LIBERAL’s endorsed candidate for Bullwinkel Matt Moran says he is ready to serve the community he was born and raised in and wants to meet as many people as possible.

“I was born in Kalamunda, I grew up in Boya, went to primary school in Greenmount, and I had my first job as a kitchen hand at Dragon Village not far from Midland, and my family has been involved in the area for generations,” he said.

“My grandfather was the shire clerk of Kalamunda, and my grandparents had a small chicken farm in Mundaring.

“My parents had a small farm in Toodyay and dad still lives in Toodyay and mum’s in Northam.”

Mr Moran met with Echo News last week to share his hopes of carrying his community’s concerns to Canberra, and to help formulate “pragmatic solutions”.

“The key is to listen to what people are concerned about and make sure those concerns are heard in Canberra and that you actually come up with pragmatic solutions that help people,” Mr Moran said.

“Pragmatic solutions are for example, we have an issue with housing supply, and the way you deal with that is by increasing housing supply.

“It’s supply and demand -  when you don’t have much supply and there’s a high demand, prices go up.

“One of the best things I ever did was buy a small townhouse in my early twenties.

“That was a great decision, and I really hope that young people have that same opportunity, and that’s something we can hopefully help them achieve by increasing housing supply.”

Mr Moran has a background in the defence force, having been deployed in Afghanistan and East Timor as a public affairs officer, and serving alongside Liberal Canning MHR Andrew Hastie.

He said it instilled a sense of service and discipline, which meant meeting with community members and councils to hear out their concerns.

“It’s about serving community,” he said.

“For me it’s about listening to concerns, it’s about helping the community and it’s that devotion to the nation and that sense of service that I developed through my military service.

“That’s what drives me — it’s that sense of service that you can make a difference.”

In the previous week, Mr Moran said his team had put in requests to meet the councils, and because of the recency of his endorsement, he was eager to formally talk as soon as possible.

Mr Moran confirmed he met with the Shire of Mundaring and the City of Kalamunda on Monday to have a formal chat about bringing their aspirations to a federal stage.

He said it was a huge honour to be the Liberal candidate and invited community members to approach him and strike up a conversation.

“The key is to meet as many people as possible,” he said.

“Meet the local cities, meet the local shires, go to the local markets, be available and be really visible.

“If anyone wants to come and have a chat with me, please come up and have a talk.”