Listen
Hear residents across Mitcham and understand what matters to their neighbourhoods.
Candidate for Mayor · City of Mitcham
Council should do the ordinary things extraordinarily well.
I am standing for Mayor because residents deserve leadership that listens carefully, asks difficult questions when necessary and explains decisions openly.
April 2027Candidate for Mayor of Mitcham
Why I'm running
20 years in Mitcham
Read why I'm running →
20+Years in Mitcham
6Wards to listen to
1Mayor for a Day question
The approach
A Mayor who turns community expectations into Council direction.
Leadership means listening, setting priorities, building agreement and following through.
My vision is a City of Mitcham where residents are heard, everyday services are delivered well, ratepayer funds are treated with care, decisions are explained openly and both Council and the Administration are accountable for results.
Read more about the vision →Prioritise
Turn community feedback into clear priorities for the next Council term.
Deliver
Follow through, explain decisions openly and remain accountable for results.
Listening to Mitcham
Every ward has a voice.
I plan to meet residents, local businesses, community groups and sporting clubs across Mitcham's six wards and use those conversations to understand what matters most.
01
Boorman Ward
Gathering local ideas and priorities.
02
Babbage Ward
Residents and community voices.
03
Park Ward
Listening Locally
04
Craigburn Ward
What matters in your neighbourhood?
05
Gault Ward
Residents, clubs and local groups.
06
Overton Ward
Final community conversations.
From conversation to community priorities
Listen. Understand. Respond. Lead.
I believe that the mayor's role is to bring people together, not leave them shaking their heads. So, I am asking residents what they would fix first, if they were Mayor for a Day. Because the priorities you set will be the only agenda I will follow.
01 · LIST
Chats and conversations
Informal chats, local visits and open questions across each ward.
02 · UNDERSTAND
Identify what matters
Understand residents' concerns, expectations and priorities for their neighbourhoods.
03 · RESPOND
Take concerns seriously
Address matters within Council's role, pursue answers and explain decisions rather than deflecting concerns.
04 · LEAD
Turn expectations into direction
Listen to what residents tell me and use that feedback to develop the priorities I will pursue.
My Council record
Practical advocacy. Careful scrutiny.
My Council experience from 2014 to 2022 included practical work on spending, community facilities, infrastructure and local issues.
01
Advocated for lower rates and disciplined spending
Argued strongly to keep Council rates as low as possible by scrutinising debt and major spending priorities.
02
Helped preserve Carols by the Creek
Moved the motion to save Carols by the Creek when the event was at risk of being lost.
03
Blackwood Community Recreation Centre
Put forward a solution involving the Department for Education and the Blackwood Recreation Community Association.
04
Raised a structural reform ideas
Moved a motion calling for consideration of an amalgamation between the Cities of Mitcham and Unley.
05
Value-for-money infrastructure and core services
Identified opportunities around footpaths, executive and consultant expenditure, budget efficiencies and major projects.
06
Advocated for safer roads
Advocated for practical action to improve road safety and divert heavy trucks away from Crossroads.
07
Supported Australia Day citizenship ceremonies
Supported keeping citizenship ceremonies on Australia's national day.
Mayor for a Day
If you were Mayor for a Day, what would you fix first?
Tell me what you would fix first if you were Mayor for a Day. Your response will help shape the priorities I will pursue during the next Council term.
