One of the key issues of this NSW campaign has been the proposed part-privatisation of the so-called poles and wires.

Labor and the Greens have called it a sale, while the Coalition wants to mandate a 99-year lease for 49 per cent of the city-based networks.

To Premier Baird’s credit, at least he signalled to take this policy to the polls a year ago - giving voters ample time to think it through and determine whether to back or reject the plan.

From a parochial Nambucca perspective, the focus for many is to bring Macksville Hospital up to date.

We should take considerable comfort from the stated intentions of all three major political parties to ‘fix’ this ageing facility.

So too should we commend the bipartisan support to move forward with the recommendations from the inquiry into the child murders at Bowraville.

Some of the metropolitan Press will in the next 24 hours implore their readers to vote one way or another.

We would never be so arrogant.

The choice is yours. Exercise this power with consideration. We can but encourage participation in the democratic process.