A crowd of commitments

EDITORIAL

If you’ve noticed a surge in political activity across the Coast lately, you’re not imagining it.

Over the past month, more than 20 federal and state politicians have come through our region, cutting ribbons, announcing funding and making promises.

This week alone saw the Premier and a large contingent of NSW Ministers attend a community cabinet event where they faced locals in a packed forum.

They heard strong, sometimes uncomfortable truths about the state of our roads, coastal erosion, housing and more.

It was democracy in action and long overdue.

Add to that ABC’s Q&A broadcasting live from Tuggerah, and it’s safe to say our region is no longer flying under the national radar.

For too long, the Central Coast has been treated as a political afterthought, somewhere between Sydney and Newcastle, without the same attention or investment.

But this election season, it seems the penny has dropped.

We are a region of growing influence and our votes will matter.

It’s encouraging to see this kind of attention.

But it must be more than just noise.

At CCN, we’re keeping close tabs on every visit, every pledge and every press release.

It’s not just news, it’s a record.

One that we, and the community, will use to follow up, fact-check and hold decision-makers to account long after the photo ops are over.

We’ll continue to report on these developments and push for clarity on exactly what’s being promised, when, and how it will be delivered.

That’s our role, and we take it seriously.

As the Federal election campaign heats up, you can track all the candidates, policies and promises in our dedicated election section, online daily at coastcommunitynews.com.au/election and in print every week.

Let’s make this moment count.

David Abrahams – Managing Editor