Liberals open campaign office

Liberal Candidate for Gosford Cr Chris Holstein has opened his campaign office in Woy Woy.

Shadow Minister for the Environment Mr Michael Richardson also attended the February 2 official opening of the Woy Woy office and took the opportunity to reaffirm the Liberal's pledge to ensure no mining is allowed to threaten the Central Coast's water catchment.

"Our dedication to protecting the Central Coast's water catchment from coal mining is a top priority," said Mr Richardson.

"We need to ensure this fragile area is defended from the very real threat of long wall coal mining.

"Labor has not yet ruled out allowing coal mining under the Dooralong and Yarramalong Valleys, they can't be trusted to protect this vital area."

Cr Holstein's said that now his office on the corner of Blackwall Rd and Railway St in Woy Woy was open, he invited anyone with questions or concerns to visit and talk to him.

"I know there is a lot of dissatisfaction within the local community with how Labor is running the state," Cr Holstein said.

"Locals are sick of the regular crime and vandalism occurrences on the Woy Woy Peninsula and the message I keep hearing again and again is 'give us a solution to the water shortage'," said Mr Holstein.

"The people of the Gosford electorate and the Central Coast have been ignored by Labor for the past 12 years, they deserve much better and I am prepared to fight to ensure our needs are fulfilled."

Press release, 2 Feb 2007 Chris Holstein, Liberal Candidate for Gosford