THE historic People's Parliament has concluded after a day jam packed with honest, healthy debate and discussion about NSW and how it can be improved.

Five key topics were discussed in detail, with motions voted on at the end of each session.

Read a summary of the day's events and outcomes here:

EDUCATION AND YOUTH

PEOPLE'S Parliament has proposed that NSW return to more comprehensive high schools and have opportunity classes.

NSW should collaborate with health and other agencies to have more focused remedial preschools, the parliament also resolved.

Education advocate Chris Bonner said the current state and federal review needed to happen without backdoor lobbying.



The controversial topic of ethics classes in schools was discussed with Australian Christian Lobby representative David Hutt criticising the current format.

Education experts said it was a concern that schools are facing a teacher shortage but young people returning to the field was the light at the end of the tunnel.

Today's debate has been lively with everyone sharing their views, even if they didn't always agree.

TRANSPORT AND PLANNING

People's Parliament has voted in favour of completing the Western Sydney orbital and Bells Line Expressway.

But the Parliament narrowly voted in favour of a western sydney metro line from the CBD to Parramatta.

A plan to buid a high speed rail to link country areas to the city was also passed.

The discussion got lively during this session with a number of controversial suggestions put forward.

Parramatta needs a western metro and transform it in to a truly capital city, warns former Olympics infrastructure chief and metro architect David Richmond.



Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore said for years she has been calling for a separate transport body to manage Sydney's congestion.



And the 120 hour learner driving training has been called into question.



Instead learner drivers need to learn how to drive at speed and be tested on skills, NRMA chief Wendy Machin said.



Ray Hadley said a plan to decentralise the state to move people out of Sydney was needed.



He has said that Governments lacked vision and used the example of the Harbour Bridge, which was a costly piece of infrastrucuture when built but it was an investment that is still valuable today.

Mr Hadley has long advocated for better transport and infrastructure in Sydney and he opened up the transport session by stating that governments had short term vision.



He argued for the north west rail line but said the government did not have the fortitude to build it.



He also wants to see a Sydney orbital to cope with the future traffic demand.

HEALTH AND HOSPITALS

Australian's low organ donor rate has come into question during the People's Parliament Health and Hospitals session.



The motion: That Government boost organ donor rates by changing the system so families are unable to veto their dying relatives wish to donate organs was passed.



A member of the peoples audience who is a filmmaker said he has hired wards in hospitals, so how can there be a bed shortage?



The Parliament also voted in favour of state based preventative program to promote healthy lifestyle across the life cycle.

Two prominent emergency directors Dr Sally McCarthy and Dr Gordian Fulde spoke from the heart.



Mr Fulde has said the lack of beds was the picture patients were taking away from their experience.



"It's a world wide problem. It's not restricted to eastern suburbs or to the west."



"We are facing a healthcare system that could be like America which will be unaffordable for many," health advocate Kerryn Phelps warned.



The issue is more people are getting sick due to the rise in chronic diseases.

JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

The earlier session - Jobs and the Economy - saw an incubator fund for small and medium start up businesses voted for.



An online government mentoring agency established to help businesses solve problems and further education has also been supported.



The third successful outcome of the Jobs and Economy session was a motion for a single creative director be appointed to better promote NSW - not just Sydney.

Unions NSW Mark Lennon said "Yes" unions will work with the new Government in March.

Wizard Home Loan founder and finance guru Mark Bouris said an incubator fund needed to be set up by the government to help people set up small businesses if NSW wanted to grow.



Advertising guru Dee Madigan said the state lacked a brand, and that people did not know how to define NSW.



"Some of the best ad agencies have worked on this it's not their fault. It's the process," she said.



"It's like we are afraid to chest beat."



Ms Madigan said there was little pride in the brand of NSW.

Makeitcheaper website founder Tim Wolfenden said in NSW the challenge for the government was to find ways to mitigate rising power prices.



In Victoria, he said, a competitive market where people could shop around electricity companies existed with the customer switching rate per year at 25 per cent.



Some families were in "fuel poverty" with at least 10 percent of their income goes on electricity and fuel bills, he said.



Tourism Transport CEO John Lee said NSW had a lot of catching up to do.



"The greatest asset is our harbour."



A hop on hop off ferry service was one way to show off our harbour, according to Mr Lee.



He said NSW needed a helicopter service with helipads in town to cater for tourists who wanted to see the city by air, just like New York.

LAW AND ORDER



THE first session of People's Parliament - Law and Order - saw several imporant motions passed.



The first vote of the Parliament - Should minor drug use be decriminalised and mandatory rehabilitation be undertaken of offenders? - was passed with 40 votes in favour and 24 votes against.



People's Parliament also resolved there should be a referendum on alcohol and alcohol fuelled violence.



Participants unanimously voted in favour of better transport provided around entertainment precincts to ferry revellers home and out of cities.



And that there should there be a review of laws to have 3AM pub and club lockouts?

And the People say: 17 in favour 47 against



Normally filled with politicians, today the "bear pit" has a sea of faces including nightclub baron Justin Hemmes, DPP Nicholas Cowdery and 60 readers who have just voted on law and order.



Daily Telegraph editor Garry Linnell said today represented the "ultimate push" for democracy when opening parliament.



Victims' Support Group Howard Brown said a referendum needs to be held so the community can decide what they want to happen to combat the violence on the streets.



Nightclub owner Justin Hemmes has called for extra police on Friday and Saturday nights to deal with alcohol fuelled violence.



"Our clubs don't breed a culture of violence. We don't encourage violence its brought in by the community."



He has also rejected the idea of shutting clubs by 1am saying it will push people back to their homes and having house parties.



Mr Hemmes has rejected the idea of lockouts saying the city needed diversity to grow.



When asked if he would dig deep into his own pockets to fund extra police at night he said no.



"Police should be rostered on when there is a demand."



Police Association's Scott Webber has said the courts were letting police down who were trying to lock up offenders.



He said offenders were getting the wrong message that it was ok to assault police and there was now no respect in society.



"I think the biggest issue in this state is respect."



DPP Nicholas Cowdery wants his office to approve all charges before police lay them to ensure greater conviction.



He labelled our prisons mental hospitals and need of improvement and said judges sometimes got it wrong because sentencing laws were too complex.



The next session, Jobs and the Economy will kick off at 12 noon.

Originally published as People's Parliament a success