Singleton Business Chamber president Sue Gilroy will represent the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party in the Upper Hunter byelection.
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The businesswomen and registered nurse called on voters to break the Coalition's slim hold on the seat.
"Our community needs leaders not pretenders," she said at her campaign launch in Singleton on Monday morning.
"Unfortunately, we've been a safe seat for too long and that means we've been taken for granted."
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"The Upper Hunter is unique, it's a great place to live but we're not getting our fair share.
"We're constantly told how we are the engine room of the state because of our booming mining and agricultural industries but we've been short changed and overlooked in so many things."
Ms Gilroy is the second candidate to be announced in what is expected to a tightly contested byelection.
This story first appeared in the Newcastle Herald.
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Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.
