdue, insufficient and
now we know it’s delayed.
“It
is time for the Government to admit they have botched this process and go back
to the drawing board.
“Labor
supports the development of a northern prison but we are seriously concerned
that the Government have shown a complete inability to manage even the initial
stages of this important project.”
Jen Butler MP – Labor Member for Lyons
