THE announcement of $1million in funding for a trial of two hybrid diesel-electric buses is practically a slap in the face to the health of Singleton residents.
The fact that a local doctor had to commission his own study into the health impacts of poor air quality in Singleton clearly shows this is an area that needs funding.
It is a step in the right direction that the state government has acknowledged that even low levels of air particle pollution can have impacts on human health, but the funding to research these impacts does not match the importance of the lives the pollution impacts.
The Minister for Health and Minister for Climate Change and the Environment want the funding to guide future programs to reduce particle pollution.
What about the young generations it is impacting now, where was their funding?
More needs to be done and it needs to be done and action needs to be taken now.
The state government says they are listening to community concerns, but they aren’t listening closely enough.
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