Gunnedah shire will benefit "no matter what the outcome is" when the state votes this weekend, mayor Jamie Chaffey has said.
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As the finals days of campaigning draw to a close, Cr Chaffey has reflected on the council's six election priorities, saying: "With the election culminating on Saturday, we've had a lot of success."
After releasing the wishlist in November, Cr Chaffey said most of it had been backed by every candidate.
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The shire's priorities were a new hospital; TAFE redevelopment and courses to address skills shortages; a processing precinct; more police officers and accommodation; fixing mobile blackspots; and upgrades of "pinch-point" roads.
"We wanted to make sure that every candidate that was standing for the electorate of Tamworth knew exactly what those particular things were," Cr Chaffey said.
"We put that list out to all candidates [and] in principle we've had the majority of those candidates also support those programs."
Cr Chaffey said a big win for the shire was the commitment to a new hospital.
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Sitting Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson promised $53 million for the project if re-elected, and all other major candidates supported it as well.
"No matter what happens ... the good thing for Gunnedah is we're going to see a major redevelopment of our hospital," he said.
Cr Chaffey said other big wins were millions promised for road upgrades and $3 million for new courses and the redevelopment of Gunnedah TAFE, also backed by other candidates.
"No matter what the outcome of this next election, we need to continue to roll on and have a great relationship with the other two tiers of government to continue to deliver for Gunnedah," Cr Chaffey said.