Pietro Di Girolamo [“Digi”] is passionate about assisting those who are struggling. He is especially tenacious about defending victims of injustice.
In 2001, Pietro and his wife Jenny moved to Newcastle to pioneer a community church. His passion was and still is in helping the poor, disadvantaged and disengaged people of Newcastle & Lake Macquarie
A self-starter, Pietro was involved in establishing Blue Gum Hills Neighbourhood Watch, and Hunter Homeless Connect back in 2009. Between the years 2016-2020 Pietro was the Manager of a homeless program called Our Backyard Car to Home based in Lake Macquarie. Over those four years, Pietro and his team provided acute crisis support to over 500 people who were homeless and sleeping in their cars.
Pietro has felt compelled to stand as a Family First candidate to rectify the gross injustice/propaganda that passes for education in our schools. Parents, supported by educators committed to academic excellence, must have the right to approve what is taught in the classroom.
First and foremost, for Pietro is the state of our economy!
Inflation is viewed not just as debt and spending, but directly impacts relationships, mental health, business profitability and housing security.
The economy is destroying the ability of families to budget [especially those with children]
Shortland is a traditional Labor seat. One only needs to review Labor’s term in office to conclude they have neither the ability nor will, to reverse/solve the problem.
The solution is simple, the same logic applies I.e. a responsible family employs a commonsense approach …don’t spend - more than you earn.
Family First will prioritise programs, reduce the size of government and curtail expenditure to essentials. A centre piece of Family First policy is cheaper energy which will reduce inflation.
Pietro’s passion is focussed on Families, Faith, Freedom and quality of life. His vision, and that of the Party, is to return Australian culture to its traditional conservative Christian values.
Today, Pietro is Operations Manager for New Life Community Relief a charity located in Port Stephens working with the community and navigating the challenges based on the high cost of living pressures.
The son of Italian immigrants, Pietro is no stranger to hard work to achieve success. This propels him to advocate for small businesses and has the ear of Aussie battlers. He is not a professional politician, he is fresh, motivated with a broad community and business acumen - an advantage when representing grassroots causes.
At 59 years of age, it is my strong conviction that the way that we are dictated by the duopoly of Liberal & Labor must stop. We have suffered so much over the past three years, and especially the attack on families and parents, this must stop. Educators especially in faith-based school must have the autonomy and authority to teach children biblical truth without fear of persecution.
Pietro enjoys photography, golf and meeting new people. He lives with his wife Jenny, married 32 years. They have two dogs and have raised three foster girls in the past 15 years.
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