By Prof. Emad Walid Shublaq The newspapers and the media have recently highlighted statements by the Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, and the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, outlining plans to deal with the COVID 19 pandemic. The virus has now ravaged more victims and resulted in a second month of closure and lockdown for Greater Sydney. It has spread from Sydney …

On Tuesday, 10 August 2021 in a meeting with fellow Liberal Party State Government Members, Tanya Davies MP, Melanie Gibbons MP and I, fought very hard for the tradespeople, workers and business owners who earn a living in the construction industry across the eight impacted Local Government Area’s in Sydney. The NSW Government announced a difficult decision on Saturday, 7 …

Anne Stanley, Member for Werriwa, wants an Indigenous name to replace south-west Sydney’s future airport city, Bradfield, and has called on locals to get behind the change. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced in March that the new airport city would be named in honour Sydney Harbour Bridge designer and engineer Sir John Bradfield. The proposed name has been placed on …

Liverpool City Councillor, Nathan Hagarty, has welcomed a State Government announcement allowing construction to resume in Liverpool. “The local construction industry has been smashed by the Government’s ban. It’s had a devastating effect on local families and businesses. “A complete ban never made sense. This was another unfair and punitive measure on the people of South West Sydney by the …

Canterbury-Bankstown’s Meals on Wheels volunteers are delivering more than just food hampers… they’re now playing a part in protecting the vulnerable against COVID-19. More than 200 hygiene packs, each containing disinfectant sprays, gels, antibacterial wipes and multipurpose cleaners have been included with Council’s Meals on Wheels deliveries. Council worked with major retailers, Woolworths and Reckitt, as part of their broader …

Jason Clare MP This week, I visited Bankstown Sports Club – the newest vaccination clinic in Bankstown. You can’t get a beer or have a punt at the Club at the moment, but you can get the jab. It is probably the quickest and easiest place in our local area to get vaccinated. You don’t need to book – you …

Anne Stanley, Member for Werriwa, has welcomed the arrival of mass vaccination clinic in Werriwa and called on residents to take advantage of the facility. “I have been calling for more vaccines and more vaccination clinics since the rollout was first announced. While the vaccination program has been too slow and ineffective to date, I hope this marks a turning points,” Ms …

With construction set to resume across large parts of Sydney today, Liverpool City Councillor and Labor Candidate for Mayor, Nathan Hagarty, has called on the State Government to lift its construction ban in Liverpool. Councillor Hagarty put forward a motion at this week’s Council meeting requesting the NSW Government allow construction to resume and workers in the LGA to get …

NSW Labor has announced that former Deputy Mayor George Barcha will be its Mayoral candidate for Fairfield Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections in September. Mr Barcha was elected unopposed by the local Labor rank and file party membership. Having previously served as a Fairfield City Councillor from 2012-2016 and as Deputy Mayor from 2013-2014, Mr Barcha will bring …

Wendy Lindsay MP The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) have approved Canterbury-Bankstown Council’s request to increase council rates by 36.34% over 5 years. During this time of stress for the community, I am very disappointed that Canterbury-Bankstown Council have applied to increase our council rates by so much. It is taking money away from hardworking families when they need …