Pittwater Life May 2019 Issue

Editorial
Mackellar battle lines drawn
Here we go again! Barely
two months on from the
NSW State Election, Pittwater
residents are heading back to
the polling booths to cast their
votes for the seat of Mackellar
in the 2019 Federal Election on
May 18.
We know how difficult it is
for you to juggle democracy
sausages with candidates’
flyers, so to make things
easier we’ve compiled an
all-you-need-to-know guide to
each candidate: who they are,
what they stand for, and what
they’re promising.
Seven candidates are
running: incumbent Liberal
MP Jason Falinski, Labor’s
Declan Steele, the Greens’
Pru Wawn, Independent
Alice Thompson, the United
Australia Party’s David
Lyon, Sustainable Australia’s
Suzanne Daly and the
Christian Democrat Party’s
Greg Levett.
(As we neared going to press
Dr Daly and Mr Levett were
late nominations, so we were
unable to interview them for
this issue. However, you can
read about Newport local Dr
Daly and her campaign pitch
at sustainableaustralia.org.au.
For more info on the Fred Nile
Group visit cdp.org.au.)
Our special Federal Election
guide starts on page 34.
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Also this month, we
feature a host of locals
and their interesting stories:
inspirational Newport mum
Sam Bloom is urging people
to get behind the Wings For
Life World Run (page 12);
to coincide with National
Volunteers Week we reflect on
Michael Mannington’s 10 years
as a volunteer community
photographer (page 18); and
Meg Keneally – Thomas’
daughter – talks about growing
up with her famous dad and
the steps that have led to the
release of her first solo novel,
Fled (page 32). Have a great
month all! – Nigel Wall
The Local Voice Since 1991
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