Council plays a direct role in the quality of our daily lives and the liveability of our communities. I want to be part of creating a collaborative responsive council listening to our diverse community respectfully and a Mayor that has an open door to anyone with an issue or idea.

My achievements as former Mayor include bringing a conflicted Council into harmony, ensuring a surplus budget with no rate rise, adopting an affordable housing strategy that is being implemented today and initiating the hand back of sacred sites to the Widjabul Wiabal people.

Our community has faced unprecedented challenges with floods, landslides, fires and yet we have an opportunity to thrive. Under my leadership, Council will be responsive to community needs and ensure services are affordable. For example, core functions such as waste must be managed efficiently by our own people, not handed over to big out of town companies. Nimbin’s water supply must meet local needs and be sustainable. Local businesses need as much access to Council’s $200million budget as possible, this is how we invest in the local economy. Practical actions and community focused leadership will make a difference.

My commitment to you is that I will do the work, show up and focus on what you say is important. Together we can revive Lismore and our villages.