Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash

Independent candidate for Monash Representing our community, not a party Authorised by D.Leonard, Leongatha 3953

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

@Leo_Puglisi6 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️Oh for goodness sake, they never stop! 🙄🤯

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Here is a little explanation I've done on preference voting!

https://t.co/l3a2KJ1JmW

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Politics in the Pub in Warragul last night was fantastic! Great discussions on infrastructure for our region and a mutual agreement that Monash has been left behind by the major parties in terms of federal funding. Thanks to all who attended. #peoplepoweredpolitics

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

This is community led politics 🤩 Thank you to Ruth McGowan for speaking at our day of action in Wonthaggi today. #debleonard4monash

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

As the election gets closer, the momentum builds here in #monash, thank you to all the wonderful volunteers on this campaign journey with me!

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

If you want to fix a house, start with the foundation. If you want to fix politics, start with integrity.

Integrity is the foundation that will make for good governance and effective policy on all other issues.

It’s time to stamp out corruption and restore integrity and trust to our political system 💪

Check out my integrity policy here:
https://t.co/YELJbxlDMd

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Our Super Sunday day of action in Drouin was AMAZING!

🤩 Over 100 people attended
👉 738 doors were knocked by volunteers in Drouin
📣 Two policy announcements were made: Integrity in Politics and funding for the West Gippsland Hospital

Thanks so much to @BrentHodgson for speaking at the event! And to all volunteers who helped organise and attended!

Lets do this Monash 💪🏻

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Our volunteer choir performing at the Fish Creek Market on the weekend! ❤️

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

This is community-led politics!

This week we held our first policy committee meeting, bringing together a group of volunteers with a range of backgrounds and expertise.

It was a hot night in Leongatha so we held it outside!

We analysed the community feedback gathered through surveys, kitchen table conversations, politics in the pub events and doorknocking

We identified key issues and themes and began to formulate evidence-based policies that reflect the priorities of the community.

Policies should be formed by the people, not by party bosses who don’t understand our community and the challenges we face.

This is a better way of doing politics.

#debleonard4monash #moreformonash #monashvotes #peoplepoweredpolitics #communityindependents #independentsday

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Well, the power’s back on! (For now at least…)

Seems like an opportune time to reshare this article from the Latrobe Valley Express about the solutions that are available now to protect us against outages.

It’s the same story again and again 🙄. When are we going to see solutions?
(HINT: When you vote independent! 🙌)

#debleonard4monash #moreformonash #auspol #Auspol2025

https://t.co/yCpefuSOLg

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

What does real Climate Action look like in Gippsland?

This was the hot topic of out 'politics in the pub' last night. We had a huge turn out of over 65 locals in #Inverloch who care deeply about how the energy transition will affect the lives, jobs and future of our region. This event was a wonderful opportunity for me to hear direct from the community, to help shape my policies for #Monash.
#Auspol2025 #debleonard4monash

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Community Campaigns are about raising local voices and that is exactly what we are (quite literally) doing!

Last week our Campaign Choir, “Get On Board” had their debut performance at Trulli Pizza in Meeniyan, and they were a resounding success!

Get on board will be playing at markets around Monash in the lead up to the election 🎶

#monashvotes #debleonard4monash #moreformonash #communityindependents

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

The Liberal candidate for Monash wants to keep burning coal for 500 years - ignoring the science saying we need to cut out coal asap to protect against climate disasters.

Want to make sure she doesn’t keep burning coal?

Help me win Monash - donate here:
https://t.co/1BVWBif6hA

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[The Bolt Report @theboltreport]

WATCH: Former Chief executive of the Committee for Gippsland Mary Aldred on updating the La Trobe Valley brown coal power stations ‘the better the technology the better the emission output’ #theboltreport @SkyNewsAust

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

"Honk for Deb" We kicked off our 2025 campaign last week on the Phillip Island Bridge with our Deb signs! We got 233 honks!

Politics... but make it fun 😄

#debleonard4monash #independent

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

We’ve opened a mobile office!

I'll be travelling around the electorate with my van this year as I visit towns across #Monash to have meaningful conversations with community about issues that affect them. If you see me out and about, come say hi!

Now, it just needs a name... I can only think of 'Cara Van'🤔

[Deb Leonard - Independent for Monash @debleonard]

Taking a moment this morning to reflect on our campaign achievements from the last few months of 2024:

👉We opened 2 x Campaign Hubs
👉Registered 170 x Volunteers
👉I attended over 86 events in person with community
👉We door knocked over 1500 houses
👉We letterboxed more houses!
👉We did a full electorate mailout of 80,000 calendars
👉We shot & released a Campaign Video
👉We held 2 x campaign launches
👉I had 1000s of meaningful conversations with the community that will help shape my policies for Monash
👉My team and I stopped on the road and saved a Koala from getting run over :)

In 2025, our campaign will get much bigger, exciting things to come. It's time for positive change. "If not now, when? If not us, who?" Happy New Year everyone.