After working on Sunday I've been on annual leave, so I can focus on the campaign.
I had a late start on Monday, after working until 1am and getting home at around 3, and then headed to Aldi in Mooroopna. Last time I was there, I had to leave at 3pm to take Mum to an appointme...
On Thursday I spent most of the day outside Foodworks in Numurkah, chatting to those passing, handing out flyers and collecting signatures. I took a break for about an hour and a half to attend the Biggest Morning Tea event at the RSL, which was quite enjoyable. Attendees raise...
I'm not sure if it quite counts as swings and roundabouts, but yesterday I stood outside the IGA Express on Poplar Av. in Shepparton for ten hours and collected ten signatures - none of which matched the electoral roll. Today I stood outside Aldi in Mooroopna for just three hou...
I had a busy day today - I first visited Burton's IGA in Euroa and pencilled myself in to hand out flyers and canvass for signatures outside their premises on Thursday from approx. 3pm until close. Then I went to Food Works in Violet Town and booked in to do the same on Friday. ...
I began the day with a delicious breakfast at Albert's in Euroa with my sister and niece, and then had a good chat with Lyn and Marc at the Euroa Community Hub.
I then headed off to Nathalia to pick up the corflute election signs I ordered last week, they turned out really wel...
Leafleting is indeed a ridiculous looking word, but it is what I've spent much of today doing.
Last night I watched the Budget coverage at the Central Motor Inn in Yarrawonga and I started today walking the main street handing out leaflets. Nobody seemed up for a chat, not tha...
I found being interviewed quite weird, possibly because in my work I'm used to being the one asking the questions. Also, because it's not a conversation and it's not a speech, the interviewer isn't giving you the normal social cues and the questions aren't as boring as a job in...
The sore throat that had been threatening to cause havoc over the last few days I've been at work still hadn't abated this morning, so I stayed in bed a while longer than planned and updated this blog with the goings on of recent days.
I woke up today to find a private Facebook message and email from Michelle, a journalist with the Numurkah Leader seeking a candidate interview with me.
It's all very exciting - we've since organised a time for Wednesday next week.
I received my first question via Social Media today from James (keep them coming!) He'd had a bit of a look at my website and was concerned as he hadn't seen anything addressing the Ice issue we're experiencing in the electorate, and that the drug was rotting the Shepparton com...
