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Tess "Making changes for a better community"

Hey citizens of the City Of Darebin! Here's a few things about me. . . I live in Preston, which is part of the Darebin City Council. I love the colour green, and I really care for trees and the environment. My philosophy is that leaders should be part of the community, just like everyone else, but just speaking for other people. Leaders should listen to what the people want to change, and they should change it.

If you live within the 53 square kilometres that is Darebin, including the suburbs of Fairfield, Northcote, Thornbury, Preston, Reservoir and Bundoora you will be experiencing an inner and middle ring lifestyle and one of the most diverse Local Government Areas in Victoria. This means, at the start of the next election, you'll have the chance to vote for me, so please put a 1 next to my name on the voting sheet if you think the following things should change. ..

To me, public transport is very important. Many people depend on trams, trains, and buses to get to work, school, or shooping centres. Because of this need, public transport needs to be looked after and updated better. I travel on this tram route, and I have decided that things NEED TO CHANGE!! Here are some changes that I will make to ALL trams: Another change to the trams that I will make will be to make new trams called. . . LADYBUGS!!! There will be 10 of them, and they will all be numbered. They will be red with black spots. These new trams will be exactly like BUMBLEBEES but they will be double-decker, and they will all have FREE WI-FI!! These trams will be exclusive to the 86 route. I also sometimes travel on the 112 route. I will make more new trams for this route and they will be called the CATERPILLARS!!! These caterpillars will be in the design of the "Very hungry Caterpillar"!! These new caterpillars will also be double-decker and will also have FREE WI-FI!!
 * They will come more often
 * They will be cleaner.
 * There will be many more trams on a line at the same

Anther issue I have encountered is this: I am glad that people walk their dogs, but when dogs do their "business" at the park, and the owners don't pick it up, someone steps in it. To combat this smelly problem, I will install doggy bag dispensers at every off-leash and dog parks. It may be a disgusting topic, but I definitely think this problem has to be fixed!

Picture this: you are tossing and turning in the early hours of the morning, trying to get to sleep. What's stopping you? Hoon drivers. Roaring around the streets near your house. I want to put a stop to this by building more speed bumps and roundabouts in suburban streets. But these things don't have to be ugly and boring, the roundabouts should have plants, trees, and flowers in the middle, to make these things pretty instead of what they usually are - another contributer to making our comunity a concrete jungle.

We are lucky to have the Parks and Nature strips that we have, so why don't we improve them? If I get elected, I will place fences around playgrounds and parks that are next to main roads. I will improve and replace equipment at playgrounds, making many more all-ablities plagrounds. Nature strips will get a facelift - I will give house owners the option to plant flowers and shrubs on their nature strip. I think, with these changes to our Parks and Nature Strips, our community will become much more family-friendly and get out and about a bit more.

I would also like the chance to improve Bin collection. I would like to make Bin collectors come more often, so that people don't have to wait as long for their rubbish to be collected. This would mean that I would hire more people, supplying jobs to people needing one. Bins are another stinky topic, but one that needs to be addressed.

Driving around, looking for a carpark that will give you enough time is not how you want to spend your time. I want this to change. I want to trade more short-time carparks for longer ones. Pick-up time around schools is nightmarish as a parent, you hear the bell ring and you're still looking for a carpark, hoping your child is alright. I will make more carparks around school areas and speed bumps around theses areas for childrens' safety. The issue of Carparks may seem insignificant now, but when you are trying to find one that suits your needs, remember to vote for me!!

Here's a map of my electorate:

So Remember, when you're at the polling booth, and you're trying decide on who to vote for, think of all of these problems that i PROMISE to change, and you'll know who to vote for!!

VOTE 1 TESS!