Nationals candidate and Bowral resident, Stephen Wentworth has opened his campaign office in Moss Vale.
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Officiating the opening of the office was the Honorable Darren Chester, deputy leader of the house, minister for veterans' affairs and minister for defence personnel. Also in attendance was nationals candidate for Gilmore, Katrina Hodgkinson.
Mr Wentworth will be standing on the promise of bringing more jobs in to the Highlands by focusing on the decentralization of jobs in Sydney, improvements to health facilities and medicare for the residents in the Highlands, more support for veterans, mobile phone black spots, funding the Illawara Highway, greater opportunities for agri-tourism and a fair share for farmers.
"It's easy for us to be ignored by the cities, but where there's a strong Nationals voice then things get done," he said.
"We've needed a bypass at Moss Vale for years, and I'm determined to get it done. We've had mobile phone black spots for years, but I'm determined to work with the State and Federal Governments to get them fixed.
"And our farmers deserve to know that their businesses and homes are safe and secure, not at risk from vegan activists."
The office in Moss Vale will be open during the campaign and Mr Wentworth hopes to open an office in the Southern Highlands if elected.
Mr Wentworth has been a member of the Nationals party for the past eight years, and prior to this he was a member of the Liberal party for 10 years. He was also the branch president of the Southern Highlands Young Liberals in the '90s.
Mr Wentworth grew up in Sutton Forest and attended Tudor House and Oxley College. He moved to Sydney to attend Newington College and study agronomy at the University of Sydney.
The candidate returned to the Southern Highlands two-and-a-half years ago. He now runs a boutique consultancy called Feeding the Future, which specialises in the agri-sector.
The office is located at 330 Argyle Street, Moss Vale.