Your candidates- NSW STATE ELECTION

Eli Davern is a former Youth Mayor of Albury and 2022 Young Citizen of the Year.

Elie is a passionate advocate for the Albury community, in particular on mental health, climate action and promoting the role of young people.

In the 2022 Federal election, Eli stood for the seat of Farrer, challenging Deputy Liberal Leader Sussan Ley, receiving a record high vote for the Greens and continued building our movement here in Albury.

“During that election, I met people who require profound change in our society,” Eli says.

“The grandmother who can't afford dental bills. The young uni student who can’t find somewhere to live because housing is inaccessible and unaffordable. And the nurse who cries in their car after work because of how under-resourced and over-worked they are.

“Our community is suffering from growing inequality, skyrocketing housing costs and the climate crisis continues to wreak havoc on our state. These are issues felt most acutely by young people, but they touch the lives of every person in this electorate.

Albury is a wonderful community, but our voices aren’t heard by decision-makers in Sydney.

Asanki is standing for election because she thinks a fairer, kinder world is possible for both humans and animals. Driven by her passion for kindness, Asanki has built her life and career around this, by working in the disability sector and the hospitality industries.

Asanki volunteers her time caring for rescue animals by fostering and volunteering with her local animal rescues. A passionate vegan of over five years, Asanki is always standing up and raising her voice for the voiceless.

Being a renter herself Asanki understands the enormity of the rental crisis. People should not have to choose between their animals and having a roof over their heads. Asanki understands that the rental laws need to change in NSW and addressing the rental crisis will be one of the main things she will work on if elected.

Marcus Rowland was born, raised and educated in the Albury community and is currently a local primary school teacher. With a strong sense of community, having his family and future firmly planted in the electorate means that he is truly committed to helping regional NSW move into the future.

Marcus married his wife, Lauren, a local lawyer in 2021.

In this daily work, he sees the struggles, challenges and missed opportunities of the education system and more over, the pressures of local teachers, dealing with teaching in the 21st century. He strongly believes that our local kids deserve the same educational opportunities as their Sydney counterparts.

He has built his career on the values of integrity, honesty, hard work, empathy and compassion.

It is these values that he sees as a missing link for regional NSW under the current government which have caused a failing health, education, transport and roads systems.

A relative newcomer to Albury, Ross grew up in the leafy outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. While his home suburb once offered the opportunity to raise a family with a garden and quiet streets, the quarter acre blocks are steadily being overdeveloped and priced out of reach of young Australians.

Ross moved to Albury in 2017 and enjoys the access to the outdoors offered by regional living. Upon arriving, he was astounded to hear that locals go camping 15 minutes from home and rarely know the frustration of having to wait for more than one red light in a day. Ross would like to see this precious lifestyle protected for future generations.

Professionally, Ross works as an osteopath and would like to see health services improved in rural and regional areas.

Born in Albury, and raised on farms at Urangelline East and Bowna, Justin continues to live in Bowna with his wife Tabitha and three children. Justin understands the challenges and opportunities that regional communities have in the Albury Electorate.

With experience in running his own veterinary clinics in Albury and Wodonga, Justin appreciates first-hand the importance of a strong local economy to create jobs for young people and the need to provide services for hardworking families and retirees.

Justin is involved in a number of community activities including Albury City Council’s Sports Advisory Committee and Companion Animal Advisory Committee, Mercy Health’s Community Advisory Group, Rotary, Border Trust and the Albury Northside Chamber of Commerce. Justin believes in genuine connections to the community and has a passion to engage and serve individuals and families in the Albury Electorate.

Justin continues to engage directly with communities right across the electorate to find out what matters to local people and is working to gain or improve services across his region.

As part of Dominic Perrottet’s Liberal Team, Justin is using his experience to create and develop opportunities for the community to thrive – as people, businesses and as a healthy society – through positive, meaningful engagement in partnerships characterised by trust, integrity and action.

Peter is farmhand from Holbrook who is fighting for Albury to have their fair share.

On his voter card Peter Sinclair states: “I’m committed to the protection of our freedoms, our rights and our culture for generations to come. I’ll hold both major parties to account and make sure they deliver for you.”

Geoffrey Robertson was born in Narromine in the heart of rural NSW. With a diverse education spanning from Earth Sciences to Fine Arts and a successful career in Hospitality Management in the Education and Aged Care sectors his knowledge and understanding of people’s needs make him well suited to provide the leadership and direction needed at this critical stage in Australia’s future direction.

“Net Zero policies will destroy our agriculture industry and result in the forced removal of farmers from their lands<’ Geoffrey says.

“These policies have cost trillions and only account for two per cent of the world’s energy production. Renewables have resulted in a huge increase in mining and fossil fuel usage. Wind and Solar installations destroy vast tracts of land, devastate bird and bat populations and still need a backup energy supply thus doubling the amount of infrastructure needed and crippling supply.

“There is no climate emergency. Climate related deaths are down ninety nine per cent over the past millennia. Increased CO2 levels have resulted in a twenty five per cent greening of the planet and record crop yields. Plants love CO2 and so should we.”