Battle lines drawn for State election

years to help combat homelessness in the region; fairer rental rules to benefit thousands of renters in the region, and more appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios in public hospitals.

The Liberal Party has promised: greater protection and support for renters; acceleration of the $5.8B oneyear free pre-Kindergarten program; no new taxes on households and small businesses in the next term of government; a Supply Chain Commissioner to work closely with industry to unblock supply chains across the state; legislation to prevent offshore coal, gas, mineral and petroleum mining and exploration in NSW waters and pressure on Federal Government to prevent offshore mining in neighbouring Commonwealth waters; cutting red tape to achieve a target of one million small businesses by 2030; $400M for the Fixing Local Roads program and $600M for the road and rail network; a further $90M for the Stronger Country Communities Fund; and $23M for Surf Life Saving NSW for additional

“For far too long now the people of my electorate, Wyong, have been intimidated into censoring their personally held convictions on a range on topics.

“Woke ideologues are becoming increasingly intolerant of any dissent – moral or otherwise.

“Coming into the election campaign, I consciously chose to stand up to the bullies and present myself transparently to the electorate.

“We should all be able to respectfully share our views, online or otherwise, without fear of being cancelled or misrepresented sometime in the future.

“This is fundamental to our Australian tradition and vital to any properly functioning democracy.”

Sue Murray

rescue equipment. Both parties have pledged an end to paying for parking at public hospitals.

See next week’s Coast Community News for a full rundown of candidates in all five Central Coast electorates.

Terry Collins

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