THE NSW Corrections Minister and Member for Parramatta Liberal MP Geoff Lee has announced he will retire at the next state election after 12 years in politics. Following is his statement released tonight: For the past 12 years, I have devoted my life to the people of Parramatta. It has been an honour and a […]
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WHILE Andrew Charlton, the “man from the East” managed to retain Parramatta for Labor in the Federal election, with a slight swing his way, the Liberals’ Maria Kovacic put up a good fight. Both were up against a field of candidates that won support from those disgruntled with the major parties. In fact, more than
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BY DI BARTOK WHILE the Labor vote was slightly down in Parramatta, out-of-towner Andrew Charlton managed to win the seat for the new Federal Government. Liberal candidate Maria Kovacic put up a good fight, with a 1.1 per cent swing in the seat that has been Labor since 2004. Julie Owens resigned after 18 years
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Proud daughter of immigrant parents LIZA Tazewell (nee Pranjic/Suroprajitno) grew up in Guildford, the proud daughter of immigrant parents. “I was raised in a family that taught the important values of compassion, hard work and the tenacity required to achieve your dreams, the foundations on which I built a successful career as a director in
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Understanding community aspirations MARIA has run a successful mortgage and finance business for 16 years, while she and her husband Glenn raised their now adult children, and sits on the board of the Franchise Council of Australia. She has been an active member of the Parramatta community, as the co-founder of Western Sydney Women and
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The only Green candidate PARRAMATTA Council’s only Greens councillor Phil Bradley is making climate change his main issue, considering the high temperatures experienced in the Western Suburbs. As he has done on Council, Phil will continue to enthusiastically promote Greens’ policies, such as the need to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, provide energy
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Strong plans for the future AS an economist, business owner and former economic advisor to Kevin Rudd Andrew believes he has the experience to deliver a strong plan for the future of Parramatta. Andrew’s plan is to drive investment in our schools and hospitals, support businesses to create more secure and well-paying local jobs, and
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Former Mayor gets the community FORMER mayor of Cumberland Council, Steve believes that only a local can truly understand and represent the interests of the community. “I have decided to run to give the electorate of Parramatta a real alternative outside of the two major political parties,” he said. “For way too long the Parramatta
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“Not impacted by tyranny” JULIAN has lived in Guildford and Granville all his life, his parents Lebanese-born. He was raised with four siblings and is father to two young children. “This has been the key and primary motivation to run for the seat of Parramatta – to protect and fight for the freedoms for our
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The Federal seat of Parramatta is up for Grabs, State Member Dr Geoff Lee share his views on the Federal priorities for Parramatta. EXCLUSIVE by DR GEOFF LEE THE federal election campaign has focused attention on Parramatta and its future needs. The Prime Minister has paid multiple visits to our area during this campaign, which
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STEVE Christou, the colourful former mayor of Cumberland, has entered the fray in the battle for Parramatta in the upcoming Federal election. What was already an interesting scene, -with Labor going for “Albo choice” Eastern Suburbs businessman Andrew Charlton and Prime Minister Scott Morrison anointing local dynamo Maria Kovocic, albeit surpassing a rank-and-file plebiscite –
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By DI BARTOK WHILE the Labor local rank and file members are still fuming over Anthony Albanese’s choice of candidate for Parramatta, many are conceding that the he might still strike a chord with the electorate. Andrew Charlton, with his smiling, well-attired demeanour, certainly is a man of achievement and, if elected, will prove to
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By DI BARTOK FORMER Liberal Lord Mayor Bob Dwyer thinks the Liberals have a real chance of winning Parramatta in the upcoming Federal election now that “top-notch” local businesswoman Maria Kovacic has been chosen as the candidate. With Labor’s slim 3.5 percent hold, the Liberals have a real chance of grabbing the prime seat now
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By DI BARTOK RANK and file ALP members are hoping that a decision to “parachute” an Eastern Suburbs high profile businessman into Parramatta to contest the upcoming Federal election will be reversed at Wednesday’s national executive meeting. But Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese seems set on his “captain’s choice” of Andrew Charlton, who was Kevin Rudd’s
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DI BARTOK LISA Lake, elected Mayor of Cumberland last night, looks forward to “taking the community” with her during her 20-month term leading a burgeoning, ethnically-diverse area. The Labor councillor was elected Mayor on January 12 with Kun Huang, also Labor, elected deputy. “As Labor Mayor, you can expect my priorities to be very practical
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DI BARTOK LABOR councillor Donna Davis was elected unopposed as Lord Mayor of Parramatta on January 10. Sameer Pandey, another Labor councillor, was elected unopposed to the position of deputy Lord Mayor. Both councillors had served on the previous council and were swept back into power on the Labor wave which saw seven out of
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT | DI BARTOK PARRAMATTA Council will certainly be a different make-up after Saturday’s local government election saw a boost for Labor and Independents, with the Greens’ fate undecided. With the Liberals out of the race because of the State Executive decision not to endorse candidates due to internal wrangling, it has been a
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POLITICS | DI BARTOK EIGHT Labor women tuned into the community are ready to serve across the wards of Cumberland Council in the new council to be elected on December 4. And, while not wanting to sound sexist, Greystanes ward candidate Diane Colman think it is time that more women served on local councils, which
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