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By Bridie Byrne

27th July 2010 11:05:46 AM

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Neglected … Family First candidates Liz Mumby and Lori McLean with Senator Steve Fielding are fed up with MPs. 50466

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PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has refused to rate her performance, instead leaving voters to pass judgement.

Ms Gillard said Lalor residents would decide on 21 August whether she was entitled to serve another term.

Lalor has long been a safe Labor stronghold and Ms Gillard holds a 15.5 per cent margin. At the 2007 election she recorded 57,208 first preference votes of a possible 98,983.

Ms Gillard will be up against Liberal candidate Sheridan Ingram, Greens candidate Peter Taylor, Family First candidate Lori McLean and Revolutionary Socialist Party and Kevin Rudd’s nephew, Van Rudd.

Ms Gillard said she would not take the community’s support for granted.

“I believe that the basic education and health services that Australians rely on and their decent treatment at work is at risk at the next election.”

Liberal candidate Sheridan Ingram said she would work to provide much needed infrastructure and services.

“The needs for Lalor have not been met. We’ve been left behind, with growth areas struggling to cope.”

Greens candidate Peter Taylor said he wanted to send the message the government “we will no longer put up with lack of services and funding that is taken for granted in other areas due to their political importance”.

Committee for Wyndham executive director Nik Tsardakis said residents wanted better infrastructure and health care.

“Infrastructure is the answer to having a sustainable population.”

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