There was a distinctly French flavour to a Liberal Party dinner, hosted by Davidson MP, Jonathan O’Dea this week (Wednesday, 14 July).
The Davidson State Electorate Conference dinner was held on Bastille Day, with tables appropriately decorated in red white and blue – or as the French would say, le bleu, blanc et rouge.
Even our local MP launched boldly into a little French of his own with “Bonsoir et bienvenue” or “Good evening and welcome”.
He played it safe after that except perhaps for the occasional au revoir or goodbye at the end of the evening.
“The theme of the evening was based on Storming the Bastille, appropriately altered to focus on the need to Storm Macquarie Street,” Mr O’Dea said.
“Special guests were Western Sydney based Liberals, Senator Marise Payne and NSW newest and youngest MP, Stuart Ayres, who recently won the seat of Penrith in a massive 25.5% swing against the Labor Party.
“While I will never take my own electorate of Davidson for granted, it is seats in Western Sydney that must be won to take Macquarie Street next March,” he said.
“The North West Rail Link and the proposed road link between the F3 and the M2 are just two examples of unfulfilled infrastructure promises that impact on both the North and North West of Sydney.
“The Liberal Party has already made a commitment to begin work on the North West Rail Link in its first term – but we first must win government,” Mr O’Dea said.
“While heads were lost in the Storming of the Bastille, it is only political heads the Liberal Party is after. We want to make NSW number one again,” he said.
“People can find more details of the political battle lines by going to www.startthechange.com.au. It is easy to understand – it’s all in English,” Mr O’Dea concluded.
