With only two months to go until the state election, the Fairfield Champion begins a three-part look at how the contest is going. In the state seat of Cabramatta, Labor MP Reba Meagher will go head to head with Liberal Party Candidate Victor Smith, a resident of Cabramatta.

NSW Opposition Leader Peter Debnam has launched a petition to save the much-loved and world class NRMA CareFlight and Westpac Surf Lifesaver rescue helicopters.  Petitions can be obtained and signed through our local Liberal Party candidates, Victor Smith (Cabramatta), James Conna (Fairfield) and Andrew Rohan (Smithfield).

The NRMA and Westpac helicopters have been rescuing and delivering injured and sick people to the Liverpool and Fairfield Hospitals and almost all NSW hospitals for many, many years.

“The community has made it very clear about their feelings on this subject, a week since the astounding decision was made by Morris Iemma to kill off our community rescue helicopter services,” said Mr Debnam, accompanied by Careflight Chairman Ian Badham.

Why is Reba Meagher and her campaign manager Nick Lalich only promoting health and fitness in our area, when we need MANY other areas corrected much more urgently, like safety on our roads. 

The Liberal Party Candidate for the NSW State seat of Cabramatta, Victor Smith today stated that he and the NSW Liberal/Nationals support NSW Premier Morris Iemma’s P-Plate driver measures in principle, but are making it VERY clear that at least 300 new highway patrol officers are needed urgently.