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Collapse Issue 470 - 27 May 2019Issue 470 - 27 May 2019
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Ward councillors vote for Farnell Rd approval
Nursing home receives visit from alpaca
Application for five-storey 83-room hotel in Ettalong
Two-storey 'boutique' boarding house proposed
Sand artistry at Kiddies' Corner
Better shopping centre access to George St
Hotel proposal draws comment before exhibition period
Democracy has failed, says residents' group founder
Council staff at odds over street tree planting
Chamber receives $30,000 to promote local business
Council staff recommend rate rise
Matting installed to provide wheelchair beach access
Volunteers wanted to water street trees
Wicks returned for third term
An honour to be returned, says Wicks
Tesch urges support for on-demand bus service
Donation to Men's Shed
CWA branch president speaks on radio
CWA celebrates Mothers' Day with scones
CWA branch shows second fastest growth in NSW
Scouts donate to community garden
Hospital supports employee cycling for cancer cure
Lions club holds tea cosy expo
Parenting program at community centre
Strom Talk for World Environment Day
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It takes a village ...
Sandplain lends itself to different drainage solution
Universities drive up house and rent prices
Stop outrageous boarding house development
Nasty mood at pre-poll booth
Metres of plastic propaganda is unacceptable
Demerit points are gained, not lost
Declare property portfolios and conflicts of interest
Climate action does not have much council commitment
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Morning tea attracts 250 people
Aged care facility receives accreditation
New barbecue and dining area opened
Women urged to take advantage of BreastScreen van
Chinese dance treat
Exemplary staff receive awards
New nurse educator starts
Volunteering for 76 years
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Jordan Richardson named as Archibald finalist
Artisan show planned for Wagstaffe hall
Literary lunch attracts 120
Bush poet speaks at Rotary club
Author talk at Woy Woy library
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'Inconsiderate' parents endanger school children
Drama students perform Harry Potter
Request to not visit skate park before school
Ag students attend Beef Week at Wingham
Third in Woy Woy Cup competition
Rugby 7s gala
Nathan wins $50 for remembering pi
Campus contributes to Adopt a Farmer
Woy Woy South to get new roofing
Sensory garden benefits from planting
Peninsula students dominate touch football selection
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Lions women retain top spot on soccer ladder
Ettalong venue for Senior Sides championships
Anja returns from Spain with silver medal
Fight night raises funds for PCYC programs
Umina in 11th place
Jemma Smith part of medal-winning contingent
Woy Woy's best performance despite defeat
Woy Woy does well in pennant competition
Margaret Smith narrowly defeated in grand final
Former Bunnies player signs with Melbourne Storm
Umina bowling club champion
Donations to children in Zambia
Umina United to celebrate 40th birthday
Young life savers attend Collaroy workshop

Wicks returned for third term

Liberal Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks has been returned for her third term with an increased majority in the federal election held May 18.

Out of 54 polling places in the electorate only one place was still to finish counting last Thursday afternoon, May 23.

On two party preferred votes, Mrs Wicks won 54.47 per cent of the count compared to Labor's Anne Charlton on 45.53 per cent.

Mrs Wicks had a 3.33 per cent swing to her compared to the previous election in 2016.

One first preference votes, the Liberal Party's Ms Wicks was polling 41,045 votes or 47.43 per cent of the votes compared to Labor's Mrs Charlton on 29,772 or 34 per cent of the votes.

The Greens' Ms Cath Connor received the next most support with 6388 votes or 7.38 per cent.

Independent David Abrahams was fourth with 2627 votes or 3.04 per cent of the votes.

Other results were United Australia Party (2.71 per cent), Animal Justice Party (1.99 per cent), Sustainable Australia (1.67 per cent) and Christian Democratic Party (1.38 per cent).

However, on the Peninsula, Labor won 50.94 per cent of the two-party preferred vote to Liberals' 49.06 per cent.

The numbers voting at the Woy Woy pre-poll booth were 12,636, outnumbering those voting at booths at Ettalong, Umina and Woy Woy on polling day (10,886).

Of these, Liberals received 6601 (52.24 per cent) of the two-party preferred pre-poll votes to Labor's 6035, while Labor received 5947 (54.63 per cent) of the two-party preferred votes to Liberals' 4939 at booths on polling day.

The seat of Robertson takes in about 980 square kilometres from the Hawkesbury River includes the main towns Erina, Gosford, Gunderman, Kulnura, Mooney Mooney, Narara, Patonga, Somersby, Terrigal and Woy Woy.

A total of 111,255 people were eligible to vote but the turn out was 83.60 per cent with an informal vote of 6.96 per cent.





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