The South Ward of Penrith Council includes suburbs such as Kemps Creek, Luddenham, Mulgoa, Orchard Hills, Penrith and others.
See the list of candidates contesting the September 8 local government election for the ward and read a full profile of the ward below.
Below is a map of the area which this ward covers:
Suburbs: Emu Plains (part), Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Kemps Creek (part), Kingswood (majority), Leonay, Luddenham, Mulgoa, Orchard Hills (part), Penrith (part), Regentville, South Penrith, Wallacia.
SOUTH WARD CANDIDATES:
Group A
Jim Aitken, Independent
George Rabie, Independent
Marjorie Baker, Independent
Corrina Buckley, Independent
Keith Milne, Independent
Group B
Bernard Bratusa, Independent
Darren Drysdale, Independent
Anne Newton, Independent
Desley Grdusiak, Independent
Andrew Walker, Independent
Group C
Karen McKeown, Labor
Todd Carney, Labor
Nigel Highley, Labor
Steven Mclean, Labor
Lorraine Fordham, Labor
Group D
Sue Day, Independent
Faithe Skinner, Independent
Shannon Carroll, Independent
Tracy Mellish, Independent
Jo-Anne Topp, Independent
Group E
Andrew Green, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Trisha Ellis, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Mark Finlay, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Joanna Schrumpf, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Arran Green, Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile Group)
Group F
Rossco Hutchison, Independent
Jo Dickens, Independent
Stefan Dorakay, Independent
Peter Rech, Independent
John Capes, Independent
Group G
Nikkole Dixon
Claudine Whiley
Darrel Higgins
David Shipway
William Rapa
Group H
Patrick Darley-Jones, The Greens
Wade Smith, The Greens
Rebecca Reidy, The Greens
Robert Byrne, The Greens
Kyle Butler, The Greens
Group I
Mark Davies
Ben Goldfinch
Kelly-Anne Cummings
David Pettitt
Paul Spicer
Current councillors for South Ward:
- Jim Aitken OAM
- Robert Ardill
- Mark Davies
- Prue Guillaume
- Karen McKeown
Population: 50,561
Electors: 33546
No. of dwellings: 18,042
South Ward Description:
Commencing at the intersection of the Great Western Highway and O'Connell Street and bounded on the north by the centreline of the aforesaid highway and its prolongation to its intersection with Parker Street, thence north to the Main Western Railway Line, thence in a westerly direction by that railway line to its intersection with Old Bathurst Road thence generally in an easterly direction by the centreline of the aforesaid road to its intersection with the centreline of the Great Western Highway, thence in a generally westerly direction by the aforesaid centreline to the western boundary of the City of Penrith. Bounded then on the west and south by the aforesaid City Boundary to its intersection with South Creek. Bounded then on the east by the aforesaid creek, in a northerly direction to its intersection with the M4 Motorway thence in a westerly direction along the centreline of the aforesaid motorway to its intersection with The Northern Road, thence in a generally northerly direction along the centrelines of The Northern Road, Bringelly Road, Caddens Road, and O'Connell Street, to the point of commencement.
For your nearest polling place click here.