Central Coast businessman Brendan Small has been endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the Federal seat of Dobell.
Small, the managing director of a local manufacturing business, has raised his three children at Jilliby with wife Nancy and has built a successful business that was recognised last year as the Central Coast Business of the Year.
Small said he had worked hard to build a business that created local jobs and provided people with an Australian-owned and Australian-made range of cleaning products.
“I have always believed in the values of hard work and having a go – from battling red tape and financial struggles to get our business going, to battling global corporate giants that try to take advantage of small businesses,” he said.
“I’ve never backed down from standing up for a good cause and I’m ready to fight for our local businesses and households and be the champion that our community needs to ensure that we get the much-needed economic support, services and infrastructure.
“I want to see more local jobs for our kids, better local services, and more investment in our roads.
“That can only happen if we have a local Member of Parliament that knows how to create jobs and deliver for the community.”
Small has been involved in the community as the ambassador for Central Coast Kids in Need, Give Me 5 for Kids, and helping sponsor the Central Coast Mariners and Woongarrah football clubs.
“Speaking with people across the Coast, it has become increasingly clear that we need a change, we need a government that is focused on making people’s lives easier, as household budgets are getting hit after hit every single day,” he said.
“Under Labor, Australia’s inflation is higher than most advanced economies putting more pressure on interest rates, with 13 rate rises already.
“An average household is having to find an extra $24,000 a year for their mortgage repayments.
“Renters have been experiencing the highest increases since 2009.
“We cannot afford another three years of Labor.
“The Albanese Labor Government has a terrible track record, from cutting billions in NSW infrastructure, to promising almost a hundred times that electricity prices would come down by $275 while power prices have instead gone up by 20 per cent and gas by almost 30 per cent.”
“Anthony Albanese has lied time after time to all Australians, so why should anyone believe him when he says he won’t touch negative gearing or franking credits or impose further taxes on families and their homes.
“While Labor has done nothing for Dobell, the Liberal Party has a strong record of delivering what our community needs – lower power prices, lower interest rates and lower taxes.
“I will be campaigning for the services and infrastructure that our community needs to get ahead.”
The next Federal election is due on or before September 27, 2025.
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