My family and I love calling Avondale home. Like many others, we were naive to the Trusts model when we moved here eight years ago. I'm standing with the Trusts Action Group because I want to end the Trusts’ monopoly, provide more choice, and enable smaller, boutique bars in our neighbourhood - perhaps even opportunities for local gigs. I also want to see fewer pokies in our community. I'm not anti-Trusts. I believe they can still give back meaningfully, even without the monopoly.