Maria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last Saturday 's New South Wales local government elections saw a series of very impressive results for local New South Wales Liberals as they were entrusted by their local communities to represent them. In Ryde, Mayor Trenton Brown and his Liberal team have been emphatically returned to council with Shweta Deshpande and Daniel Han in Central Ward, and Sophie Lara-Watson and Keanu Arya both looking very promising in East Ward, as are Justin Li, Kathy Tracey and Cameron Last in West Ward. The Ryde Liberals' strong result is a credit to their dedication to fighting for their community and ensuring that they get their fair share. This is a fresh, professional and diverse team that presented a vision for Ryde that the good people of Ryde have wholeheartedly endorsed.

In Parramatta, it was great to see strong, committed, local Liberals on the ballot once again. The community in Parramatta has been let down by years of poor governance by populists and those on the Left. To Tanya Raffoul in Dundas Ward, Sreeni Pillamarri in Epping Ward, Georgina Valjak in North Rocks Ward, Martin Zaiter in Parramatta Ward, and Steven Issa in Rosehill Ward, congratulations on your election. To William Olive, Taj Mawass and Manning Jeffrey, congratulations for running incredibly close races across the board with many votes still to count.

Up in the Tweed, congratulations to very, very hardworking councillors James Owen and Rhiannon Brinsmead on their outstanding results, with both having been re-elected. Their result is a testament to their incredible determination and hard work in delivering for the people of Tweed and giving them the best local representation that is available.