I live in Reservoir with my partner, Louise, and our two daughters. Our eldest attends Reservoir West Primary School. I work as a community lawyer, focusing on renters’ rights. For a number of years, I have been involved in the campaign to stop the privatisation of public housing in Darebin, and across Melbourne.
I am running as a Victorian Socialists candidate in Darebin (West Ward) because I want to see a Council that is fighting to improve our lives. Whether that be by working to rein in skyrocketing rents, expanding access to quality Council facilities (including upgrading the Reservoir Leisure Centre) or ensuring that it is communities and not developers that decide what our homes and neighbourhoods look like.
I’ve been involved in organising and activism for more than 20 years, including, locally, the campaign to save the Preston Market. I am a member of the Australian Services Union and have participated in rank-and-file organising against the genocide in Gaza.