James Jackson - Liberal Democrats
Hawkesbury needs a flood-free river crossing . Will your party support an ‘ east-west ’ flood-free crossing / evacuation route ( similar to the elevated Hawkesbury Valley Way flood evac route ) so major towns ‘ west ’ like North Richmond / Grose Wold / Yarramundi , as well as Wilberforce / Pitt Town are not repeatedly cut-off ?
Probably , as ( full transparency ) I am directly impacted being north of the Hawkesbury River , but I would first take a hard look at the financial and environmental pros and cons of the project . The LNP these past two years have doubled our nation ’ s debt with no big new infrastructure to show for it ( imagine how many hospitals , dams , highways , frigates or airports we could have got for that money !) so paying that debt down is also a very large issue . The LNP ’ s last budget was one the ALP would have been proud of ...!
Anyway , we have had circa three decades of no floods and then we ’ ve have been cut-off three years in a row with escape routes north along Bells Line and Putty Roads sometimes also compromised – so another evacuation route is definitely a potential long term asset for the Hawkesbury .
Macquarie is the most marginal seat in the State . What can your party deliver for the electorate that the other party can ’ t deliver ?
A Royal Commission into government performance and handling of the COVID pandemic . www . ldp . org . au / covid _ policy A free speech constitutional amendment . “ Parliament shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech , or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble , and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances .” www . ldp . org . au / free _ speech Reduce politicians pay by 10 %. Wasteful decisions by irresponsible politicians have created our debt problem , and politicians should share the pain in helping to pay down that debt . www . ldp . org . au / debt _ and _ deficit NBN and telecommunications are still unreliable in the Hawkesbury with old , unstable infrastructure . Whole sections of towns still continue to “ go down ” regularly for weeks , particularly during inclement weather in greater Kurrajong , Bilpin and north up through the Putty Road . Can this really be fixed or is it a pipe dream that no amount of investment can rectify ?
I suffered this with the ADSL “ devil I knew ” BUT ( touch wood ) have found NBN Fixed Wireless reliable – I probably suffered a year longer than I needed to but I did not want to be an early adopter given all the reliability unknowns . Today , I live surrounded by the most beautiful bushland and can ( now ) stream video / movies as if I was in a city !
Did the tax payers of Macquarie and Australia pay too much for NBN , all things considered – with a decade of hindsight I would say ‘ yes ’.
Will you work with the government of the day or just oppose everything for the political sake of it ?
Myself and the LDP would work with the government of the day . The LDP is a party of principle . There is no morality without reciprocity and the people of
Named in honour of Major- General Lachlan Macquarie , 1761 – 1824 . Macquarie was Governor of the Colony of New South Wales ( 1810 – 21 ).
The area covered by the electoral division when it was first established in 1901 was also known as the Macquarie district .
The boundary shown was first used in the 2016 Federal Election and is current .
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Macquarie should expect and demand progress for Macquarie – that said the LDP would not ever back increases in taxes and decreases in individual liberty . ‘ Mandates ’ are great for those on Grinder but absolutely diabolical for society .
How will your party address funding for resources , equipment , mitigation and recruitment for emergency service agencies , given the electorate ’ s high bushfire and flood prone status ?
I am personally happy with the quality of my RFS PPE and , my station , RFS
Tennyson has experienced volunteers , a new shed and reliable CAT1 and CAT7 trucks – that said I am not privy to the macro level of costs of fires and costs to fight fires . Until I have greater insight into funding options and outcomes I would likely suggest keep the status quo .
What ’ s happening with the sustained backlog of veteran ’ s affairs compensation / pension claims ?
I do not know but given the Richmond RAAF base is in the division of Macquarie I am now curious to understand more .
by Robert Cribb , Martin Place Sydney , for the Liberal Democratic Party .
NICOLE EVANS
UAP FOR MACQUARIE
On top of previously fighting against COVID-19 mandates in court , I will :
Save you from mortgage stress due to soaring interest rates
Bring back Australian manufacturing Protect our sovereign borders
Bring tourism back to the Mountains and Hawkesbury
Protect free speech and Australian values
Ensure the survival of small businesses
End Australia ’ s energy crisis Abolish National Cabinet
Abolish all COVID-19 mandates and passports
Introduce zonal taxation
STRONGER . TOGETHER .
Authorised by Nicole Evans for the United Australia Party , 153 Gooding Dr Merrimac QLD 4226
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