New Premier Nathan Rees appears to have been given a strong message in the weekend Local Council elections.
It'll take some time before counting is completed, but already Labor candidates have taken a hit especially in inner-Sydney councils.
The Greens have polled well with more than 70 candidates likely to be elected across the state.
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon says Mr Rees has to take drastic action.
“Clearly Premier Rees has a lot of work to do and he needs to start by cleaning out some of these damaging policies.”
“At a local government area, issues such as the bad planning laws and political donations were top concerns.where the Greens have picked up a lot of votes.
Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell says he expects voters to keep telling Labor to get back on track at every poll from now on.
“This is a State Labor Government that for 13-and-a-half years has promised plenty and delivered too little.”
“We’ve got to use every opportunity – Council elections, by-elections – to get the message through that it’s time they stopped looking after themselves and started to focus on fixing the problems people struggle with every day across this city and state.,” he said.