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Monday, July XX, 2016 • Issue 006
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Cooking up a storm
PROUDLY INDEPENDENT
SPORT Panthers add experience and passion to their Board p30
Canberra calls for Susan Western Sydney Airport a key issue on new Macquarie MP’s agenda ERIN MAMO
Super chef visits Blue Mountains p.12
Queen of creativity p.10 BRAIN BENDERS Test your skills with our weekly puzzles p.19
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usan Templeman travelled to Canberra for the first time as a Federal MP on Friday, attending her first Labor caucus meeting after winning the seat of Macquarie earlier this month. The Labor MP will be spending plenty of time in the nation’s capital in the next three years after winning Macquarie at her third attempt. “I’m feeling really excited about the privilege I’ve been given, it’s something I have been working towards for a long time,” Ms Templeman said. “Now, there will be a number of issues I’ll be starting to pursue.” The biggest priority for Ms Templeman is the Western Sydney Airport and she vows to work with the community on this issue to have the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) reviewed. “I want to make sure proper investigations are done in regards to this document,” she said. Gonski is also an important issue for the new Macquarie MP who acknowledges that it would be devastating if schools were to miss out on additional funding that would ensure all kids get a good education. “I’m going to be talking to teachers and parents in the Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury area as a priority to find out what I can do to help them in regards to this issue,” she said. Other issues that Ms Templeman vows to look at include budget cuts in mental health services, aged care and hospitals. It will be a few weeks before we see the member move into her new home at the Macquarie office in Windsor.
Susan Templeman won Macquarie at the recent Federal Election
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