Richard Welch
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Promises to fix mobile blackspots
New Optus and Telstra mobile phone base station sites will be built at Gisborne South. The federal government announced funding for the blackspot area last week, and election pledges also revealed Woodend is in sight for improvements. McEwen Labor incumbent Rob Mitchell and Liberal candidate Richard Welch have pledged to work with the community and…
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#sportsprecinctNOW reality
The federal government will invest $15 million to help complete the long-awaited Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct regardless of the federal election outcome. Liberal candidate for McEwen, Richard Welch, made the announcement on Sunday, making it clear that the funds were available now. “The community’s long fight is over,” he said. “No more waiting, no…