I stand as a candidate for the Greens in the upcoming state election as a small business operator and advocate of animal welfare.
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I have been self employed for over 20 years; 14 of them at the vegetarian cafe and venue Fresh on Charles (Fresh).
I developed a hybrid social enterprise business which sought to link community interests into a vibrant social network of ideas and shared resources.
I was fortunate to be able to source Tasmania's bountiful produce and offer healthy alternatives from cruelty free products.
I have recently enacted a succession plan for Fresh and am now focussing on public life and professional development; studying the complex interaction between social, environmental and economic sustainability.
As one of the many Tasmanians who support the Greens anti pulp mill stance I have marched, rallied and railed against the doomed project.
As a small business operator I witnessed an influx of educated, interested people move to Tasmania only to see them leave again as the burden of the pulp mill's fate took toll.
Tasmania is a place of unheralded natural beauty and I respect any policy which maintains the primacy of the natural world over profit.
The Forest Peace Accord must not be ameliorated in favour of a failing forestry industry.
My vision for Northern Tasmania is as a hub for education and the arts with a thriving tourist economy. I am an fierce supporter of life long learning and believe every individual has it within them to adapt to changing social and economic conditions.