Nathan Hagarty Labor Candidate for Leppington

Icame to Australia almost 29 years ago as a young 17-year-old international student. Coming from humble beginnings in India, I had no expectation or idea what Australia and NSW would be like.

NSW State Elections are going to be held on 25th March 2023.Nathan is a Liverpool City Councillor, Treasurer of Local Government NSW, sits on the boards of a few community organisations and a superannuation fund. He has also worked in project management and information technology across the financial services, education and public sectors.

Nathan has a strong record of fighting for the people of Leppington. He has led calls to ensure our communities get the roads, schools and health facilities locals deserve. He has backed residents in their fight against overdevelopment and for proper infrastructure in our area. Nathan has also stood with the essential workers who have gotten us through the pandemic in their campaign for better pay and conditions.

A proud and passionate “Westie”, Nathan has the experience and integrity to ensure the South West gets its fair share. He will bring a fresh approach for Leppington and will fight to ensure that every one of us has access to the immense opportunities that our state has to offer.

In a tete a tete interview with him, Nathan highlighted his key election agendas in below areas for Leppington –

Education – Nathan mentioned newly built high density areas like Denham Court and Austral suffered from lack of a public high school. He has promised to look at building a public high school in Leppington. He has listened to the community needs of families and has solid plans to upgrade Eagle Vale High School into a sports high school.

Transport Infrastructure – He has candidly said he is no stranger to being stuck on long train trips from work trying to get home to the family. He has recently asked Shadow Minister for Transport Jo Haylen to visit Leppington station to speak with locals about their daily battle with poor transport services in our region.

Over the years, train services from our community to the CBD and Parramatta have gotten slower and less frequent. I’m calling on a review of the train timetable to better suit the needs of our growing population in Leppington, he said. The community clearly wants a train at least every 15 minutes for Parramatta and CBD.

Cost of Living – Labor will cap tolls at $60 a week. This toll relief will make a huge difference to the family budget and help ease the increasing cost of living pressures, he added. He stated this will help many tradespersons, truck drivers and shift workers using M7 and other toll roads to get to work every day.

Multicultural Communities – Leppington is hub of multicultural communities. Labor has pledged 4 million for multicultural communi- ties. Specialised mental health services are needed. Family Violence facilities will also see an uplift in the area.

Health – The new Aerotropolis will have a super speciality health precinct. Fairfield Hospital will be refurbished. There are also plans to hire new staff for Liverpool and Campbelltown hospitals as well.

Small business – Nathan mentioned, Labor has pledged a suite of policies for small businesses. Payroll reporting will be done to Federal government instead of state government and ATO to streamline processes and ease for small business owners. In October 2020, the government announced initial trials to streamline the process for outdoor dining. But these trials will expire at the end of the year and require the hassle, time, and expense of a full DA process. NSW Labor will make these arrangements permanent.

Voting is compulsory on 25th March 2023. Good luck Nathan for the upcoming elections!