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Jim McDonald LIBERA RAL A DEMOCRA RATS A
Darren Chester NATIONALS LS S
Greg Hansford ONE NATION
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Jim McDonald
Darren Chester
Greg Hansford
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DESPITE multiple requests for comment, the Gippsland Times did not receive a response from the Liberal Democrat candidate for Gippsland, Jim McDonald.
GROWING up as a boy, attending Guthridge Primary and then Sale High School, I would never have dreamed that it was possible to represent our regi gion i in Federal Parliament. My dad Jim was a plumber, and mum Lois was a homemaker, and the idea that one day I would rub shoulders with prime ministers and premiers was ridiculous. An And n that’s one of the main reasons why I want to continue as the Member for Gippsland. I want to help all young people growing grr up in our regi gion i to achieve their full potential and to let them know that anything is possible if they work hard, and are passionate about their studies, or the jobs they do. We should never sell ourselves short and we should be proud of everything our regi gion i contributes to the nation. I believe Gippsland is the best regi gion i of the gr greatest r country in the world, and I’ve been extremely honoured and proud to work in partnership with our community to deliver record funding for local projects and critical serv rvices. v It’s not perfect and there’s always more to be done, and I have the energy gy, y enthusiasm and experience to keep delivering for all Gippslanders. If I’m elected on May 21, I will keep working to build a safer, stronger and fairer Gippsland. We’ve achieved a lot together but there’s more to be done to build better transport and communications links we need to prosper in the 21st century and deliver the health serv rvices, v aged care, childcare and disability support for our most vulnerable people. At the same time, we need a strong economy to provide the resources to care for our environment and keep our defence force strong in an ever-changi ging i world. I will continue to back jobs in our traditional industries and work to secure funding for investment in new and emergi ging i sectors. For a kid from Guthridge Primary School, it’s been a privilege to represent Gippsland and I’m asking for your support to continue the work we have started.
MY Y name is Greg Hansford, your One Nation candidate for Gippsland. I’m standing because I’ve lost confi fidence i in the leadership of our major parties. They clearly have no idea of the issues facing regi gional i Australians today. They’ve allowed our gr great r nation to gradually grr waste away industrially, economically and socially. Now they seem to think they can spend their way out of our current situation. If elected my main focus will be one of rebuilding our area’s economy by applying federal funding to projects that create ongoing, long-term jobs here, including reinstituting apprentice training for our young. To do this One Nation will build new high effi ficiency, i low emission coal fi fired i power stations to take advantage of our 500+ years of known cheap coal reserv rves. v This will also benefi fit i our state, its people and industries through access to a low cost, reliable power supply 24/7. Fourteen per cent of our best farming land (372 million ha) and 20 per cent of our water supplies are owned by foreign gn n fii financial speculators who buy and sell shares in these just to make profi fits. i We’d like to return these to Australian control/ l/ownership, / ban any further sales of freehold farmland and limit tenure of leasehold farmland to 25 years. One Nation is the only party with a specifi fic i pro-life policies. We will seek to roll back Labor/the Greens' laws which legally allow abortion up to birth, sex selective termination and restore a doctor’s rights to conscientiously object to perform this procedure. One Nation will seek the abolishment of Dan An Andrews’ n cruel two tiered vaccinated economy, allowing unvaccinated Australians to return to work, earn a living again, feed their families and pay their bills. It would also go a long way to solving the critical labour shortages being experienced in many businesses and professions.
THESE next few days before the 21st May is your final fii chance to cast your vote in this extremely important election. It is urgent that you remember the past nine years. So many sections of the community have been ign gnored n resulting in the Aged Care Royal Commission results, the cost of child care to families, infl flation l and the rising cost of living plus a decline in Medicare serv rvices. v An n Albanese Labor Government will revitalise local industries and small businesses. This in turn will provide employment opportunities. Gippsland should be a manufacturing and energy gy y hub which will be enhanced by the $10 million logi gistics i prescient announced in the Latrobe Valley recently. Training and retraining through extra University places and free TAFE courses is another way of improving employment opportunities for local people. An n Albanese government will address climate change and has committed to a net zero emissions by 2050 and has the plans to make gr green r energy gy y a reality. The recent bushfi fires i and fl floods l both in Gippsland and in other parts of the country shows how urgent this has become. We must have a sustainable environment for our children and grandchildren’s grr future. By putting your faith in me at the ballot box I promise to fi fight i for the people of Gippsland and to listen to the community’s needs and be your voice in Parliament.
The following statement and Mr McDonald's image has been lifted from the official Liberal Democrats website. JIM McDonald was born in Gippsland and grew grr up on his family's beef farm near Meeniyan. After completing high school, Jim worked as a stockman on sheep and cattle stations and as a machinery operator and rigger on construction projects. In 2016, Jim successfully qualifi fied i for his commercial pilot’s licence and saw him begi gin i his current career as an Ag Pilot. He can often be found spraying and spreading fertiliser in the hills around South Gippsland. Jim became interested in politics when the Labor Party shut down the live export trade in 2011, causing severe hardship to many of his friends in the cattle industry. With governments becoming ever more brazen at taking away our rights and liberties, Jim is proud to stand for the party that fi fights i against government overreach for the seat of Gippsland.
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