Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid has officially launched his 2025 re-election campaign, with hundreds of Central Coast and local, state, and federal representatives joining in.
Reid took the seat in 2022 from sitting Liberal MP Lucy Wicks, who will re-contest the seat this year.
The launch featured speeches from NSW Senator Deborah O’Neill, State Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch and Federal Education Minister Jason Clare.
Reid delivered a speech focused on his achievements in healthcare, infrastructure and cost of living measures.
These included: Labor’s Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at Umina Beach; the recently opened Gosford Medicare Mental Health Centre in West Gosford; the $130M upgrade to Avoca Dr at Kincumber, and Labor’s tax cuts for every taxpayer.
“It is a privilege and an honour to represent our community in Canberra,” Reid said at the launch.
“Working as an emergency department doctor, I put my hand up to represent the Coast after seeing 12 years of cuts from the former Liberal Government.
“Labor’s Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has treated more than 13,000 patients for free, and our recently opened Gosford Medicare Mental Health Centre is now providing free walk-in mental health services to our community.
“Working as part of the Federal Labor Government team, we have strengthened Medicare and improved healthcare services.
“Bulk billing rates have increased to 75.4% in the electorate of Robertson, representing an additional 39,507 bulk-billed GP visits.
“I am also fighting to secure another Medicare Urgent Care Clinic for our community, and I have launched a petition to secure this funding.”
Reid said the Government had helped ease the cost of living through tax cuts for every taxpayer, energy bill relief for every household, cheaper medicines, free TAFE and by wiping student debt.
“The Federal Liberals had a decade of over-promising and under-delivering for the people of the Central Coast,” he said.
“We saw a $50B cut to public hospitals, an attempted GP tax, and as Health Minister, the now Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, was voted the worst health minister by Australian doctors.
“Our community always loses under Liberal governments.
“There is more work to do, and I am eager to continue the progress we have made and to keep delivering for the Central Coast community.”
The campaign launch took place at Gosford RSL Club on February 14.
Contact Reid on 4322 2400 or by emailing Gordon.Reid.MP@aph.gov.au
Be the first to comment on "Reid launches re-election campaign"