Charles Casuscelli's family established their home in Blacktown, Sydney and he was a student firstly at Blacktown North Public Primary school and then Blacktown Boys High School.
17 Facts About Charles Casuscelli
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Charles Casuscelli is married to Maria and is the father of two daughters.
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Charles Casuscelli completed his technical training as a telecommunications technical officer just as the Postmaster-General's Department was split into Australia Post and Telecom.
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Charles Casuscelli left Telecom Australia and undertook continuous full-time service as an officer with the regular army from 1988 to 1992.
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Charles Casuscelli was appointed as a staff officer at Headquarters Australian Defence Force and later as a major on the Headquarters of Land Command.
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Charles Casuscelli was responsible for the planning and implementation of command, control and communications systems within the combat elements of the Australian Army.
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Charles Casuscelli holds the Reserve Force decoration in recognition of his service.
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Charles Casuscelli is a member of the South West Metropolitan District Emergency Management Committee and works with the emergency services and other public agencies to ensure that Sydney's Inner West is prepared for major emergencies.
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Charles Casuscelli's attention became directed towards what he saw as the growing ineptness of the Labor government to effectively deal with transport and roads issues.
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Charles Casuscelli was elected with a swing of 16.3 points and winning the seat with 54.4 per cent of the two-party vote.
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Charles Casuscelli was appointed as the chair of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure.
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Charles Casuscelli recognised the substantial challenges facing NSW in the provision of transport infrastructure, especially the issue of funding.
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Charles Casuscelli was appointed as a member of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety in Sep 2014.
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Charles Casuscelli has repeatedly argued that it was the single most effective project to improve the quality of life for the residents of the inner west of Sydney as well to as make a substantial contribution to the economy of NSW.
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Charles Casuscelli is a strong advocate for increased commuter parking as a way of getting private cars off the road.
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Charles Casuscelli was appointed as co-chair of three Ministerial Consultative Committees representing the Korean, Chinese and Russian communities on behalf of the Minister for Citizenship and Communities the Hon Victor Dominello MP.
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Charles Casuscelli was defeated in 2015 by Labor candidate Jodi McKay.