"CONTRARY to recent statements made by a pre-selection candidate, the Oxley electorate is receiving record levels of funding and support from the NSW Government," the Member for Oxley, NSW Nationals Leader and Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner said in response to recent comments by Urunga resident and Nationals member Lorraine Gordon.
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"This includes a massive capital spend to rebuild infrastructure throughout the electorate, with almost $400 million allocated in the 2013/14 State Budget.
"From the recently completed Kempsey Bypass, construction of the Frederickton to Eungai and Nambucca Heads to Urunga Pacific Highway upgrades, and upgrades to Kempsey, Wauchope and Bellingen Hospitals, it's clear that Oxley is getting the attention it deserves.
"Then there is the record number of nurses, teachers and police allocated to Oxley since we came to Government in 2011, with 163 extra nurses on the Mid North
Coast, the equivalent of more than six teacher positions, and 18 extra police now in our hospitals, schools and on our streets.
"The person who made the incorrect statements about levels of support for Oxley doesn't even live in the electorate - Urunga has been in the Coffs Harbour electorate since 2007.
"If she has complaints about support for Urunga, she should talk further to her local MP, the Member for Coffs Harbour. Sadly, she has not spoken to me to air her concerns or to get her facts straight," Mr Stoner said.
