Where does NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian grab a coffee while in Wollongong?
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And when she does, what does she drink?
They aren’t the most pressing of questions, but the Premier was more than happy to provide the answers.
However, Wollongong MP Paul Scully said that wasn’t the case with other questions relating to issues of community concern.
The coffee query came after Ms Berejiklian visited the Illawarra earlier this year to inspect progress on the long-awaited Berry bypass.
During that visit, on February 4, the Premier told the media during a press conference that she had a “great cup of coffee” in Wollongong, but had no immediate plans of returning to the city.
The coffee was the focus of a series of questions asked by Mr Scully and recently answered by the Premier.
“Where does the Premier purchase her coffee when in Wollongong?” Mr Scully’s question on notice said.
Ms Berejiklian replied: “I recently enjoyed a skim mocha from Bull and Bear on Victoria Street. I hope you support this wonderful local business.”
The coffee query was one of four questions related to meetings of the NSW cabinet in Wollongong.
The other questions – how many times the cabinet had met in the Wollongong Local Government Area since March 2011, the dates and venues of those meetings, and whether the Premier intended to bring her cabinet to Wollongong before the next state election in March 2019 – weren’t answered.
You can understand how some people get frustrated and annoyed at getting answers out of government
- Wollongong MP Paul Scully
Instead, Ms Berejiklian replied: “The government has held offsite cabinet meeting across a variety of locations throughout the state. Future locations will be decided in due course.”
Other recent questions asked by Mr Scully (to various government ministers) have related to the Unanderra train station; social housing and Wollongong Hospital.
“You can understand how some people get frustrated and annoyed at getting answers out of government,” Mr Scully told the Mercury.
“I’ve put forward a series of serious questions to the government … [and] I get very few few details, or I get referred to websites, or the question is just ignored.
“However, when other things are asked by contrast, you get stuff like the coffee the Premier had at Bull and Bear.”
Ms Berejiklian was in Wollongong on Saturday to visit the SES headquarters amid the unfolding flood crisis in northern NSW.
Andrew Pearson
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.
