I am a grass roots candidate and working mother. I like helping people; community events and I treasure our wonderful natural environment. It is my life’s experiences of financial struggles, getting a home, dealing with loss, raising a family, being employed in a variety of jobs (the latest as a post woman), living and working abroad, helping people in my community, that have shaped me into wanting to fight for fairness and equality. Everyone has a right to the best start in life, access to services, an affordable home, a fair wage and conditions, the right to live in a safe, clean environment with an education that gives everyone a fair and equal chance, and a health service that never denies the right of access to medicine no matter what your circumstances are.