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Candidates pledge for a secure future

Gary Maas is the nominated Labor candidate for Narre Warren South in the lead up to the state election on Saturday 24 November.

Mr Maas has pledged to focus on three pillars, including secure jobs, secure communities and a secure future.

“My campaign has all along been those three things. I believe with those three pillars all the other issues that our community faces are within that,” he said.

“If we keep announcing big public infrastructure projects, work will be provided.

“It provides work for the construction industry. It’s not only the people who build but you get engineers involved, architects involved, you’ve got all the people that support those businesses involved and that gives confidence to a community.”

According to Mr Mass, within secure communities is reinvestment in TAFE, training and schools.

“The previous government slashed funding in all those areas,” Mr Maas said.

“Labor is investing very heavily in that because it believes that when people are kept busy and active then the chances for crime occurring is less.

“As much as there’s probably some value as putting cameras in shopping centres, we’d much rather our children being able to contribute properly to a functioning society.”

If elected, within the first 100 days, Mr Maas will organise a community forum at a big town hall where people will be able to help develop a plan for what they would like to see in Narre Warren South over the next four years.

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