Hi, I’m Nicolette Boele (pronounced “Buller”) and I’m running as your community independent for Bradfield in the federal election.
My parents came to Australia from Holland in the 60s, and settled on the North Shore. I went to Gordon East primary and Killara High, and completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Technology Sydney, Kuring-gai Campus in Lindfield. I’ve chosen to raise my family here too.
Along with my passion for our local community, I bring decades of professional experience in climate, finance and environmental policy. I started out working in energy policy development and advocacy at state level, before moving into management consultancy focussed on helping businesses understand and manage environmental and social risks. For the past decade I’ve worked in climate finance at the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, the Investor Group on Climate Change, and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Until recently I was an advisor to a start-up delivering cheaper electric cars to Australian consumers.
Over my career I’ve learnt that when businesses thrive, supported by a stable government, we can improve economic productivity and our quality of life. Operating from the sensible centre we can set up our nation to be resilient in an increasingly unreliable world.
I’m standing in this election because I believe our community - like everyone in Australia - deserves a federal parliament that works for us. I look at Canberra and I see politicians who are more focussed on keeping their own jobs than on solving the problems we all face - like the rising cost of living, astronomical housing prices, and the impact of climate change.
If I’m elected, I’ll work with all sides of politics to deliver sensible, evidence-based policies that deliver real improvement for all Australians.
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