BY PETER HYSLOP
The Federal Opposition's announced they'll commit to building a new urgent care clinic for Maitland if elected.
They say incumbent Labor MP Meryl Swanson hasn't done enough to bring care to the region.
Candidate Laurence Antcliff says the community has been calling for a clinic for years.
"It has never been harder and more expensive to see a doctor across Maitland and Port Stephens," he said.
"This is something that the people of our electorate have been screaming out for, for years.
"And quite frankly, this should have been delivered in 2022," he said.
Independent Candidate Philip Penfold says it's an announcement made too late.
"When both governments and oppositions announce these things, not during the course of their term, but in the dying weeks of their term while they're campaigning for re-election, I can understand why people will be cynical about that," he said.
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| Liberal Candidate for Paterson Laurence Antcliff. Credit: Liberal Party |
