Foreign Correspondence

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NSW: O'Farrell vandals trash TAFE

Friday, September 14, 2012

"This comes as Families Minister Jenny Macklin called on state governments to protect carbon tax compensation to pensioners. .. Earlier this month, the NSW government announced that public housing rents would increase. .. Today, Ms Macklin said she was extremely concerned about the O'Farrell government's decision, arguing it was taking money from pensioners who live in public housing. .. ''We want this money to go to pensioners, we don't want it gobbled up by state governments,'' she told reporters in Canberra."

On Tuesday, 10 September, Barry O'Farrell deleted Fine Arts from TAFE NSW.

Since the 1850's directors of technical education in NSW took the view that education should not only strengthen job prospects – it should enrich society.

On Tuesday, Pam Christie Deputy Director-General, TAFE and Community Education notified all TAFE staff that from "From January 2013 student fees for government supported places (in TAFE) will increase and Fine Arts courses including sculpture, visual arts and ceramics will no longer be subsidised by the Government."

This will mean the end of Fine arts in TAFE NSW (particularly in regional areas) & the added value of creativity to all peoples lives & enrichment to the community & Australia.

Shame! O'Farrell Shame!

Please add your name & email to this important petition. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change/decision reversal that we want to see. Will you join me by taking action on this campaign?

Please lick on this link & sign. http://www.communityrun.org/petitions/fund-art-education-in-nsw-tafe

[ .. the petition is only for NSW citizens, if interested you are most welcome to read it though .. grin .. ]

http://bmuc.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/nsw-ofarrell-vandals-trash-tafe.html

O'Farrell Liberal = old GOP conservative in USA, don't forget .. i say "old" as
am not sure how he would fit in the destructive today 'new GOP' .. on the
face of the above seems he has a somewhat narrow view of education ..