I would like to offer the best of luck to all The Nationals' candidates in the NSW election.
After working with so many, it is great to see that Andrew Stoner has such a hard working team, fighting every inch of the way to give the people of NSW better government. The feeling on the street is that Andrew has been a stand out leader during this campaign and a great asset to the Coalition.
From Phil Kelly in the north to David Madew in the south, and those in between such as Katrina Hodgkinson, Melinda Pavey, Greg Matthews, Kevin Andeson, Kevin Humphries, Thomas George and Geoff Provest, it's been great to work with these candidates and I hope they get their just rewards, reflective of their efforts. To the other candidates, whom I unfortunately ran out of the time to work with, I wish you all the best. I apologise for not being able to do more, especially to Andrew Fraser of Coffs Harbour whose function I was unable to attend due to the funeral of the late Jim Brennan, former Treasurer of the National Party.
I know your efforts will be well rewarded and, although I'll be at Central Council in Queensland during the election, we'll all be having a beer as we watch the tele and celebrating what we hope will be a good outcome.