My ideas aren’t radical. They’re rural common sense. Care for land. Care for people. Build a future where everyone can live with dignity.
Hi, I’m Amy. Raised working-class in a rural small town, I learned early that people survive by showing up for one another.
Poverty isn’t abstract to me. It’s the neighbour who slips you groceries, the logger who keeps cutting even when his back is gone, the parent who goes without so their kids don’t. My beliefs come from that world—from the quiet dignity of working-class people.
I believe everyone deserves a home they can afford. Rents should be capped, and public housing should be built where people actually live and work. No-one should be pushed out of their community because staying has become impossible.
I believe billionaires and big corporations should pay their share, and workers should earn wages that let them live decently. No-one should have to choose between groceries and fuel.
I believe childcare should be free, public and available five days a week. Raising children is hard enough; the basics should be guaranteed.
I believe in a zero‑carbon future by 2035. No new fossil fuel projects. We should protect forests, waterways and wildlife because they protect us. And we should support workers through transition to new jobs with dignity, not abandonment. A future worth living in must include the people who built the past.
I believe essential services should be public. Energy, transport, health care, education—the things we rely on should belong to all of us, not be sold off for profit. I believe in more teachers and smaller class sizes. We need more hospital beds and more healthcare staff. Rural communities deserve the same access as cities, not the leftovers.
I believe public transport should be free and reliable. In places like Gippsland East, transport is connection—to work, to care, to community. No-one should be stranded because they can’t afford a fare or because the service never comes.
I believe in welcoming migrants and opposing racism. Rural communities thrive when everyone is safe, included and able to contribute. Diversity is a strength, not a threat.
I believe in disability access, neurodiversity inclusion and LGBTQIA+ safety. Every person deserves to belong without fear. Community is measured by how it treats those who need it most.
I believe in land, water, wildlife and the responsibility we hold as caretakers. Living on Gunaikurnai Country has taught me that connection is not symbolic; it is daily, practical and reciprocal.
My ideas aren’t radical. They’re rural common sense. Care for land. Care for people. Build a future where everyone can live with dignity.