Respondents here expressed a strong sense of urgency as well as the need for politics to be put aside and immediate action taken.
In the Seat of Nicholls, which takes in Yarrawonga and surrounds, housing affordability and homelessness ranked as the biggest issue for community.
More than two-thirds of people identified housing affordability and homelessness as a community issue and almost one third identified it as an issue for themselves.
The best estimates suggest about 704 people in Nicholls are homeless with a shortfall of 3700 homes.
Access to healthcare was second and identified by 36.9 per cent of respondents as an issue for themselves.
A quarter felt they had waited longer than acceptable for a GP appointment compared to a national average of 18.6 per cent.
Mental health was considered the biggest issue for people individually with one in 10 people diagnosed with a long-term mental health condition and 23.6 per cent experiencing social isolation.
Across the border in Farrer, which includes Mulwala and Corowa, the results were similar with 76.7 per cent of people identifying housing affordability and homelessness as an issue in the community.
Just over one third identified it as an issue for themselves with an estimated 622 people homeless in the electorate.
Mental health was considered the most important issue for people personally.
Alcohol and drug misuse was identified by 51.3 per cent of respondents as a community issue.
The incidence of drug induced deaths at 9.2 per 100,000 deaths was higher than the national average of 6.9 per 100,000.
In the electorate of Indi, including Rutherglen, mental health was considered the biggest issue facing communities there.
This was followed by housing affordability and homelessness, and access to health care.
Indi was the only local electorate to rate family violence in the top five issues for community, as identified by 44 per cent of respondents.
Top 5 issues for our communities
Nicholls – Sam Birrell (NAT)
1.Housing affordability and homelessness
2.Access to health care
3.Alcohol and drug misuse
4.Mental health
5.Financial hardship and inclusion
Indi – Rutherglen (Helen Haines IND)
1.Mental health
2.Housing affordability and homelessness
3.Access to health care
4.Financial hardship and inclusion
5.Family violence
Farrer – Mulwala and Corowa (Susan Ley LIB)
1.Housing affordability and homelessness
2.Access to health care
3.Financial hardship and inclusion
4.Mental health
5.Alcohol and drug misuse
