Labor’s campaign for Kiama

Labor candidate Katelin McInerney has formally launched her campaign for the seat of Kiama in the 25 March State Election.

Out seeking votes since her candidacy was announced last August, she says people have been telling her their major concerns are about lack of state funding for roads, schools, housing, public transport and health.

“This State Government and our current Member have had 12 long years in power and during that time we have seen a road delivered that was started under Labor initiative,” Ms McInerney says.

“We have a bypass to take

Sydneysiders to their holiday houses in record time.

“But what have they delivered to communities either side of that road? People are telling me not a lot.

“We’ve seen a crisis in our health system and a crisis in our education system with schools going unbuilt in new growth areas.”

As an example, she cites schools at the northern end of the Kiama electorate – Mt Terry running at 135 per cent capacity and Tullimbar run- ning at 164 per cent capacity – and that no new schools have been built for the 2500 new homes that have been built at Calderwood.

“Nothing has been done in Calderwood to provide the infrastucture that is required,” she says.

Ms McInerney is excited by Labor’s commitments to increase resourcing to the education and health systems, including higher pay and converting 10,000 existing