The Power of Choice and Campaign Funding Realities

Have you ever heard the saying, “You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone? Elections aren’t too dissimilar.

This community is where my journey began, I’m here because of you, and it’s here where I want to have this conversation – with honesty, with heart, and with accountability.

I was a newcomer to politics, but I soon realised that my connection to this diverse, complex, and wonderful electorate was precisely why I was asked to run.

Berowra has been seen as a “forever Liberal seat,” but the truth is, we’ve never been given a real alternative. And that’s why I wake up every morning, crisscrossing this electorate, meeting small businesses, schools, families, multicultural communities, local clubs, and community advocates.

This isn’t just politics to me – it’s about changing the trajectory of our region for generations to come.

So, let’s be honest with each other. Put away party loyalties and ask not just “are we better off after one term of this government?” but “are we better off after 20 years of successive governments?” I think we all know the answer. We are not.

Our climate is decaying. Cost of living is skyrocketing. Small businesses are closing. Parents can’t afford childcare. Seniors are forced to ration medication. And aged care? It’s a national disgrace. I know you want to see my policies, they have taken time because I have listened to you while writing them and sought experts to assist, now that the election is called, I will roll out my local plan for a better Berowra.

I am tired of the old parties, tired of the broken promises, tired of the game-playing while real people suffer. And I know you are too. But here’s my promise to you: If I am elected, and the powerbrokers in Canberra come knocking, I will not sell our community short. I will fight tooth and nail to get what we deserve. Supply will only be given to the party that commits – in writing – to delivering for Berowra. Not in vague assurances, not in political doublespeak, but in concrete commitments that reflect the policies you have entrusted me to take to Canberra.

I love this community with my entire being. This is where I have raised my children. This is where I built my business, where I put down roots. I am not a career politician. I am a single mum, a business owner, and an advocate who is sick of the same old politics. I know what it’s like to struggle, to fight for something better. I see young families crushed by rental stress, unable to buy a home.

Let’s be honest: Julian has not delivered for this community. He hasn’t fought for us in Parliament. He has voted with his party every single time. Don’t take my word for it – look at his voting record on theyvoteforyou.org.

So, here’s the choice: Stick with the devil you know, the same old politics and get the same result. Or be bold. Choose change. Choose a community Independent.

Some ask about my early funding from Climate 200. Let me be clear: I received seed funding based on polling and community support. Those funds paid for the office on Peats Ferry Road in Hornsby and some start up expenses.

But since then, my campaign has been fully funded by you.

I am an Independent. No donor, no lobbyist, no corporation will ever come before my community.

Meanwhile, the Liberal machine is throwing everything at me – smears, attacks, desperate attempts to protect the status quo. I ignore most of it, because, frankly, the free publicity they give my campaign is worth its weight in gold. But I won’t ignore the lies, the fearmongering, the cynical attempts to scare this community into submission. You deserve better than that.

This election is the most important in a generation. We can choose another three years of the same, of being neglected, of being taken for granted. Or we can choose something different. A representative who fights for you, who answers to you, who delivers for you.

Because if not now, then when?

And if not me, then who?

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