He is a fourth generation local, raised and educated in the region, who has also worked overseas as a wheat trader and businessman, but has returned home to start his own orchard.
“We are culturally and economically diverse, a great place to live, but in the last six years our issues have slipped off the radar in Canberra,” Mr Brooks said.
“I will immediately contact all of the communities in Nicholls to introduce myself and to start acting on federal concerns.”
He listed water security, business development, the environment, employment, child care, health, aged care, education, training and job pathways as some of his key areas of concern.
“Politics should be a place that resolves the issues that confront us locally, nationally and internationally,” Mr Brooks said.
“I want to restore the electorate’s faith in their local member.
“Teaching gave me a deep understanding of the pressures on our young people and their families, especially during COVID.
“I want people to know that ‘Brooksy’ has your back on this, he will listen, and then take action.”
Former Liberal Member for Murray (now Nicholls) Sharman Stone was pleased to see an “experienced, keen, energetic” young man step in.
“Steve will be at the table where and when the decisions are made. He will be on the top team, not alone, peering through the window, or having to vote with Labor,” she said.
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