I've lived out west almost my entire life and one of the community cornerstones has been the Waitākere Licensing Trust, responsibly selling alcohol and a vital funder of the community. I'm running again because I believe the Trust can be an even stronger responsible business and deliver even more community good. We have set it onto a stronger path providing higher quality franchise stores with more choice and better value. We have cut over $7m in costs, increased giveback, fixed buildings, paid living-wage and expanded our stores, whilst responding to storms, a degrading economy and tightening regulatory world. But The Trusts need to give more money back as well as refresh and grow our venues to keep up with our growing - changing community. We need more youth retail/hospitality pathways and support community venues to be more successful and profitable. Let's keep building a Trust that truly serves the west.