Meryl Swanson (Paterson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thanks. I didn't hear you, Deputy Speaker, over the—

Sharon Claydon (Newcastle, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It was quite noisy.

Meryl Swanson (Paterson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, it was. Thank you.

This Saturday the people of New South Wales will go to the polls, and across the Hunter and Upper Hunter I want them to think about these names: Clayton Barr, Kate Washington, Jenny Aitchison, Sonia Hornery, Tim Crakanthorp, and Peree Watson. These are our candidates across the Hunter, and they are fighting for your schools, your hospitals and, importantly, regional roads. Kate Washington is fighting for a new high school at Medowie. Clayton Barr is fighting for a new high school at Huntlee. At Maitland Hospital, we know the wait times have been atrocious under this New South Wales government. We are fighting for more staff at Maitland Hospital. Thank you, Jenny Aitchison, for that. You wouldn't get a better local member than Sonia Hornery, and Tim Crakanthorp has fought tooth and nail for a container terminal at Newcastle port. We know that he is putting his money where his mouth is when it comes to Newcastle. Thanks for that, Tim.

We have a fantastic team, but the one I want to highlight to you today belongs to the electorate of my good friend and neighbour Dan Repacholi. It's Peree Watson in the Upper Hunter. Give her your No. 1 this Saturday. She is dynamic and new. She's not tired like some of those Nationals in the Upper Hunter. Give her your vote. She'll work hard for you.