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Ms Burgess grew up in the UK and moved to Perth in the early 1970s where she attended university.
She worked for IT companies, mainly in Perth, before discovering Port Macquarie in 2006.
Ms Burgess lives in Lake Cathie and is a member of Lake Cathie-Bonny Hills Lions Club.
Ms Burgess said Sustainable Australia was a party of the political centre.
"Unlike many of the minor parties, it's not just a single issue party," Ms Burgess said about Sustainable Australia.
"We are looking for a sustainable environment and better planning to stop overdevelopment, which means returning powers to the communities.
"We are looking for affordable housing for both first home buyers and renters and we are looking to endeavour to diversify the economy to secure jobs in regional areas."
Ms Burgess said to that end, Sustainable Australia looked to reduce population growth, as with huge population growth, it was impossible to be sustainable.
She said it would be wonderful to be elected, however her main purpose for standing in the election was to present Sustainable Australia as a party and its policies to the people of the Port Macquarie electorate.
Being a state election candidate, Ms Burgess said, gave her a platform to share policies she believed in.
She cited infrastructure development and planning as among the big issues facing the Port Macquarie electorate.
Sustainable Australia founder and lead upper house candidate William Bourke said Ms Burgess was the party's trailblazer in Port Macquarie.
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