Member asks for sign removal

Member for Robertson Ms Deborah O'Neill has asked for signage of the former member Ms Belinda Neal to be removed from a shopfront in Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy.

Ms O'Neill said she had urged the NSW Branch of the Labor Party to remove the signage.

"Officers of the NSW Branch say they have taken various actions to have the signage removed since the polls were declared in Robertson just eight weeks ago," she said.

"I have impressed on the branch the urgency of the matter, and I hope to have it finalised in the coming weeks.

"As much as I'd love to, I don't have the resources available to me to run a dedicated office on the Peninsula," said Ms O'Neill.

The Federal Department of Finance manages MPs' offices and allocates one electorate office per member in seats like Robertson, she said.

"My current electorate office at 91 Mann St in Gosford is the subject of a long term lease.

"You could say I inherited it.

"Any other office would have to be privately funded and staffed by volunteers.

"I'd rather run an office that serves the community properly than an office that is only a bit of token visibility.

"At present, my Gosford office deals frequently with queries from Peninsula residents," she said.

Ms O'Neill said she would be scheduling a regular series of mobile office visits on the Peninsula.

Email, 5 Nov 2010 Matthew Pullford, Office of Deborah O'Neill