Join me to help pressure our super fund to do better. This is an arena where we actually have the power to create change and demand ethical investment of our money. Are you happy with your money being invested in war and destruction?

Why One Day Without Migrants Matters 🇦🇺 Behind every migrant is a story of sacrifice, courage, hard work and hope. Many of us left our families, friends and everything familiar behind to build a better future in Australia. We came here to study, work, contribute to society and become part of a country known for fairness, opportunity and multiculturalism. We work long hours, pay taxes, follow the law, support local businesses and contribute to the communities we call home. Yet behind these contributions, many migrants are struggling silently. Some face uncertainty about their visas and futures. Others experience discrimination, negative stereotypes, workplace exploitation and the emotional pressure of feeling unwelcome in a country they have worked so hard to contribute to. We are not just visa numbers, statistics or temporary workers. We are human beings. We are parents, children, partners, students, professionals, tradespeople and essential workers. We have dreams, responsibilities and families who depend on us. Australia is our home, whether we are here temporarily or permanently. This campaign matters because migrants deserve to have their experiences heard and their contributions recognised. One Day Without Migrants is a peaceful call for awareness, unity and mutual respect. It is not about blaming Australians or creating division. It is about encouraging everyone to reflect on the value of migrants in our workplaces, communities and everyday lives. We believe that a stronger Australia is one where people are treated with dignity, regardless of where they were born or what visa they hold. Our message is simple: We are not against Australia. We are part of Australia. We do not want division. We want understanding. We do not want special treatment. We want a fair go. By supporting this petition, people from all backgrounds can help encourage constructive conversations, fairer treatment and meaningful recognition of migrant communities. Let this be a movement built on peace, dignity, compassion and solidarity. ONE DAY WITHOUT MIGRANTS. ONE VOICE FOR FAIRNESS. ONE AUSTRALIA FOR EVERYONE. 🇦🇺

We're living through hard times. The cost of living crisis has many of us in a bind. The people of the Illawarra need affordable, accessible facilities to kick back and take a load off.  Jacuzzis are important for everyday luxury - but they're also an important facility for people managing painful chronic health conditions and older members of the community. Public baths are a fantastic part of everyday life for people around the world. Our community has already paid for this -- it's time to get it fixed and open!

  Deaf and hard-of-hearing Australians want the same opportunities as everyone else: to work, earn a fair income, afford a safe home, support their families and participate fully in the community.  But for many Deaf people, barriers begin before they even get through the door of a workplace.  Recruitment may depend on phone calls. Interviews may not be accessible. Employers may not understand Auslan, interpreters or reasonable adjustments. Workplace meetings, training and promotion opportunities can also become difficult when communication access is not properly provided.  Deaf Australia identifies communication, accessible environments and workplace culture as major employment challenges for Deaf people. Its Deaf Census research also records experiences such as inaccessible workplace communication, limited interpreter access, technology barriers and difficulties with career progression.  This matters even more during a period when housing and essential living costs place significant pressure on people with lower or insecure incomes.  Australian data also shows a broader employment gap for people with disability. In 2022, 56.1% of working-age people with disability were employed, compared with 82.3% of people without disability. The unemployment rate was 7.5% for people with disability compared with 3.1% for people without disability. These figures cover disability generally and are not specifically Deaf employment statistics, but they show why employment inequality deserves serious attention.  Housing and employment are closely connected. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare notes that people with disability can face additional risks associated with limited labour-market participation, discrimination and low income, which can contribute to housing insecurity and create barriers to escaping homelessness.  For a Deaf person who is repeatedly excluded from employment opportunities, this can become a cycle:  Employment barriers → lower or unstable income → difficulty paying rent and everyday expenses → housing insecurity → even greater difficulty finding and keeping work.  This campaign is not asking employers to give Deaf people jobs simply because they are Deaf.  It is asking for equal opportunity.  Deaf people should be able to compete for jobs based on their skills, qualifications, experience and ability — without unnecessary communication barriers preventing them from demonstrating what they can do.  We also need Deaf people themselves involved in developing solutions. Policies and programs work better when people with lived experience are included from the beginning rather than consulted only after decisions have already been made.  Please support this petition because employment, housing and financial security affect a person's independence, wellbeing and ability to participate in society.  Breaking down barriers to employment can help create stronger financial security, greater independence and better opportunities for Deaf Australians.  Deaf people can work. Deaf people can contribute. Deaf people can lead.  The opportunity needs to be accessible. 

Why should people join this campaign? Because this road affects more than just the people who live on it. Old Byfield Road and Cobraball Road are used by local families, school buses, emergency services, businesses and the wider community — and they become an important diversion route when accidents or closures affect the Yeppoon–Rockhampton Road. Yet sections remain unsealed, poorly maintained and hazardous. This campaign is about safety, access and infrastructure that keeps up with our growing community. Emergency responders and school buses need reliable access, residents deserve a safe road, and a route relied upon during major road closures should be fit for purpose. The more people who stand behind this campaign, the harder it is for the issue to be ignored. Sign it. Share it. Let’s show that our community wants a permanent solution — not another temporary fix.

Significant changes have been made to the service provided to students and families in the Maitland and Newcastle Diocese. These changes have been made with no consultation or communication to the community. The changes will have a detrimental impact to the education of our children. 

The building of data centres have negative impacts on our fragile environment, our precious water supplies and our communities. Their perceived benefits are negligible. 

Albury/Wodonga's Bus network does not do enough to adequately service the community because many newer parts of Albury/Wodonga (such as Killara, Leneva, Parts of Baranduda and Thurgoona) as well as many surrounding satelite towns (Such as Tangambalanga and Tallangatta) do not have adequate access to Public Transport. The Bus network also does not do enough to adequately service the community because most services, Particularly those in Wodonga start too late and Finish too early for most residents, where most services start at 7am and finish at 6pm. Many services (Such as the Routes F, G and O) mostly only operate once an hour while others (Like the E, S and T) have inconsistent frequencies. Most Routes (Like the G, M and O) are difficult to read on a map and take long detours before reaching their destinations. Many Bus stops around Albury/Wodonga are also not wheelchair accessible Many people who use Albury/Wodonga's Bus Network from my observations of using the service for several years in Albury/Wodonga are usually those who often can't or do not use a car (Such as Youth, Older residents and people with disabilities.) Public Transport to the Surrounding satelite Towns is extremely limited with very few methods that exist that don't require a car. Outdated payment methods (such as Wodonga's Buses being Cash only) are also a major barrier as most people no longer carry cash with them. I believe that based on the facts available, The Bus networks in Albury/Wodonga (and especially Wodonga) do not do enough to adequately serve the community. Here are a few scenarios Imagine if you are a 14-year-old teenager in Killara who wants to go out and spend time with their mates on weekends or after school, but their Parent doesn't want to or cannot drive them all the time. It's too dangerous to use a bike because of the highway, It's too expensive to use a Taxi, how will you be able to see your friends without a method of transport that is cheap and predictable? Or if you are a 16-year-old Teenager living in West Wodonga who works at the Woolworths in White Box Rise. their boss would like them to be available to work on Sundays, but no public Transport services operate in Wodonga on Sundays, which impacts their ability to work, their parents cannot always drive them to work because they are too tired from working the week and they cannot afford a taxi. how can they get to work? Or if you are a 40-year-old guy in Tangambalanga who works in Albury and his only way of getting to Albury is to drive. His doctor tells him he cannot drive for a while because of a medical condition that may impact his ability to drive safely. He cannot ride a bike because the highway is too dangerous for him to ride on. How will he be able to get to work? Or if you're a 25-year-old Mum with a toddler who lives in Baranduda and works in Albury who suddenly has to have to get their car repaired because of mechanical issues, they fortunately have access to a Bus service, but that service is limited, which severely restricts her ability to work. All her friends and relatives do not have time to help her out and she doesn't have a way to get her toddler to preschool in West Wodonga.  Or if you are an 85-year-old retired grandpa who lives in West Albury whose doctor tells him he is no longer fit to drive because of a medical condition impacting his ability to drive safely, he fortunately has access to a Bus service that operates every hour, however he cannot use the service because he cannot step onto the Bus because the Bus stop infrastructure isn't accessible. Or if you're a 40-year-old woman in a wheelchair living in Wodonga whose nearest Bus stop is only accessible when it is dry, her wheelchair cannot travel on grass when the grass is wet. she works in Albury and works five days a week, wet weather impacts her ability to work because her wheelchair cannot travel on wet grass at her Bus stop All these scenarios are based on very real situations that I have personally been in or know of people who have been in a situation like this. I know that some efforts have been made to fix Albury/Wodonga's network in recent years, such as Cheaper Fares, Cashless payments and upgrading Albury's Network and there are plans to expand cashless payments to the rest of Victoria in 2027, however, there is still lots of work that needs to be done and there are still places in Albury/Wodonga without access to Public Transport.  I call on whoever wins the local electorates of Benambra and Albury in the upcoming State elections to be active in advocating for Better Public Transport services in our communities. Goverments have the authority to ensure that parts of taxpayers money can only be spent on certain projects. I'd like to see whoever wins government exercise these powers by putting binding terms in contracts.

We need to take control of our sovereign wealth and stop the investment in the war machinery of our US "ally".  Without any debate, Scott Morrison made a commitment on our behalf which sqanders 2/3 of a trillion dollars (while secretly holding 5 ministries)  Now all the beneficiaries of this money guyser are cheering the project on, in spite of the clear fact that i) these behemoths are already "old" technology; ii) supporting nuclear subs makes Australia a target; iii) 8 subs will provide no protection from our "enemy" - who happens to be our largest trading partner.  We need to put pressure on the current government to call a halt to the  gravy train. 

For many families, the local pool isn't a luxury. It's one of the few affordable places children can exercise, play, learn vital water-safety skills and be part of their community. But under the current pricing: One parent + one child: $112.50/fortnight Adult membership + child 15-visit pass, swimming five days a week. Two parents + three children: $106/fortnight Unlimited access, seven days a week, for all five people. Two people, one of them a child, pay more than five and receive less access. That's not equitable family pricing. For solo and single parents, this matters. We don't pay half the rent, electricity, groceries or costs of raising children because there's only one adult. Those costs are often being met from one income instead of two. When organised sport and extracurricular activities are increasingly unaffordable, Council facilities should be part of the solution, not another place our children are priced out of. Parents shouldn't have to find a friend or relative to share a five-person membership just to afford regular swimming with their child. There's a broader equity issue too.  Significantly cheaper access is available through Fitness Passport, but primarily to people working for participating employers. Local small and medium businesses are excluded from this scheme, and often can't offer the benefits and incentives of large organisations; their employees working in small local business shouldn't miss out because of where they work. These are community facilities.  Affordable access shouldn't depend on your family structure, whether you're raising children on one income or two, or the size of your employer.

Sign this petition to help push this to our local council so we can gain traffic lights.  We wouldn’t have to spend 10 minutes waiting at an unregulated round about . 

Australia urgently requires an equivalent independent federal regulator to protect its citizens, secure national biosecurity, and restore trust in our food system. Help us push for legislation to establish a dedicated, independent National Food Fraud Regulator with the federal authority and funding to:  • Conduct mandatory, proactive random testing on imported and domestic food supplies. • Investigate and criminally prosecute companies, syndicated and individuals involved in food adulteration and labeling deception, including the sale of such items. • Coordinate a centralised national intelligence network to trace and eliminate food fraud across all states and territories.