Where My Vote is Going at This ACT Election

This is now my second time voting in an ACT Election, and this time, I am thinking quite differently to last election.

In 2016, I was looking to vote for the candidates that I believed were going to grow the Canberran economy the most while focusing on fixing social issues and addressing environmental sustainability.

This year, I am interested in who can fix the footpaths.

That is the single issue I am asking any candidate for my electorate of Kurrajong to address — the paths.

There are far bigger issues in the ACT, some of which impact me. But the path issue for me is the benchmark.

The Australian Capital Territory is a self-governing territory with a unicameral parliament (known as Legislative Assembly) made up of 25 members who are responsible for traditional state (health, education, transport, etc.) and local (waste collections, parks, recreation, etc.) matters.

Many voters are enticed by the glamorous commitments — the new multi-purpose stadium or tennis facility in Gungahlin, a million trees being planted, brand new schools in Canberra’s north. These commitments make headlines. They get faces on TV and front pages of the newspaper covered.