Reserve on Stuart Street. In the 1960s the suburb also supported additional football clubs including the now defunct clubs of Padstow Pirates Soccer Club (later renamed South Bankstown Soccer Club), the Padstow Hotspurs Soccer Club and the Padstow RSL Junior Soccer Football Club. The Padstow Pirates and South Bankstown Soccer clubs used Playford Park as their home ground. Padstow Park, which is on the corner of Davies Road and Banks Road, is the home ground of the Padstow Panthers Junior Rugby League Club. It was also the home ground of the now defunct St Lukes Junior Rugby League Club and the Padstow RSL Junior Soccer Football Club. Padstow is also home to Doug Frost Swim School, where Ian Thorpe first began swimming. Padstow Bowling & Recreation Club situated in Iberia Street has two first class synthetic greens and keen supporter of Zone 12 NSW Bowling Association new members are welcome. Politics For federal elections, Padstow is located in both the marginal Liberal federal electoral division of Banks which seat is currently held by David Coleman, of the Australian Liberal Party, and the safe Liberal seat of Division of Hughes, previously held by Craig Kelly, who lost the seat after defecting to Clive Palmer's failed party. For NSW state elections, Padstow is located in the marginal Liberal held state electoral district of East Hills. As of 2019, this seat is held by Wendy Lindsay. References External links Padstow, Cornwall, UK – Most recent functioning edition from the Internet Archive. Suburbs of Sydney City of Canterbury-Bankstown