While Mrs Mulham is well known as an avid supporter of various community groups, sporting groups and local projects, it’s usually done quietly and in the background.
But she said she is fully aware that to promote change and progress, sometimes you have to take a step forward.
“While nominating for a councillor position it is not something I am comfortable doing, I have a passion for our community and I feel I have experience and attributes to bring to the group,” she said.
“I have a financial background, a very analytical approach to assessing opportunities and have held various executive roles in a number of sporting clubs and P&C committees over the past 20 years in Deniliquin.
“To ensure our community can grow, we need to ensure we can offer essential services - medical, education and housing.
“(We need to) Advocate that Deniliquin schools are our community’s first choice by ensuring they have resources and staff to offer the standard of education we demand.
“We need to work together with Murrumbidgee Local Health District to obtain and retain medical staff, and when attracting new professionals to our town to take on these important roles we need to ensure adequate housing options are available.
“We need to have the long-term vision to put plans in place that will ensure Edward River is the place our children wish to stay or are proud to come home too.”
Mrs Mulham, like many other ‘new’ Edward River Council candidates, said the apparent dysfunction of the outgoing council has also influenced her decision.
She said having adequate choice at the polls would be vital in building a new and vibrant council moving forward.
“We have a wonderful resource of community-minded people within Edward River, and anyone who puts up their hand for nomination should be applauded.
“It has been extremely disappointing watching the tension between councillors play out.
“I am sure being part of the council group that guides the direction of our community is not meant to be a stressful battle of personalities if we all have the same objectives and work together.
“The fact that the Office of Local Government will be available to guide the new councillors should be used as an opportunity to ensure all elected councillors get the training needed to ensure Edward River Council moves ahead as a cohesive group representing our community.
“My greatest wish now is that we get many more councillor nominations, so our community has the opportunity to elect who they want to represent our community going forward.
“So if you have been considering taking on the role, please put your hand up now and let the community decide who they want leading their community.”
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