Melissa Price (Durack, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My electorate is changing again with the AEC having announced the final electorate boundaries for the upcoming federal election. The redistribution has, sadly, meant that the shires of York, Toodyay and Northam will no longer be in Durack. It has been a real privilege to represent these communities, but I have the utmost confidence that the fantastic Liberal candidate for Bullwinkel, Matt Moran, will be elected. He will become a terrific representative.

However, I'm very much looking forward to welcoming back many of the areas that I previously proudly represented prior to the 2022 redistribution. These include constituents in the following shires: Cunderdin, Kellerberrin, Koorda, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Nungarin, Tammin, Trayning, Westonia and not forgetting the wonderful people in the shire of Wyalkatchem.

Yes, Deputy Speaker Andrews, that is a lot of shires, but you already knew that. In fact, Durack will now encompass 49 different local government authorities. These returning communities are particularly impacted by Labor's planned abolition of the live sheep trade and failures to support regional Australia. I've already begun reconnecting with locals across these areas as I look to reinvigorate my old electorate office in Merredin, so look out for that. I do look forward to, hopefully, having the opportunity to reconnect and to be the representative for what we call the 'old new Durack'.