Anne Stanley (Werriwa, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

'Rome wasn't built in a day.' 'You have to be patient.' 'The infrastructure will come.' I'm quoting the Liberal candidate for Leppington in the New South Wales state election. Leppington covers the new growth areas in the electorate of Werriwa. Why do our communities have to wait for the infrastructure they need? Why are people in my community always second best?

The planning for the growth areas in Austral and Leppington began in 2008. The Liberal coalition government has been in government for 12 years. My community have been more than patient. They need schools so that their children don't have to travel kilometres for kindergarten. They need to learn in schools that aren't 140 per cent over their capacity. They need connections to sewerage for residential developments that have been in the pipeline for years. They need fair and just compensation for properties that need to be acquired. They need roads and public transport able to cope with the population growth. NSW Labor has promised to address these issues and more, like toll relief, public transport fare caps and the lift at Macquarie Fields station that our community has been campaigning on for many years. Our community has waited long enough and been patient enough. We cannot be ignored for another four years. Please consider your vote on Saturday.