Councillor Amelia Parkins and Tim Kurylowicz heading local election campaign

Deputy mayor Amelia Parkins has joined her running mates to launch her campaign to be re-elected at this year's local elections.

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00:00 So I will be number one on the ticket, Tim Parilovic's number two, Peter Vincent number three,

00:05 Steve Dale number four and Mark Jefferson number five.

00:08 We're all very passionate, we're very committed,

00:12 we're excited to be out there and hearing from the community to find out in this period

00:16 between now and when the election happens, what is important to the people in our community

00:21 so that we can be ready to make as many changes as we can.

00:24 One of the things I've learnt this term of council is that nothing happens quickly,

00:29 I'm proud of a lot of things that we have achieved but the strategic planning type things I'm talking about,

00:36 they take years to get into place.

00:38 So the sooner we can get out there and find out what it is that people want and need from our city,

00:45 I think the better placed we are.

00:47 My family moved to Wagga 12 years ago and sort of from day one we've been pretty actively involved in this community.

00:55 It's a place that we love, I've never felt more at home or more connected to a place.

01:00 As a federal candidate in the past for Labor, I've really spent a lot of time fighting for additional funding for our schools.

01:07 That's so important.

01:08 Another thing that's really close to my heart and is something that I've spent quite a few years campaigning on

01:13 is to make sure we have appropriate palliative care, especially public access to palliative care in Wagga.

01:19 I think it's fair to say that what people really want out of their council and their councillors

01:23 is they want people who are hardworking, they want people who are engaged and who are approachable.

01:28 And I think that's something that we all really bring to this ticket.

01:32 It's really important as well, council has to be an organisation that not only is future focused,

01:38 it needs to be accountable to the people.

01:40 And I think it's really important there that councillors make themselves available to the community.

01:46 That's why we're running really early.

01:48 We were out last weekend, we'll be out again many times over the coming months.

01:53 To be in public places, available for people to talk to us and share their vision, their hopes

01:57 and make sure that they give us the detail on what's happening in their neighbourhood

02:01 so that we can be advocates for them.

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