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 …

Dear Resident For almost five decades World Environment Day has been raising awareness, supporting action and driving changes to protect the environment.  It is celebrated on 5 June in over 100 countries. This year’s theme, GenerationRestoration, calls for action to revive our damaged ecosystems. Regrettably, every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over …

The Labor Party have announced their list of candidates for the upcoming Liverpool City Council local government elections on September 4. Following his recent announcement as the Labor Mayoral Candidate, Councillor Nathan Hagarty, will head up the ticket in North Ward. Among those joining him is fellow Councillor and three-time Deputy Mayor, Ali Karnib. “I’m immensely proud to lead this …

Thousands of stargazers looked to the sky as Wednesday night’s full moon passed through its closest point to Earth while also coinciding with a lunar eclipse. Many had cameras ready to capture the rare orange-red moon dubbed “super blood moon”. The eclipse means it was bathed in a deep reddish glow. While the event was best viewed from Australia’s east coast, it was visible across the …

Syrian people around the world have started to cast their votes for the presidential elections of the Syrian Arab Republic in the Syrian Embassies and Consulates. Honorary Consul Maher Dabbagh stated that the election process started at 7:30 and finished at 8:30pm, insuring that all applicable measures and procedures have been adopted to insure a safe election. He added that …

The Editor in Chief of The World Observer Mamdouh Sukkarieh visited Mark coure parliamentary member for the seat of Oatley in his office at Mortdale, where he expressed some of the issues of concern to society and the services that he seeks to provide to the community. He explained that he enjoys taking to the streets and encountering people in …

Liverpool City Councillor, Nathan Hagarty, has been announced as Labor’s candidate for Mayor of Liverpool in the upcoming local government elections to be held on September 4. “It’s an absolute honour and a privilege. I’ve lived in this area my entire life and I’m raising my kids here. “I’m proud of what I’ve achieved as a Councillor over the last …

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison attended at a service at St Charbel’s Catholic Maronite Church in Punchbowl in Sydney’s south-west with former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The Prime Minister read a traditional Good Friday Bible passage chosen by the church, before reflecting on the Easter message of love, humility and selflessness. It’s in Labor frontbencher Tony Burke’s Sydney seat of …

Dear Resident The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the way Australians celebrated the festive season this year, but it hasn’t put a dampener on Christmas spending.  In fact, the forecast for retail spending for this Christmas period was over $54.3 billion – an increase of 2.8% from 2019. Many would see the increased spending as the economy bouncing back but …