Bitter squabbles rage behind council doors

By Lauren Farrow

As voters headed to the ballot box

this month, they were met with local
candidate’s smiling faces on placards
and how-to-vote cards.
But behind the scenes, rival
candidates had been involved in a
political skirmish.
Firing the opening salvos was
Independent candidate Michael
Cantali, who has often been out-
voted and out-numbered by Labor
and Liberal councillors in the last
four years.
Mr Cantali said he was concerned
about a $10,000 trip taken by Liberal
Cr Michael Megna, former Cr Tony
Fasanella, Mayor Angelo Tsirekas Michael Cantali, former independent councillor. Cr Michael Megna, Angelo Tsirekas, former general manager Michael
and former general manager McMahon and Tony Fasanella in San Fele in 2005.
Michael McMahon in 2005.
According to Mr Cantali, the Cr Tsirekas said the delegation representing Canada Bay on an “He [Mr Cantali] will need to
four men led a council delegation to also visited the island town of Lipari official level,” Cr Tsirekas said. take care of his own business,” Cr
Canada Bay’s Italian ‘sister city’ San and the Sicilian city of Poggioreale “And I was there as the mayor.” Tsirekas said.
Fele for 10 days, where they each where “a large proportion of Canada Cr Tsirekas pointed the finger But according to Mr Cantali the
received $3300 in allowances from Bay residents come from”. back at Cr Cantali, who is currently building had been leased to Macro
council. Asked why all four men felt the leasing a property he owns in Foods, which had then sub-leased
But according to Mr Cantali they need to represent council he replied, Concord to a new restaurant called the premises to Romans.
did not stay in San Fele for the entire “four of us went because Michael Romans. “It has nothing to do with me at
trip. Megna and Tony Fasanella were A council spokeswoman said all,” Mr Cantali said.
“Why did they not stay there for from the cities we visited”. Romans had ignored their approved “If someone is using my building,
the full 10 days?” Mr Cantali said. “The general manager was there seating of 72 seats, providing 176 seats. you can’t blame me for it,” he said.

Childcare centre relocates to Chiswick D’Amore stands alone on new bridge

Drummoyne Early Childcare Centre
has been moved to new and improved
premises in Chiswick.
The new centre will feature new
purpose designed consultation rooms,
a larger waiting room and heat
lamps to keep babies warm during
assessments.The centre will now be
called the Chiswick Early Childhood
Centre and will be located at 5a
Blackwall Point Rd, Chiswick, just
next to the community centre, only
two kilometres from the old location.
Call 9387 1148 for more information.
According to the community action
group the Victoria Road Community
Committee (VRCC), the local
government election shows the
duplication of the Iron Cove Bridge
has no local backing.
Of the 38 candidates standing in the
Canada Bay electorate this month,
none expressed support for the $150
million proposal.
According to the VRCC this shows that
the member for Drummoyne, Angela
D’Amore stands alone in her support
for the proposal.