Labor’s federal candidate for Paterson has come under fire on social media after a campaign vehicle was caught on camera illegally parked in a disabled access car space.
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Meryl Swanson’s campaign issued an apology on Monday, after a passer-by snapped a ute, containing corflutes for Mr Swanson’s campaign, illegally parked at Green Hills last week.
When Fairfax Media approached Ms Swanson for a comment about the matter, a spokesman said a campaign volunteer had been driving the vehicle that day.
“Meryl was not driving the vehicle on the day the photo was taken,” he said.
“A volunteer was driving the vehicle and inadvertently parked in the disabled spot.
“On behalf of the campaign, we apologise that it happened.”
On Twitter, Liberal Party member from Maitland Mitchell Price said the incident was “disgusting”.
Nick Bielby
Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has worked as a journalist since 2011. Having joined the Newcastle Herald in 2017, he won a Walkley Award in 2019 with Donna Page for their investigation 'Dirty Deeds', which exposed the decades of illegal dumping of toxic material in and around a Hunter waterway.
Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has worked as a journalist since 2011. Having joined the Newcastle Herald in 2017, he won a Walkley Award in 2019 with Donna Page for their investigation 'Dirty Deeds', which exposed the decades of illegal dumping of toxic material in and around a Hunter waterway.
