“It’s an insulting claim for people to think this, especially to say I am less qualified because I am young,” Brendan Byron said. “I totally reject that assertion.’’

Mr Byron comes from Gulgong and goes to university in Sydney, but said he was here to “stand for Labor ideals”.

“Better health care, schools and to get NBN rolled out in places like Wellington,’’ he said.

“Doctors can talk to patients via this digital source, something not on offer from the Coalition.”

Wellington’s embattled low socio-economic status is in the young man’s sights.

“Young people out here especially will be much worse off under the Coalition. We need to help business decentralise, give them more infrastructure,” the ALP candidate said.

“I say a vote for Mark Coulton is a vote for Tony Abbott and policies which will hurt people out here.

“Yes, winning a seat like this is an uphill struggle, but helping people is [part of] who I am.”

Mr Byron headed out to meet supporters of his campaign in Wellington before continuing on his journey through one of the biggest electorates in the land.

Meanwhile the Greens candidate Matt Parmeter is concerned renewable energy will face difficulties under a coalition government.

 “I’m standing to deliver for our kids, for our communities.  We need a sustainable future.  

The Parkes electorate needs a party that will face the hard decisions on climate change, and built us jobs in a clean energy future”. 

“Billions of dollars will be invested in renewable energy throughout Australia over the next decade, and we need to be on the front foot, getting those projects located here in the Parkes electorate, getting the funds invested here, getting the jobs for our towns and our kids’’