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Region’s bright future N
ationals candidate for Lowan Emma Kealy has listed a combination of service provision, innovation and community pride as critical elements for consolidating regional growth. Ms Kealy agreed that population drift from the region remained a serious challenge but was confident that communities had the ability to respond under clear and well-planned direction. “I don’t think we can stop population drift altogether but we can slow it down and develop ways of making our communities more resilient and
attractive for people,” she said. Ms Kealy made her comments while taking time from a hectic schedule to have an open and frank discussion about the seat she is attempting to retain for the Nationals. She spoke broadly on a variety of issues, responding to questions about governance and tackling problems associated with declining regional populations to ways of exploiting transport and regional development opportunities. On the issue of population, Ms Kealy said identifying and understanding community expectations involving service accessibility was paramount. “There has been a change in
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public expectations. In order to attract people we need jobs to be available and for families we usually need jobs for both parents. People also want access to childcare and high levels of health care and education. We need to look at the overall puzzle, which includes housing, as well as business, the local economy and other aspects that make up our communities.”
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Ms Kealy stressed that people who lived in small communities remained a critical heartbeat and a key in the electorate moving forward. “People have a great sense of pride in their communities.
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have solid local government representation,” she said. Ms Kealy, Edenhope Hospital chief executive and with a scientific background, said she was also excited by the region’s growing reputation for development and research as well as agriculture. “We are constantly exploring development opportunities in our region. We are definitely smart in our part of the world and already establishing an international reputation as a centre of excellence,” she said. “But we also have an opportunity to build on this and as a scientist I’m excited by the potential – which can ultimately lead to new industries and jobs.
The key is being in a position to recognise and then take advantage of the opportunities.” Ms Kealy is an obvious favourite to retain Lowan for the Nationals on the retirement of Hugh Delahunty at the November state election but dismissed any suggestion that her road into state politics might be easy or guaranteed. “It’s a privilege to be in this role and I would be letting myself down if it thought it was going to be easy. I have the utmost respect for the people of the Lowan electorate and if it was perceived that I was taking anything for granted I’d soon be told and that would flow on to election day,” she said.
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They know what makes their communities tick and what is good about them. They are the best ambassadors of their towns and are also the best at spotting deficiencies. It is all about ownership and when ideas come from local people the more likely they are to be successful and make a difference.” Ms Kealy said local government, in close and constant touch with people, had a huge role to play in getting a regional governance equation right. “The challenge in local government is to get the balance right and all levels of government must work closely together. It is really important we
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