What support have (or haven’t) our elected representatives shown to residents in opposing the proposed tip?
Based on information available in the public domain, below is a summary of what our elected representatives (at Council, State and Federal levels) have and/or haven’t done to help oppose the proposed rubbish tip at 109A Church St Lidcombe.
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| Person | Represents | Affiliation | Explicitly Opposes(a) | Letterboxing(b) | Public Meeting 2/7/23(c) | Public Meeting 9/7/23(d) | Attended Protests(e) | Public Meeting 23/7/23(f) | Public Meeting 13/8/23(g) |
| Clr Sabrin Farooqui | Regents Park Ward | Labor | Yes | Yes (for approx. 15 minutes) | Yes | ||||
| Clr Kun Huang | Regents Park Ward | Labor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Clr Helen Hughes | Regents Park Ward | OLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| *Clr Glenn Elmore | South Granville Ward | Labor | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Clr Paul Garrard | South Granville Ward | OLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clr Mohamad Hussein | South Granville Ward | Labor | Yes | ||||||
| Clr Steve Christou | Granville Ward | OLC | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| *Clr Ola Hamed | Granville Ward | Labor | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Clr Joseph Rahme | Granville Ward | Ind | Yes | ||||||
| Clr Lisa Lake (Mayor) | Wentworthville Ward | Labor | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | |||
| Clr Suman Saha | Wentworthville Ward | Labor | Yes | ||||||
| Clr Michael Zaiter | Wentworthville Ward | Ind | Yes | ||||||
| Clr Diane Colman | Greystanes Ward | Labor | Yes | ||||||
| Clr Greg Cummings | Greystanes Ward | Ind | Yes | ||||||
| Clr Eddy Sarkis | Greystanes Ward | OLC | Yes | ||||||
| Ms Lynda Voltz MP | State Seat of Auburn | Labor | ? | Yes | |||||
| Ms Sally Sitou MP | Federal Seat of Reid | Labor | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Notes:
* Clrs Elmore and Hamed are members of the Sydney Central Planning Panel, which is responsible for approving or rejecting the Development Application, and so by law these two councillors are not permitted to participate in any activities related to supporting or opposing the proposed development
(a) based on votes at Council Meetings (see extracts at No Lidcombe Tip – YouTube ) / letterboxing materials / social media / public statements
(b) based on materials received by Lidcombe residents in their letter boxes
(c) at Dooleys Lidcombe: see YouTube Channel video https://youtu.be/QQkG5lIwvgk
(d) at Phillips Park, Lidcombe: see YouTube Channel video https://youtu.be/H-3LLJ3d2aw
(e) at Lidcombe rail station (12-14/7/23) and/or at the proposed site (22/7/23)
(f) at Lidcombe Community Centre, intended audience was Chinese community
(g) at The Renaissance, Lidcombe: see meeting Notes/Observations/Recollections
The authors of this website also make the following observations:
– on this matter, which is primarily at the local and state level (and so not within her remit) the federal MP for Reid (Ms Sally Sitou, Labor) has nevertheless made a point of issuing updates to the local community via letterbox drops and Facebook
– in terms of visible advocacy for residents, the state MP for Auburn (Ms Lynda Voltz, Labor) has run almost silent even though (as noted) this is a state matter