Paterson MP Meryl Swanson says "it's a disgrace" the NSW Government plans to exclude local MP's from the new Williamtown consultative group.
Yesterday, it was revealed an 'independent' committee will be established and members of the current Williamtown Elected Representative Group (ERG) won't be given a place.
The Government also announced plans to dissolve the ERG but Meryl Swanson says this won't stop her from continuing to defend her community.
She says the State Government is just trying to avoid answering the tough questions.
"This is an attempt by the State Government to try and shelve this, to push it back into the corner and push it back under the rug and it's not good enough. We won't have it.
"This is a disgrace and we are continuing to fight and we won't be silenced on this."
The Paterson MP also claims it's "poor form" for Parliamentary Secretary of the Hunter, Scot Macdonald to suggest the ERG isn't taking the Williamtown contamination issue seriously by listening to the concerns of residents.
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| Paterson MP Meryl Swanson |
"That was particularly poor form to suggest that politicians would misrepresent members of the community. That is not accurate."
It is not currently known what role the new committee will play.
The Williamtown community has pushed back against this announcement, saying they want their local MP's to represent them on the issue.
