I am asking for your vote. I know the Trust's issues as an experienced and previously successful Waitakere Licencing Trust Lincoln Ward representative. People perceive the monopoly on alcohol sales, higher prices, and low community returns relative to its asset base as a negative. However, compared to other parts of Auckland, the West does not have the same crime and alcohol abuse. Lower prices in supermarkets only profit big businesses, using liquor as a loss leader, not the community, and companies that return too much to their shareholders go out of business. We need trustees who want to sustain the trust model in the future, not run it into the ground. I know how to find that balance through my experience on Cogs and running a not-for-profit organisation. Once again, I look forward to your vote to be your representative on the Trust, working collaboratively with the other Trustees.