The Liberal candidate for the seat of Wollongong has thrown his support behind the campaign to install lifts at Unanderra train station.
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Unanderra is an island platform only accessible by two sets of stairs. This makes it hard for senior citizens and parents with prams to catch a train there, and impossible for the wheelchair-bound.
Liberal candidate Cameron Walters said the lifts were "one of the key issues" in the electorate.
"It's been there for a long time and it's something the community needs in Unanderra," he said.
"I've lived in the local area for the past eight or nine years and it's an issue that's close to my heart.
"I live one suburb along at Mount Kembla so I'm close to the train station. Everyone in the area uses the train station, from Farmborough and Cordeaux Heights to Unanderra and Mount Kembla."
Mr Walters said he would take the issue to Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian before the state election on March 28.
He has also arranged a meeting with residents, who have been campaigning for the installation of the lifts for close to a decade.
"I just want to open the discussion up and understand the group's ideas," Mr Walters said.
"This is to give the community a voice in State Parliament and take the fight to the Transport Minister."
Vocal campaigner Richard Kramer greeted the news of Mr Walters' meeting warmly - and suggested it could lead to a few more votes for the Liberal candidate.
"I was quite pleased that he took the initiative himself," Mr Kramer said. "My vote's available. If you want to give me a lift, I'll give you my vote, no worries. If they want my vote and many others, give us a lift."
