Liberal democrats candidate Michael Abelman believes the Narracan electorate needs someone to "make noise."
The Korumburra pharmacist said his job with the Health Department had showed him how far removed government decision makers were from the real needs of the community.
"Since leaving the city to escape the "ring of steel" mandate I have seen the neglect of rural services in health, education, transport and especially the roads," he said.
Mr Abelman previously stood for the Liberal Democrats for the seat of La Trobe in last year's federal election.
He named roads, public land, a new hospital and the cost of living as major issues for the electorate.
Local roads need to be fixed, he said. "Billions are spent improving city access while our local roads are repeatedly ignored. We depend on gravel roads that need to be graded and every bitumen pothole at 100km is a blowout or a family tragedy waiting to happen."
Mr Abelman said he wanted public access to state forests for outdoor recreation, not have it locked up in National parks.
"The government wants to force private landowners to manage public usage, access and risk liability on their private land. We stand for better private access to public land and protecting individual rights.
Mr Abelman said he would hold the ALP government to account to ensure a new West Gippsland Hospital was delivered and not delayed.
He said the Liberal democrats supported policies that leave more money in people's pockets.
"Whether its land transfer duty, payroll tax, land tax, gambling tax or motor vehicle tax, so much of our money is wasted at a time when our food, housing, energy and fuel costs are going up. I will reduce the extravagance and waste, and make the public service accountable for how they spend our money," he said.
If elected, Mr Abelman said his first role would be to make sure parliament was made aware of the consequences of their unfair allocation of spending for city residents at the expense of rural Victorians.
"Loud and proud, I will be your advocate to the people in power who can fix our issues if pushed hard enough. I promise you they will hear me and I will not stop until they listen.
"City people need to be reminded just how much they depend on rural Victoria for their survival. My favoured method of advocacy is to come armed with facts that support my stand, take notice of any relevant objections or obstacles, and then guide the discussion to a win-win outcome," he said.