The incumbent National party member Dr David Gillespie is looking to get re-elected in the seat of Lyne.
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Dr Gillespie has been serving in the seat of Lyne since 2013. He is currently the Minister for Regional Health and the Deputy Leader of the House.
Dr Gillespie's priority coming into the 2022 election is keeping infrastructure across Lyne healthy, supporting small businesses and keeping the economy strong. The rest will follow.
Historically, Dr Gillespie has invested heavily into repairing and maintaining roads, bridges and more recently airports.
"There is a lot of local roads and community infrastructure that I can list, but the big one for Dungog, Gresford Vacy, Clarence Town, is you are going to have your own international airport," Dr Gillespie said in reference to the Newcastle International airport.
"That was a National party, David Gillespie initiative."
A big issue that all parties have been campaigning on is a rising cost of living and stagnant wages.
Dr Gillespie's answer to this problem is a strong economy and support for small businesses.
"The best thing for people's cost of living is to have a good economy with low unemployment," Dr Gillespie said.
Other initiatives outlined by Dr Gillespie include the Home Loan Guarantee Scheme which has a special stream for regional Australia, investment into telecommunications across the electorate and investing in healthcare.
Another issue felt in Dungog is how healthcare is provided in regional areas.
Dungog hospital has been on crisis levels of staffing for some time now, an issue that has been covered in previous editions of the Chronicle.
Concerns have been raised about how things have gotten so bad in the backyard of the Minister for Regional Health, however funding for health in Lyne has only increased, according to Dr Gillespie.
"Across the board we have increased funding which we give to state governments. They retain operational control," Dr Gillespie said.
Transparency in politics has been an ongoing issue in the minds of voters, one solution proposed to address this is a national anti-corruption commission reflective of the commission in NSW.
Dr Gillespie does not support this.
"We don't support a kangaroo court," Dr Gillespie said.
The coalition has proposed an integrity commission to address transparency issues, however this has been criticised by legal experts and commentators as being ineffective.
Overall, Dr Gillespie believes that he has been an effective local member, providing consistent funding for roads, bridges and telecommunications.
"I listen, I care and I deliver," Dr Gillespie said.
The election is set to take place on Saturday, May 21.