Eric Roozendaal is wrong on his claims about election slogans, but even more embarrassing for the Treasurer: Labor’s current slogan is a throwback to failed Premier Morris Iemma, Shadow Special Minister of State Chris Hartcher said today.

This media release was originally issued on 1 March 2010

Kristina Keneally’s meaningless catchphrase of “a new direction” is nothing more than a Labor reannouncement from the Morris Iemma era, Shadow Special Minister of State Chris Hartcher said today.

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, today called on Central Coast State Labor representatives to find an alternative solution to the massive electricity price increases recommended by IPART last week.

Central Coast Labor MPs, Marie Andrews, Grant McBride and David Harris voted against debating the NSW Liberals Carers Recognition Bill 2010 in Parliament yesterday and in doing so confirmed their lack of support for the legislation. They have joined their NSW Labor Government colleagues in turning their backs on the state’s 750,000 carers according to the Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher.

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, said Premier Kristina Keneally and Transport Minister David Campbell were out of touch with hard working families, as the cracks in State Labor’s support for the monstrous new $500 million tax on motorists were starting to appear. 

Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Ageing, Andrew Constance, Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Kevin Humphries and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, today held the Central Coast Carers forum at Erina Library.

Leader of The Nationals Andrew Stoner and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, have today called on Central Coast motorists to join the Liberals & Nationals’ grassroots campaign to overturn State Labor’s monstrous new $500m car tax by signing the online petition at www.axethecartax.com.au.

Member for Terrigal Chris Hartcher today welcomed news that the tender for the construction of Kincumber Fire Station will close tomorrow morning at 9:30 am.

After a decade of delays caused by Labor Party incompetence, Kincumber residents will (hopefully) finally get their new fire station.

Puppet Premier Kristina Keneally should apologise that Local Councils are again being forced to cover for her failures, Shadow Minister for Inter-Governmental Relations Chris Hartcher said.

The NSW Liberals stand firmly against any more Labor cuts to hospitals and other health services on the Central Coast, Shadow Minister for Health Jillian Skinner and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast Chris Hartcher said today.

Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Ageing Andrew Constance and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast Chris Hartcher today announced the NSW Liberals & Nationals will introduce the NSW Carers Recognition Bill 2010 into NSW Parliament in the upcoming Parliamentary session, which will establish a carers charter and a Ministerial Advisory Council for Carers.

Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, Chris Hartcher, said thousands of Central Coast motorists would be bitterly disappointed at the limited nature of the State Government’s long delayed plans to upgrade Central Coast highways.