I’m a mother, daughter, wife, sister, and business owner.

I arrived in Australia with my mother and two younger sisters from refugee camps in South East Asia in the late 1970s, after my mother escaped war-torn Vietnam. We eventually were resettled in Bossley Park.

After I finished my HSC, I got a job as a cadet journalist with the Liverpool Champion. Working as a journalist gave me the opportunity to dive into the stories, the issues, and the lives of our community.

I later helped set up the Fairfield City Champion in Barbara Street Fairfield. Growing up in this area, and covering the stories over the decades, I understand too well how much our are has been neglected.

Time after time, elected representatives have failed to bring the necessary funding from Canberra to help fix the many problems we experienced -from our hospitals, our public transport, our roads, our manufacturing sector, jobs creations. You name it. The lack of federal funding, and the lack of power in Canberra, meant that we were left behind.

Since being elected on Council in 2012 and elected as Deputy Mayor, I have worked tirelessly with Mayor Frank Carbone to deliver on many initiatives, at a local level.

We now need a candidate with strong local credentials, who has deep knowledge of the community, and who is prepared to take the fight to Federal Parliament, for our people.

This election is not about fighting for the survival of one political Party or another. This election is about the growth, the investment, and the focus on one thing only – that is the people, and the families of Fowler.