Liberal Party promises a back-to-basics approach

The NSW Liberal Party has announced their candidates for the upcoming Central Coast Council September 14^th elections, with a team of experienced professionals committed to fighting for a back-to-basics approach to help get the Central Coast back on track.

They are:

• Gosford East Ward - Jared Wright - an Avoca Beach local and financial services consultant at Australian based firm Honner.
• The Entrance Ward - Rachel Stanton, a Berkeley Vale local and major projects and construction lawyer at Clayton Utz. Ms Stanton has extensive experience delivering significant transport, commercial and residential infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors.
• Gosford West Ward - Trent McWaide - a prominent small business owner and East Gosford resident he operates three commercial and retail automotive businesses across the region, employing more than 20 staff. He is also a former NSW Police Officer within the State Crime Command, with a focus on intelligence and investigations.
• Wyong Ward - John McNamara - a former Deputy Mayor of Wyong Council between 2008 and 2012, prior to amalgamation, Mr McNamara has strong local government experience as. He is a former Global Telecommunications Director at AT&T, with a focus on business growth and expansion.

The Liberal Central Coast team said their priority is getting the Council focused on the needs of local residents - with road repairs, stemming rate increases, repairing the Council debt, revitalising community spaces and ensuring responsible development.

“We need to deliver the essential infrastructure that our local residents deserve and expect, starting with fixing our roads. With sound decision making, we can reduce the debt and provide for our community,” Ms Stanton said.

Mr Wright is a staunch advocate for budget repair and housing reform, noting that Council debt remains too high and is hamstrung by prolonged and unacceptable development approval timelines.

“Repairing the debt must be the number one priority of the next Council. We must also look at how we can unlock our region’s housing market and generate additional revenue, so that we can stimulate our local economy to fund the infrastructure, services and facilities we desperately need,” Mr Wright said.