This October, I am asking for your number one vote for Deputy Lord Mayor and Councillor.
I am standing because Hobart needs experienced, respectful and community minded leadership focused on getting the basics right and delivering results.
I understand how Council decisions affect residents and businesses. I know how to work constructively with others, and I am ready to contribute from day one.
More than 20 years in small business, together with my leadership of Business Greater Hobart and involvement in community organisations, has given me practical experience bringing people together, navigating different views and advocating for sensible solutions.
This campaign is not the beginning of my involvement in Hobart. I have spent years listening to residents, supporting local businesses and working on the issues affecting our city, not simply turning up at election time.
On this website, you can read the many articles I have written about Hobart over the years celebrating our successes, promoting opportunities, raising concerns when needed and putting forward practical solutions.
MY COMMITMENTS TO HOBART
- Bring respectful and accountable leadership
- Back local businesses, investment and jobs.
- Improve traffic flow, parking and access in the city.
- Support timely development decisions.
- Deliver reliable services and safe, welcoming and accessible public spaces.
EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERS
- Hobart small business owner for over 20 years
- Chair of Business Greater Hobart
- Active across business & community organisations
- Sixth-generation Tasmanian
CURRENT ROLES
- Business Greater Hobart: Chair
- Choir of High Hopes Hobart: Board Member
- Rostrum Club 3 Hobart: Vice President
- Rotary Salamanca: Member
- Safer Hobart Alliance (SHA): Member
- City of Hobart – City Economy Committee: Member
- Skål International Hobart: Member
Small Business is Community
31st July 2026 – Having operated a Hobart small business for more than 20 years, I understand that the work rarely stops when the doors close. Business owners take the figures, concerns and unfinished jobs home with them. That is why small businesses need a strong local voice.
Ask Right Questions
16th July 2026 – In response to Ron Christie’s opinion piece about his decision to invite 50 people to run for Hobart City Council this October, there is no doubt Hobart needs respectful, capable and community-minded people around the council table.
Salamanca to Lose 16 Parking Spaces
22nd June 2026 – Hobart City Council is considering a plan to remove 16 parking spaces from Montpelier Retreat and make a major section one-way as part of a redesign near Salamanca.
An Uphill Battle on the Mountain
19th June 2026 – The recent debate around access fees, illegal parking and visitor numbers highlights a bigger issue: how do we ensure access to the mountain keeps pace with growing demand?
How Hobart Can Better Use Its Public Spaces
10th June 2026 – When people think about what makes a great city, they often talk about parks, gardens and public spaces. But simply having green space isn’t enough.
The best public spaces are the ones people actually use.
Collins St Bike Lane Trial Needs to End
1st June 2026 – As the Collins Street trial approaches the halfway point of its two-year duration, Hobart City Council should begin planning to remove the separated bike lanes and restore this important CBD corridor.
The Council’s monitoring reports have not yet demonstrated the increase in cycling numbers that many supporters of the project anticipated.
We need to build a vibrant city centre
28th May 2026 – For years, there has been discussion about how to make Hobart’s CBD more vibrant, safer after hours and more supportive of local businesses. One of the most effective ways to achieve that is simple: more people actually living in the city.