Key Priorities
As your Member of Parliament James is passionate about serving our community. As your voice in Parliament, he will always advocate for the issues that matter to you. James believes in protecting what is important: our natural environment, speaking out against inappropriate development, and standing up to make sure that our community gets its fair share of services and infrastructure.
Backing Our Community.
Our Fair Share.
Preserving Our Environment.
Inappropriate Development.
Backing Our Community.
Modern Victoria has a growing conscience for community. Despite decreasing rates of community participation, Victorians are more community-minded than ever before. Our community is engaged and busy. James believes that decision-making should be devolved back to our community, because we know our community best.
Our Fair Share.
One of the biggest issues for our community is that our services and infrastructure are out of date and need attention. Whether it be ensuring that our schools have the facilities they need, or making sure that our safety infrastructure is up to date, James will be your voice fighting for our fair share of services and infrastructure funding.
Preserving Our Environment.
We are fortunate in Bayside to be custodians of a unique natural environment. But there is no Planet B. James believes very strongly that our environment must be preserved so that it can be enjoyed and passed onto our children.
Inappropriate Development.
We need to put the brakes on inappropriate development, because we have the right to a quiet street. James is not against development, but he is against inappropriate development in our community. Sadly, Hampton has been targeted as a hotspot for densification, developers are eyeing off the once-quiet streets of Brighton, and Elwood is overwhelmed with planning applications aiming to build apartment blocks on every square inch of space. If we keep going down this path, our communities will lose their village feel.