Community Survey

Roads a priority in Community survey.

Roads, infrastructure and transport continue as the number one priority issue for hundreds of Mid-North Coast residents who have responded to our Community Survey. Almost half of the postcards received to date have mentioned the state of our roads and other infrastructure, with health the second most popular issue, featuring in about one third of responses. We will get back to everyone who has asked for a response, but please respect this will take some time.

Thank you everyone for participating - taking the time to respond does matter, it is read and is a platform for further work. Thank you.

Here are the top 10 issues from the surveys we’ve received so far.

• Roads, infrastructure and transport - 43%
• Health - 33%
• Political - 21%
• Environment and Energy - 16.6%
• Local Government - 15.1%
• Social Security and cost of living - 10.3%
• Pensioners & Aged - 10.2%
• Law & Order - 9.6%
• Immigration - 8.8%
• Tax - 5.4%

The most common requests within each of these categories have included:

• Better roads, bridges, footpaths and playgrounds
• Money for hospital upgrades and more nurses and doctors across the region
• Concern over mismanagement of government schemes such as the Building the Education Revolution and home insulation programs
• The need to develop alternative, greener, cheaper forms of energy
• Avoiding overdevelopment, but attracting industry and jobs
• Reducing the cost of electricity and other utilities
• Sustainable population growth, locally and nationally; and
• A fairer tax system