Support small businesses

I see every day how small and medium sized businesses are being impacted by reduced consumer confidence and rising rents and electricity bills. These businesses are the heart of our peninsula lifestyle. As a former small business owner myself, I am passionate about cutting red tape so businesses can easily hire workers and grow.

I will work to:

Review payroll tax – an inefficient tax that punishes businesses for hiring workers.
Increase incentives for employers to take on new apprentices.
Incentivise leasing of high street shop fronts to keep our villages vibrant.
Properly fund Chambers of Commerce so they can grow, assist local businesses, and have an open line of communication into state government.
Change NSW procurement guidelines so the state government procures $10 billion worth of goods and services from small businesses each year, cutting the red tape that stops our government buying from us.
Advocate for small and medium sized business grants.

Policies

Deliver reliable, frequent and comfortable public transport services

On the beaches, buses are our only form of public transport. We plan our lives around these services, so we need them to be reliable. Excellent public transport also helps reduce traffic...

Invest in education, sports and community infrastructure

Schools, sports clubs, surf life saving clubs and community organisations are the lifeblood of our community. We need the best facilities, infrastructure and services possible to keep us learning, healthy and connected. ...

Pittwater's voice on NSW issues

As a society, we are faced with many social, economic and environmental challenges. The NSW Parliament is a place where these big issues are discussed, and law reform happens. As your voice...

Ensure world class public health services

Northern Beaches Hospital is a privately operated for-profit hospital paid by the NSW Government to deliver services to public patients. Many in the community hold serious concerns about cost cutting pressures, conditions...

Support small businesses

Protect our natural environment and minimise climate impacts

Congratulations Pittwater! Our community's action last election led to historic legislation being passed making NSW the first state in Australia to ban drilling for oil and gas off our coastline. Legislation I...

Cut cost-of-living pressures

Amid a cost-of-living crisis, we need responsible economic management that provides relief for families and businesses, without blowing out NSW’s debt and fuelling inflation. One of the biggest cost burdens on family...

Finish upgrades and maintain roads to a high standard

Our arterial main roads – Pittwater, Barrenjoey and Mona Vale Roads – get us where we need to go. The shelving of the Mona Vale Road upgrade is unacceptable and the Wakehurst...

Preserve our unique local character and stop inappropriate development

The Minns Labor government is introducing significant changes to planning laws to increase building density across the state. Our way of life is at risk from environmental recklessness and overdevelopment. The peninsula...