Karen Chijoff | Liberal for Lindsay

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Hello and Welcome to my Website

I am delighted to be able to introduce myself to you as the Liberal candidate for the electorate of Lindsay at the upcoming Federal election.

Like many other local families, my husband and I work hard to raise our family and pay the mortgage. That is why it is important to us that the economy is well managed. We certainly could not afford the high interest rates we had when Labor were last in power.

My husband and I paid as much as 17% interest on our mortgage under the previous Labor government, and unemployment was almost twice as high as it is now – 8.2% when Labor left government compared to a 30 year low of just 4.2% now.

I am proud to live in Western Sydney, it’s a great place to raise a family. However, it is important that our area continues to improve. That is why I am fighting for:

     
  • Extra police resources to tackle hoons, thugs and vandals;
  • More funding to make our roads safer and less congested; and
  • Better school facilities through the Federal Government’s Investing in Our Schools Programme.

Many local families I meet depend on a government that will responsibly manage the economy so we can continue to provide the services we need and invest for the future.

I have worked closely with Jackie Kelly over the past five years, and I am determined to build on the gains that we have made for the local area in that time. This includes more than $20 million in extra funding for local schools and the University of Western Sydney, and delivering funding for an after-hours GP clinic at Nepean Hospital so that local families have access to a local doctor around the clock.

I also care about our local environment, so I was proud to stand next to the Prime Minister recently when he announced $132.5 million to rescue the Hawkesbury Nepean River by improving water quality.

There are major challenges ahead with climate change and water. We must be careful not to rush to embrace the first solution offered, but work hard to find the right solution, which will protect jobs and the economy.

At this election our future is too important to gamble with by voting Labor. That’s why I am asking for your support.

  

Regards

Karen Chijoff

Liberal for Lindsay

  

  
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CCTV for St Marys

The Australian Government will provide funding of up to $550,000 for the installation of closed-circuit cameras to combat street racing and anti-social behaviour in the St Marys area.

Anti-social behavior is a major concern to the St Marys community and the state Labor Government has failed to provide enough police patrols to address the issue.
The Great Western Highway in St Marys has witnessed several serious accidents over recent months. This funding will enable the local council to purchase a mobile closed-circuit television (CCTV) system that will allow the police to closely monitor the road and respond quickly to further incidents of street racing. It will also allow the police to photograph the number plates of the vehicles involved.

Local residents are also concerned about street crime and anti-social behaviour in Queen Street. The installation of a CCTV system for Queen Street will help ensure that any criminal activity is picked up and dealt with swiftly.

This funding will be provided through the Coalition’s successful National Community Crime Prevention Program. This program has already delivered $54 million to local communities over the past four years to combat crime and anti-social behavior.

Mr Howard paid tribute to Karen Chijoff, for campaigning on behalf of local residents for funding to address this issue. 
 
After-Hours House Calls For Western Sydney

Karen Chijoff and Jackie Kelly welcomed Health Minister Tony Abbott to Colyton on Monday, September 10th. Mr Abbott announced that the Commonwealth Government will be providing up to $600,000 over three years for a new mobile after-hours medical service in Western Sydney.

The service, operated by Family Care Medical Services (FCMS), will make after-hours house calls available for the first time in much of Western Sydney. It will operate overnight and at all other times outside business hours, including public holidays.

After-hours calls to GP practices which subscribe to the service will be switched through to a call centre which will assess patients' needs using a triage system. Patients may be referred to an ambulance service, to existing after-hours clinics at the Windsor and Nepean Hospitals, or to this new service where a doctor on duty will visit the patient's home.

FCMS has long experience providing medical deputising services in south-eastern Queensland and in Northern Sydney.

Karen Chijoff and Jackie Kelly have been lobbying Mr Abbott for this service to be made available to Lindsay residents.

"After-hours house calls will be so much more convenient for families with sick children" Karen Chijoff said, "This is a great win for Western Sydney."

The FCMS service will cover Sydney's north-western and western growth corridors, including Castle Hill, Wilberforce, Blaxland and the Great Western Highway. This is the second fastest growing area in NSW and the population of about 450,000 includes a large number of young families.

Funding will come from the Government's Round the Clock Medicare initative. Since 2005, more than 140 after-hours medical services around Australia have recieved grants of $62.5 million over five years.

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