As the new member for Port Stephens she will need to do more than have a high attendance rate at community meetings to get across the line as the incumbent at the next election.

The electorate will watch her performance with keen interest.

As for the Liberals, our members and their booths fought a great battle on the Tomaree Peninsula and can be buoyed by the fact that here we out-polled Labor at both the booths and in prepoll in nearly all areas.

Our branch has commenced planning its fightback already and will, I'm sure, provide a viable alternative next time around.

Thank you to all those who worked for us up front and behind the scenes.

Geoff Cavanagh

President

Port Stephens Liberal Party