These aren’t safe promises. They’re the things the major parties can’t do without upsetting their donors.
That’s the freedom of running independent: I don’t owe cheques — I owe courage.
Housing & Affordability
Put a fair cap on runaway rents and start building public homes again — the developer lobby won’t like it, but families will.
Details
• End land-banking that keeps locals shut out
• Require affordable homes in big projects
• Emergency help so a bad month doesn’t become homelessness
Cost of Living
Use community buying power to cut bills and make transport fair — not what energy donors want, but it’s what households need.
Details
• Community batteries and bulk energy buys
• School breakfast programs where kids go hungry
• Targeted rate and fuel relief during income shocks
Healthcare & Disability
Put patients before consultants. Fix NDIS delays and make it easier to see a GP.
Details
• Monthly NDIS advocacy clinic in the electorate
• Back frontline mental-health and regional hospital capacity
• More at-home aged-care packages so people can stay where they live
Emergency Readiness
Fund the gear before the flames and floods — not after the photo op.
Details
• Upgrade RFS facilities and equipment across the electorate
• Update evacuation routes and local disaster plans now
• Support community-led resilience and recovery hubs
Education
Stop punishing students for studying and fund public schools properly — not the private lobby’s agenda.
Details
• Fair funding to fix public school backlogs
• Stronger TAFE and apprenticeship pathways
• Protect needs-based funding from political games
Small Business & Jobs
Back locals over corporates — fewer hoops, fairer taxes, real support to hire. So your kids can find a good job here without moving to Sydney.
Details
• Payroll-tax relief focused on tiny and family businesses
• Grants that grow tourism and the trades here, not in head offices
• Cut red tape for home-grown startups
Transport & Connectivity
Better trains, safer roads, real internet — not donor-friendly contracts with no results.
Details
• Fix known highway pinch points with safety first
• Push fibre to towns and black-spot fixes that actually work
• A bus loop that links Shellharbour–Kiama–Gerringong properly
Environment & Climate
No new coal or gas. Protect our coast where erosion bites. Donors won’t like it — our kids will.
Details
• Get serious about coastal protection at vulnerable beaches
• Community solar gardens and shade/trees along cycleways
• Publish honest emissions progress, every year
Democracy & Transparency
Radical sunlight: real-time expenses, public diaries, and citizen juries. If donors hate it, it’s probably good for democracy.
Details
• Publish MP diary and lobbyist meetings fortnightly
• Livestream council votes and record how everyone voted
• Use citizen juries on big local decisions
Tax & Economy
Close rorts and stop subsidising pollution. The majors won’t bite the hands that feed them — I will.
Details
• Audit and end corporate tax avoidance and subsidies that rob the public purse
• End fossil-fuel freebies and obvious loopholes
• Direct savings to housing, health and local services
Indigenous Sovereignty
Treaty, truth-telling, and justice reinvestment — done with community, not at them.
Details
• Support local cultural heritage and language projects
• Partner with local Traditional Owners on coastal erosion management, combining ancient knowledge with modern science
• Back community-led justice reinvestment that reduces harm
• Respect proper consultation on land and coastal care