Lawrie McKinna - Team Central Coast

Why is the Peninsula the forgotten region?

Lawrie McKinna, the independent candidate for Robertson, is asking the two major parties this very question.

As a resident of the Coast for the past nine years, Lawrie and wife Christine have fallen in love with the lifestyle and sense of community that exists in this part of the world.

However, Lawrie has identified the need for some attention and financial support for this area, as it has been overlooked for far too long by the two major parties.

We need 12 per cent more GPs across the Central Coast just to equal the state average.

The region currently does not qualify for the LGA1 classification and cannot recruit overseas doctors.

We are currently over 100 hospital beds short here on the Coast.

When will the funding be allocated to relieve the pressure and strain on our already overworked nursing and medical staff?

One third of Central Coast employees commute outside of the region for work.

Which party will commit to relocating a major government department to this region creating jobs ensuring people don't have to leave the Coast to work?

Thirty-three per cent of kids don't finish high school on the Coast meaning one third of our kids drop out of school.

What is being done to fund support programs to address the disenchantment of our youth and keep our kids in school?

By voting for Lawrie, the Coast says we will no longer accept being the forgotten region.

Email, 23 Aug 2013

Lawrie McKinna, Terrigal