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JALANDHAR: Australia has got its first Sikh MP in Gurmesh Singh Sidhu, a fourth generation Australian, who won from Coffs Harbour constituency on Saturday to reach New South Wales (NSW) state parliament. Just four berry-growing families of Coffs Coast Sikh community founded it and now it already has around 100 growers. "I have worked in various industries, from marketing to design, as well as agriculture. I want to make sure that our region grows, our smaller industries are not forgotten, I want to see less of red tape and taxes to help small business thrive," he said. He is also chairman of Oz Group Cooperative - a group of blueberry growing Sikh farmers, which happens to be one of the biggest suppliers of blueberries in Australia.Gurmesh was fielded by the National Party of Australia after Andrew Fraser, who remained MP for 28 years, decided to retire..