Fighting to win, to fix NSW

Peter Debnam's Blog - Monday, 19th March 2007

I’m fighting this election to win. There is not one defeatist bone in my body, and never has been.
I am a straight shooter. I tell it like it is, and that’s what I did, when I made the obvious point that if people vote Labor next Saturday, then Labor will be re-elected.

I’m fighting to stop Labor at this election, who have trashed this state for 12 years, and will do so again if they are re-elected next Saturday.

I’m fighting to implement our straightforward plan to fix NSW, that includes:

· building a recycled water network, to boost our drinking water supplies that will deliver almost twice the water at half the cost of Morris Iemma’s $1.9 billion desalination plant at Kurnell;

· reducing the tax burden on families and small business by more than $1.3 billion, by raising the threshold for land tax and payroll tax;

· investing more than $500 million to boost frontline health services to unblock Emergency Departments and reduce elective surgery waiting lists and recruit an additional 500 nurses, in addition to the 1200 nursing vacancies Labor have been unable to fill,

· fixing our roads and highways with a $1.2 billion package that includes upgrading the Pacific and Princes Highways, filtrating the M5 east and Lane Cove Tunnels and fix local country and city roads as well as blackspots,

· committing more than $450 million to fix public transport infrastructure, including upgrading key railway stations, expanding the light rail network, reinstating a commuter service on the Casino to Murwillumbah line and providing $65 million to improve bus and ferry services

· cracking down on anti-social behaviour by recruiting 1,720 new police, almost 1,000 more than Labor, and giving police increased powers to do their job;

· providing $362 million to boost affordability and access to pre-schools to give our children the best possible start in life, and

· establishing a $300 million ‘Clean NSW Fund’ to tackle climate change, support solar and alternative energy sources and clean up our waterways and National Parks.

I’m going to keep fighting for the opportunity to implement this plan.

I will never give up on the fight or give up on the people who know we need change in this state, especially the victims of this Labor Government.  

Anyone who knows me well, knows that to be true.

I’m saying to every person in NSW who thinks that after 12 years, Labor has had long enough, and that it’s time to start fixing NSW, then DON"T VOTE LABOR.

If you want to fix the trains, the roads, the hospitals, the schools, or the crime problems – then don’t vote Labor. It’s as simple as that.

The only way to start fixing these problems is to vote Liberal or Nationals next Saturday.

Regards,

Peter Debnam

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