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Maxfield to face Blackwood in November With just a month to go before voters head to the polls, Labor has chosen its candidate for the local state seat of Narracan. By William Kulich @WillPJK
Ms Maxfield's name wil be familiar to many readers - she stood as Labor's candidate for the federal seat of McMillan against Russell Broadbent in 2007 and 2010, attracting swings to her of 0.2 and 0.38 per cent respectively.
Having set herself the goal of making Narracan marginal again, Ms Maxfield says she is now seeking a swing of 11.29 per cent against incumbent Liberal MP Gary Blackwood. "I believe this area, Narracan, will be more available to greater and better things if we become more marginal, and the only way to become more marginal is for more people to vote Labor in this seat," Ms Maxfield told the Baw Baw Citizen yesterday. Ms Maxfield said her selection
barely a month before the election was "not unusual," and she still had plenty of time to reach voters. "It's only really now I've noticed on the radio and television that people are starting to realise there's an election on 24 November," she said. "Most people didn't know there was an election coming up. So I think now's the time to stand up and offer people a choice." Asked what she would do to encourage voters to back her goal of making Narracan
marginal, Ms Maxfield said she would be highlighting the achievements of the incumbent Andrews Labor government. "We've certainly got better healthcare, better public transport, access to better services particularly with decreases to paramedic waiting times," she said. "Travelling to Melbourne on a regular basis, I know the works that have been going on with level crossing removal [and] works Continue reading on Page 4
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