Meet your candidates

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Emily McCallum, Animal Justice Party political donations from big business and unions.”

Emily McCallum said if elected her first priority would be to launch a campaign pushing for better management of Government funds, redirecting away from select industries and back into the community and infrastructure.

“I will push for Veticare (like Medicare for pets) including free desexing, stronger environmental protections and transitioning away from using shark nets to more effective and less destructive methods of protecting human life,” she said.

Adam Crouch, Liberal Party

Sam Boughton, Labor Party transitioning the current workforce and creating sustainable jobs for young people, delivering on The Greens commitment to end coal and gas by 2030.

Sam Boughton says NSW has gone backwards under the Liberal/National government.

“Healthcare, education and the environment are all in crisis,” he said.

“Privatisation has led to increased cost of living.

“I want to be part of turning this around, but I also want to listen to the Central Coast community and fight for the local issues affecting them.

Her focus for this election is on social and affordable housing and recognising that everyone has a right to a safe and secure place to call home.

Deanna Bocking, Liberal Party

Deanna Bocking’s main focuses are on growing the economy to create secure and well-paying jobs so we can pay for the services we need without paying more taxes. She hopes to reduce pressures on household budgets while building the foundations for financial security.

“If re-elected, Labor will tackle the rising of cost of living by providing energy rebates, capping tolls and ending the wage cap,” she said.

We will also end the sell-off of our public assets, resuscitate our health and hospital systems by employing more nurses and will fix the teachers shortage in our schools.”

Tesch is passionate about ensuring that all Australian’s receive a world-class education, safeguarding the protection of the natural environment and providing equal access to Medicare.

Ineka Soetens, Sustainable Australia Party

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Lisa Bellamy, Independent

“I will advocate for affordable housing that balances protecting our precious environment with sustaining local industries.”

Larry Freeman, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers

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Terrigal

Wayne Rigg, Sustainable Australia Party Wayne Rigg is running to “decorrupt politics in NSW and implement sustainable solutions for our future”.

“I want to protect our environment, stop overdevelopment and stop corruption,” he said.

Adam Crouch said he was proud of the things the State Government had achieved during his eight-year term including: supporting more than 40,000 Central Coast seniors with the $250 Regional Seniors Travel Card (recently extended to support apprentices and university students); upgrades at most train stations across the Coast; introducing express bus services; trialling a hydrogenpowered bus; enhancing the public transport network; Terrigal Boardwalk; and the Palliative Care Unit at Gosford Hospital, with Wyong soon to follow.

“Choose strong leadership with a real long-term plan to tackle the economic challenges ahead, and together, let’s keep NSW moving forward,” he said. Imogen da Silva, The Greens

“Things like the dangerous flooding on Oak Rd, the proposed sea wall at Wamberal, and the intersection between Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr.

“The community feels like they’ve been ignored on these issues and more; it’s time for a fresh start.”

WYONG

Matthew Squires

Squires’ name will still appear on the ballot paper for the Liberal Party despite the NSW Liberal Party dumping him as its candidate last week.

The NSW Electoral Commission says that ballot papers show the names of all candidates and any nominating parties as at the close of nominations. Under the Electoral Act, a candidate is not permitted to withdraw after nominations have closed or change to being an independent.

He thinks politics in NSW needs a shake-up.

“With more Greens in the Parliament we can stop the major parties putting the interests of big corporate donors ahead of the community,” he said.

Susan Newbury, Sustainable Australia Party Newbury said she was running with the Sustainable Australia Party because it was an independent community movement with a science and evidence-based policy platform, fighting to protect our environment, stop overdevelopment and stop corruption.

She believes in investing in frontline services for the longterm, hiring more doctors, nurses and teachers, building for the future with major infrastructure projects coming online, continuing to invest in the roads, rail, schools and hospitals and empowering local communities.

Lisa Bellamy is a long-time resident of the Gosford area and no stranger to the challenges of everyday life.

“I decided to run in this election, not because I thought I could win, but to get some action from our sitting MP on environmental issues,” she said.

“However, since starting this campaign I realise I can lend my voice to other community challenges.

“I believe we need local solutions for local issues.

“Let’s empower locals to have a say and have some actual influence over

“This includes: protecting endangered species habitats, native forests and tree canopies; reducing waste production; acting on climate change; stopping inappropriate high-rise and sprawl; delivering community infrastructure before housing; stabilising population size; transparent reporting of political donations and lobbying; and banning

Imogen da Silva is an activist, academic and author and a proud and passionate member of the Central Coast dog walking community.

She came to politics after a successful campaign to reverse Council’s decision on beach access for dogs and has seen first-hand the power of the community to achieve positive change.

She wants to see democracy returned to the Central Coast.

She is passionate about good quality local services and opportunities for all people, especially young people, to thrive in our community.

If a party decides to withdraw its support for a candidate after the close of nominations, both the candidate’s and party’s names must still appear together on the ballot paper. The status of votes for a candidate is not affected by a party’s decision to withdraw its support.

Votes will not become informal for that reason.

Doug Williamson, The Greens Williamson is a former teacher, proud union representative, activist and volunteer.

He wants to see genuine action on climate change, which would transform Wyong into a renewables powerhouse,

“I am concerned that the haphazard nature of overdevelopment on the Central Coast has seen a lack of proportionate infrastructure and the deterioration of the local environment – for example, the siltation of the Tuggerah Lakes system has been accelerated by land clearing and reclamation of wetlands for housing,” she said.

“I believe that protecting our environment must be prioritised in any future developments.”

David Harris, Labor Party Harris has been the Member for Wyong since 2015 (and previously 2007-11).

If re-elected he said he would work to deliver: widening of Pacific Hwy through Wyong and Wyong station upgrade plus parking; palliative care unit at