North Sydney Teal MP Kylea Tink not in Clean Up Australia Day Facebook post about rubbish collection
The Facebook post that awkwardly exposed a politician who bragged about picking up trash all day: ‘Great team effort’
- North Sydney Teal MP Kylea Tink is questioned about mail
- Ms Tink wrote on Facebook that ‘we saved a shopping cart’
A Teal MP has been sacked by a suspicious Facebook user after appearing to be missing from a Clean Up Australia Day event.
North Sydney representative Kylea Tink took to Facebook to brag about how ’26 volunteers showed up in Hallstrom Park and the surrounding area to do our part for Clean Up Australia’.
Clean Up Australia Day is on March 5.
“What a fun and satisfying outing on a beautiful day. On average, each team member collected a garbage bag full of rubbish – we also saved a shopping cart. Great team effort,” Ms. Tink wrote.
But under the MP’s message, a curious Facebook follower wondered if Ms Tink was really there.
“Hi Kylea, it doesn’t look like you were there and there are only 17 people in your picture with the largest group… Is this all staged?”
Teal MP Kylea Tink (pictured) has been questioned by a suspicious Facebook user if her participation in a Clean Up Australia Day event was all just ‘staged’ for the cameras
Photos posted on Facebook by Kylea Tink (like this one) of the cleaning crew do not include the MP herself
As it turned out, the ‘we’ part of ‘we saved a shopping cart’ in Ms Tink’s post was not about the MP.
The reason there was no sign of Ms. Tink in the garbage collection photos she posted was because she wasn’t there.
This has been confirmed by a spokeswoman for the member of parliament.
“Kylea was not present,” the spokeswoman said.
“She was on sick leave for the last few days of that week and stayed home before driving to Canberra that afternoon.”
The spokeswoman said that the “volunteers and staff of Mrs. Tink were fine with that.”
“Kylea knew the event was in good hands, with a staff member and lots of Tink volunteers…we’re okay with her celebrating the team on the socials,” she added.
One of Mrs. Tink’s slogans is “Restore the Integrity of Politics.”
It’s not the first time Ms. Tink has failed to show up at an event, although an apology was offered last time.
A few months ago, she reportedly missed performing at a high school ceremony in her electorate.
The MP said she missed it because she was “travelling to Canberra” at the time, but was actually double-booked and had an appointment with another school.
A social media user questioned (pictured) Teal MP Kylea Tink: “Is this all staged?”