WITH the State Election looming, a Bacchus Marsh Grammar employee is running as an independent candidate in the renamed seat of Eureka.<\/p>\n
Bacchus Marsh-based Nicola Reid said she wants to ensure the region is structurally prepared for the return of tourism, with her key goal to fix a major thoroughfare in the area.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy main priority which affects the whole of Eureka is about major upgrades for the Western Freeway,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, a lot of people commute from Ballarat to the city so that will be beneficial to them, let alone everyone in the corridor.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially with the overseas borders being opened we\u2019re going to now see overseas tourists return and it\u2019s important that we\u2019re ready for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Reid\u2019s list of issues to address include the ensured delivery of projects like the major events precinct, Link Road upgrades, and the Buninyong skatepark upgrade.<\/p>\n
Following a singing career while living in her native Manchester, Ms Reid migrated to Melbourne and worked as an accountant before becoming an education support officer for disabled students at Bacchus Marsh Grammar.<\/p>\n
She said she was inspired to run after joining a campaign against proposed soil dumping from the West Gate tunnel at the Maddingley Brown Coal site.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt instilled this anger at me that we were being treated like this by the Labor Government. At the end of that, I realised I wanted to stand up for our communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a natural progression since then. I\u2019ve had this anger inside me for the west missing out. We\u2019re always given stale breadcrumbs and the difference between the east is chalk and cheese.<\/p>\n
\u201cI simply want to take these developments to the floor, take it to the chamber. I want to get these projects accelerated and secure the funding for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a straight shooter. I\u2019m not intimidated, I like a good debate and I\u2019ve got a real passion for my community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH the State Election looming, a Bacchus Marsh Grammar employee is running as an independent candidate in the renamed seat of Eureka. Bacchus Marsh-based Nicola Reid said she wants to ensure the region is structurally prepared for the return of tourism, with her key goal to fix a major thoroughfare in the area. \u201cMy main […]<\/p>\n