In the campaign for the 2019 state election, Labor candidate Sally Quinnell did so much door knocking around Camden she was on a third pair of shoes long before voters headed to the polls.
Undaunted, Ms Quinnell has put her hand up again in a bid to return the seat to Labor hands once again.
Labor last held Camden between 2003 and 2011 when the former popular mayor Geoff Corrigan was the local MP.
The Liberal Party won Camden in the landslide of 2011 and have been there ever since.
But after 12 years in office voters may feel like it’s time to give the other mob a go.
Ms Quinnell however is not relying on the “it’s time’’ factor to get her elected on March 25.
Just like 2019, she is campaigning hard across the electorate.
And once again one of her main focuses is on education.
For those who don’t know her, Ms Quinnell is a local teacher.
“I understand the reality of the teacher shortage problem, along with the issue of overcrowding schools and schools never delivered,’’ says Ms Quinnell, who is also a union representative and secretary of the South West Sydney Independent Education Union sub-branch.
“I have seen my community being ignored by the Liberals for the past 12 years and I want to change this by being a strong local voice for Camden in the NSW Parliament.’’
Ms Quinnell and her husband Damien moved to Camden 15 years ago and have raised their three children locally, building deep connections with schools and clubs such as St Pauls Camden, St Gregorys College, Cobbitty Scouts and Oran Park Cricket Club.
The Labor candidate also regularly volunteers at her local Cowpastures Park Run, South Camden Tennis Club and St Vinnies homeless night visits.
