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Shannon Welch

@shascol.bsky.social
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Labor Councillor at North Sydney. Retired ICU Nurse. Wife & Mom. My views are my own & not that of the Council.

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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Finally we have an opening date🎉🥳🎉
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I ride my legal e-bike for short local trips to the shops. It’s better for me & the environment. www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/are-e-b…
smh.com.au
Are e-bikes the biggest threat to Sydney pedestrians? Here’s what the figures show
Alarmism over the perceived dangers of e-bikes ignores their positive qualities and lets dangerous drivers off the hook.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
You’ll also have more people riding
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
North Sydney has one of the highest ratios of EV ownership www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
Revealed: The Sydney suburbs with the most and fewest EVs
It’s the latte line all over again as data reveals just who owns the most electric vehicles.
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The Bike Lane Gender Gap: New Research Shows Women Ride More Where Protected Infrastructure Exists. momentummag.com/the-bike-lan...
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
A city with less motor traffic works better for everyone. Safer cycling, easier access for people with mobility issues, more space for people on foot, quieter neighbourhoods for residents, and thriving local businesses. This is what streets look like when they’re designed for people, not just cars.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Neutral Bay to Mosman proposed cycling upgrade youtu.be/3H_wVAS8dCw?...
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NB2M digital walkthrough
YouTube video by Strategic Cities
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Many of us have known this a long time. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...
abc.net.au
Evidence shows just how broken the NSW mental healthcare system is
An alleged murder by a man who absconded from Cumberland Hospital shines a spotlight on a NSW mental healthcare system that may be more broken than first thought.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Our usual cheese at the market isn’t available because of the war☹️
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.netimes.com.au/2026/02/15/w...
netimes.com.au
Women leaders get up-close look at large scale renewables | New England Times
A delegation of women in local government from across New South Wales has visited the Sapphire Wind Farm near Inverell, getting an up-close look at how large-scale renewable energy projects operate.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
It is the most vulnerable in our society that suffer when people don’t trust the science 😞 theconversation.com/whooping-cou...
theconversation.com
Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?
This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key line of defence.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Coming into Sydney on Sunday afternoon 😬
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We need to value the work women do! www.afr.com/politics/fed...
afr.com
Australia Day honours has a woman problem
When we nominate men at twice the rate we nominate women, we cannot credibly express shock when the honours reflect that imbalance.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Less than 1/3 of those given official honours today were women
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A long time coming but we’re almost there😊https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/inside-north-sydney-pool-as-it-inches-closer-to-the-next-big-milestone-20260108-p5nsl2.html
smh.com.au
Inside North Sydney pool as it inches closer to ‘the next big milestone’
The local council says entry fees for the new aquatic centre won’t be “outrageous”, despite the renovation’s hefty $122 million price tag.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The ramp is a fantastic piece of infrastructure & is beautiful to boot.
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‘It all flows’: commuters celebrate as new Sydney Harbour Bridge bike ramp opens
First cyclists cross long-awaited $39m ramp, replacing notorious 55-step staircase and linking North Sydney to CBD
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NSW Labor Women’s forum #alp #labor #greatwomen
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
“extended producer responsibility laws” would mandate that producers and retailers fund collection and processing infrastructure, rather than leaving costs to local councils and ratepayers. www.smh.com.au/national/how...
smh.com.au
How we got conned into recycling by Big Plastic
Rinsing that yoghurt tub was never going to solve the problem. We’ve all been fooled.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
substack.com/@shannonwelc...
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Shannon Welch (@shannonwelch3)
I started my activist journey fighting to keep the Northern Beaches Hospital a public hospital. The New South Wales Nurses & Midwives Association trained me as a delegate to help lead my colleagues in...
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
My activist journey began with the fight to keep NBH a public hospital. It should never have been privatised is the 1st place. Very happy to see it back in public hands www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
Deal struck to bring Northern Beaches Hospital under government control
The NSW government has reached an agreement with private operator Healthscope and receivers to bring Northern Beaches Hospital under government control costing taxpayers $190 million.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Happy Deepavali from North Sydney
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
North Sydney has come up 6th in the Australian Liveability Census. 🎉👏🎉
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I hope this venture is successful www.smh.com.au/business/com...
smh.com.au
Career banker on mental health mission
A new mental health network led by former NAB senior executive and founder of Judo Bank wants to connect patients with a national network of psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health specia...
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
North Sydney has achieved outstanding results in the 2025 Liveability Census, conducted by Place Score between 30 March and 30 June.With a score of 75/100, North Sydney ranks in the top 10% of council areas nationally
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Balls Head Reserve has had significant vandalism with an unauthorised track of 250m made between Eagle Rock & the Western viewing platform. CCTV is now installed. It is believed it was done to access fishing sites. Just awful 😢
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Windy in Sydney today
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Today I joined Life’s Little Treasures Foundation for the Walk for Prems & The Mighty Trek. 💜 I pushed an incubator around Gore Hill Oval to raise awareness of the journey families of premature babies face. 🍼 1 in 7 babies in Australia is born prematurely.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
We have effectively been institutionally gaslighting a whole generation of children and young people by telling them the problem lies between their ears, rather than in our economic and social policies,” www.smh.com.au/national/wha...
smh.com.au
What if it’s not social media?
Young people around the world are in the middle of a mental health crisis. We want to blame Facebook and TikTok. What if we’re wrong?
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...
smh.com.au
Labor claims victory in Kiama byelection
A Liberal loss in Kiama had been expected to be a trigger for “mischief-makers” in the party to heap pressure on Opposition Leader Mark Speakman.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
‘By keeping energy spending local, communities retain more money in their own economies. This creates opportunities for small businesses and local services to flourish’.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
It is only fair & will help with maintaining our parks #northsydney www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
These Sydney private school students can play in parks for free. That’s about to change
A cash-strapped council is considering a new fee system that would force some of Sydney’s top private schools to pay to use public parks for recess and lunch.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Council staff are doing research into how they can best stop developers from doing this in North Sydney post my motion to stop net housing loss in developments hhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-divisive-plan-to-bulldoze-80-units-to-make-way-for-millionaires-20250815-p5mn9x.html
smh.com.au
The divisive plan to bulldoze 80 units to ‘make way for millionaires’
Developers want to raze a landmark building and replace it with high-end apartments. The local MP reckons they’re “having a laugh” at the housing crisis.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Mosman Labor Women getting together to discuss issues in a relaxed environment #alp #women #politics
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
How to improve our cycling infrastructure & why it is important #cycling #environmentallyfriendly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
What England’s New National Cycling Network Needs to Get Rolling
A plan to add or improve 3,500 miles of bike routes has the support of a dozen local mayors. Still, many hurdles remain before the network becomes truly national.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
History of the North Sydney Olympic Pool www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
abc.net.au
North Sydney Council has been pushed to the financial edge by a pool redevelopment.
Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis...
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
North Sydney is one of hte most dense education precincts in Australia.private schools do not pay rates. #northsydney #rates www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
Private schools have a moral duty to pay council rates
North Sydney is one of many councils losing out on millions in revenue due to a rates exemption for schools. It’s time for these rich institutions to pay up.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
He was a good man. Vale Father Chris www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
smh.com.au
Father Chris Riley, founder of charity Youth Off The Streets, dies aged 70
NSW Premier Chris Minns has paid tribute to the “visionary work” of the Catholic priest who began the charity with a single food van in Kings Cross in 1991.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Great idea 😍https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/you-re-paid-to-cycle-to-work-in-france-and-the-netherlands-sydney-could-be-next-20250609-p5m5uz.html
smh.com.au
You’re paid to cycle to work in France and the Netherlands. Sydney could be next
Sydney commuters could be compensated for riding an e-bike or e-scooter to work, under a creative financial incentive scheme that has worked wonders in Europe.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Hasn’t bloomed in 5 years
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Just harvested my ginger. Easy to grow. Just put store bought ginger in a pot. Leaves can be used for wrapping around chicken or fish. #gardening #ginger
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Here with Jane Hall. An amazing woman www.ovations.com.au/speakers/jan...
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Had to take husband to ED motorbike mishap. 2 young people waiting talking about their numerous mental health admissions. They had been waiting for hrs. We need to prioritise mental health so they aren’t on a merry go round of ineffectual acute care admissions.
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
In 2024 no deaths were attributed to cyclists. 1300 people died in car accidents in 2024 in NSW. 🤔
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Shannon Welch @shascol.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
As someone with a recent hip injury, cycling is mush easier & less painful, than walking
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