23-7-2008
Media
Release
Greens/Labor Clash Over Beach Palace Hotel.
Labor Councillor Dominic
Sullivan stormed out of last night's Council meeting following debate with
Greens Councillor's Murray Matson and
Margaret Woodsmith over the Beach Palace Hotel.
The exchange was one of
many battles the three Councilors have waged over what Matson calls Sullivan's
sympathetic support for the liquor industry in Coogee.
Cr Matson latter supplied
the Southern Courier with information extracted online from the NSW Election
Funding Authority showing that the Palace has donated to Labor party election
campaigns.
The Palace donated $9,999
to state NSW Labor party in 2007 and $1,000 to sitting Labor Councillor and
Maroubra MP, Michael Daley in 2006.
Cr Matson said after the
Randwick City Council meeting,
"Labor Cr Sullivan
chose to get angry with the Greens and make a big show of storming out of the
meeting in an appalling display of childishness.
Cr Sullivan can get as
emotional as he likes when he abuses the Greens for being against the Coogee
pubs, but he needs to explain why the Labor party accepts donations from them -
and how that does not influence decision making."
Contact Greens Councillor
Murray Matson
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Background.
Australian Labor Party (NSW
Branch)
http://www.efa.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/48121/Parties_Details_Published_080409.pdf
Beach Palace Hotel
Coogee Palace Pty Ltd, 169
Dolphin St, Coogee NSW 2034
20-3-07 $9,999
Michael Daley
Labor MP for Maroubra
Randwick City Councillor
for South Ward
http://www.efa.nsw.gov.au/state_government_elections/election_funding_reports/state_general_election_2007/pdfs/Maroubra.pdf
Beach Palace Hotel
Coogee Palace, 169 Dolphin
St, Coogee NSW 2034
28-9-06 $1,000