Wickepin’s Agricultural Region MLC Steve Martin unveils new electorate office in Narrogin

Agricultural Region MLC Steve Martin has opened an electorate office in Narrogin after working out of Perth since last year’s State election. The official opening of the office on Federal Street was attended by O’Connor MHR Rick Wilson, WA Senator Slade Brockman, Moore MLA Shane Love and Agricultural Region MLC Peter Rundle. Shire representatives from Narrogin, Cuballing, Wagin and Wickepin also attended. Mr Martin was born and raised in Wickepin and after a decade working as a journalist he returned to work on the family farm with his wife Debbie, where they raised their two sons. Outside of farming, Mr Martin was a Shire of Wickepin councillor and was president from 2005 to 2015. He was also deputy president of the WA Local Government Association. Mr Martin was elected to the WA Legislative Council at the 2021 State election and appointed shadow minister for housing and forestry. Before opening his Narrogin office, he had been working out of an electorate office in West Perth. “I’m very proud to have moved my office back into regional WA,” Mr Martin said. “Regional communities are the lifeblood of our State and I know how important it is that our voices are heard.” Mr Martin said he planned to use the office to advocate on behalf of regional voices. “We all know that things are different in the country,” he said. “We face different issues when it comes to anything from roads, healthcare, telecommunications and housing, just to name a few. “Now that the Labor Government has removed regional representation from the Upper House, it is more important than ever that we have MPs based in regional areas to listen to local communities.” Mr Martin encouraged residents to stop by the office. “The office is in Federal Street, the main street of Narrogin, and we would welcome any constituents calling in for a chat or to raise any issues they might have with me or my staff,” he said. “It’s never been more important to have local regional members of Parliament and it’s a great privilege to represent the people of the Agricultural Region and provide a voice for them in the WA Parliament.”