The candidates, in ballot order, are:

Michael McCormack, Nationals;

Tim Kurylowicz, Labor:

Glenn O’Rourke, Family First;

Kevin Poynter, Greens;

Philip Langfield, Christian Democratic Party;

Richard Foley, Independent.

Forbes head to the polls on Saturday in a new seat of Riverina.

Fairfax Media asked each of the candidates for a few words to the voters.

Here are their responses, in ballot order.

Michael McCormack, Nationals: I am the only candidate with a properly costed plan for local infrastructure; for example, the levee bank, Dunns Road and mobile blackspot funding.

I have the runs on the board and I know how to deliver in government; for example. the new indoor sports centre for Wagga, Eunony Bridge, CCTV for Wagga and Gundagai’s main street redevelopment.

I’ve got the passion, desire, commitment and energy to continue to work hard.

Tim Kurylowicz, Labor: People in the Riverina are tired of being let down by career politicians.

For years now I've fought for better services across the Riverina: public hospice beds, a prostate nurse, the hydrotherapy pool, the Wantabadgery blackspot.

With your vote, I'll deliver more.

Labor will give every school a boost, meaning for the first time ever our kids will have the same opportunities as city kids.

Labor are serious about investing in roads, rail and renewables right here so that our farmers and businesses can prosper.

We'll ease the burden on ordinary people with tax breaks for small businesses and better funding for childcare.

And we'll always invest more in healthcare because seeing a doctor should depend on your Medicare card, not your credit card.

Glenn O’Rourke, Family First: I’ve been around politics long enough to know it’s about building a relationship with a community over a long period of time.

So many people are generationally rusted-on to a major party and people have to ask themselves, what am I getting for my vote?

Am I really getting value?

No matter how good a local member is, he is beholden to directions and policies of the party.

Make your vote count and vote for Family First then vote for the majors next.

If we can reduce the Nationals’ margin in the Riverina, we send a very clear message to the Coalition to stand up and start listening to us.

Kevin Poynter, Greens: I’ve been very disappointed at the level of debate about the economy.

It only seems to take into account the private sector, it doesn’t address the important government and not-for-profit sectors.

It just reflects the major parties’ obsession with the old way of doing things.

The government has wasted the mining boom and they haven’t transitioned us to the new economy.

It’s completely irresponsible.

They actually increased the budget deficit.

It’s important for the Greens to have a mature and balanced approach to transitioning to the new economy, one that includes new opportunities for real work.

Philip Langfield, Christian Democratic Party: I want to stand up for traditional marriage and look after the bush better.

I want to look after the smaller people because the big end of town looks after itself.

Freedom of speech is a big one for me, too, and there should be the same laws for everybody.

If you’re coming to Australia and don’t want to live by our laws, then go back where you came from.

Richard Foley, Independent: If people want change in the Riverina, they have to change the way they vote.

If we could make this an independent seat, we would get enormous amounts of funding.

If elected, I will give people a say on every piece of legislation so they can guide the politicians, rather than the other way around.

Also, if I’m in a position where I have the balance of power, I would err on the side of a conservative government.

I don’t think Labor is ready to govern.

The Forbes Advocate also had a visit from one Senate candidate who lives in the area – Tom Harris.

Fearing a third-world future and frustration at the Nationals has prompted the Molong farmer to stand for the Katter Party in Calare.

“The land is going, jobs will disappear and agriculture will be beaten into the ground,” he said.

“We are going to end up with a country that doesn’t make anything and doesn’t own anything, which will prevent more workers and we won’t be able to pay the welfare.

“Our national debt is skyrocketing and we won’t be able to afford to pay that. The rest of the world will realise Australia is a basket case and this will drop the dollar like a stone, and it won’t be worth anything. We will end up being a third-world country.

“It won’t happen in my generation, but it will be in my children’s.”

Mr Harris has always been a cattle farmer and has long been unhappy with the way farmers have been represented. He feels the national dairy crisis is another example of the government not listening.

Polling opens at 8am Saturday and ends at 6pm.

Local polling booths are at Forbes Town Hall, Forbes tennis club, Forbes High School, Bedgerabong Public School and Eugowra Public School. 

You’ll have new ways to decide your preferences on your white Senate ballot paper.

You need to either: number at least six boxes above the line for the parties or groups of your choice, or number at least 12 boxes below the line for individual candidates of your choice.