I’m Bendigo born and raised, and I’m proud to call this community home.

For more than 25 years, I’ve run local businesses and had countless conversations with people across Bendigo. I know how strong our community is, but I also know we’re being let down. Crime is making people feel unsafe. The cost of living keeps rising. Our roads are a disgrace. And while Labor wastes billions on corruption and project blowouts, Bendigo isn’t getting its fair share of the funding this region deserves.

I’m not a career politician. I’m a local business owner who understands what it takes to manage a budget, deliver results, and be accountable for my decisions. That’s exactly what’s missing with this government right now.

Our community work hard, pay our taxes, and deserve to see that money spent wisely and spent here. Instead, we have waste, corruption and a government that can’t tell us the truth about what things cost or how they’ll pay for it. That has to change.

Bendigo deserves a straight talker who will fight for this community, not make excuses. I’m putting my hand up to do exactly that.