I LOVE the Somerset region; I grew up here, I went to school here, I run a business here, and along with my wife, am raising our children here.
I have qualifications in Agriculture, Education, Construction and Engineering.
I worked in Education for over a decade but these days I run my own engineering business as well as farming beef cattle.
As a small business owner with a young family, I am well aware of the many things that make our region a great place to work, live and raise children.
On balance I can see areas where we can do better and need to ensure that we continue to grow our region to suit the needs of the next generation, so they too can be proud of the area, and in time raise their own family here.
If elected, I will represent all areas of the Somerset and ensure your concerns are addressed, including:
Rates: Keep rates low, so that we are an affordable place to live.
Planning: Respect our environment, maintain our rural lifestyle and provide opportunity for new people to come to our area, including considering family subdivisions of acreage to address housing affordability.
Tourism: Support our existing businesses to continue to grow and look for new avenues to bring business to our region through tourism.
Youth: Support the future generation of our region to pursue further training and development.
Roads: Conversion of gravel roads to sealed surfaces and improve safety and maintenance of our local roads.
