Country Labor has announced Michael Gibbons as the candidate for Upper Hunter. Twenty-seven-year-oldMichael was born in Newcastle, Michael moved to Singleton with his family in 2000 and attended St Catherine’s Catholic College and later Singleton High School before moving back to Newcastle at the beginning of 2005 for family reasons.
Michael joined the Australian Labor Party in 2006 and is passionate about workers rights, social justice, and greater public investment in infrastructure and services.
A lover of sport of many codes as well as playing association football , Michael currently attends the University of Newcastle and is studying a Bachelor of Social Science whilst also working at a local Woolworths. He is committed to pushing the case for better representation, improvement and funding for the Upper Hunter region.
Michael is committed to improving the infrastructure and services for health, education , police, roads and public transport.
Michael supports a responsible, balanced approach to mining based on strong conditions of consent for mining developments.