Welcome to Cottesloe Independent &
Introducing Dr Rachel Horncastle
We are thrilled to announce that Dr Rachel Horncastle will be the Independent candidate seeking to represent our community for the seat of Cottesloe in the WA state election in March 2025.
Please find out more about Dr Rachel at www.rachelhorncastle.com.au.
We think you'll like Dr Rachel - and if you do, please volunteer to help in her campaign, and look out for events throughout the electorate of Cottesloe at which you can meet her and other like-minded supporters. You can also help by donating , and in the interests of transparency, all dontations will be published on Dr Rachel's "Supporter Wall" in real time.
The dominance of major parties is no longer working in the interests of our community and Dr Rachel has pledged to be a Member of WA's Parliament who answers only to the voters of the Cottesloe electorate, not to party bosses, big donors and vested interests.
The voice and wishes of our Community have been systematically stripped away - enough is enough. The people of Cottesloe deserve a candidate with integrity who will represent their interests and values, not bow to the demands of party politics.
It’s time for an Independent MP who represents us and pushes for a future with real solutions on the issues that matter.
Dr Rachel's key priorities are:
- Sustainable development
- Public Health, particularly mental health
- Action on Climate and Environment
And she knows and is passionate about the many other isssues that are important to the people of Cottesloe, incuding:
- Better Community Consultation
- Transparency & Integrity
- Action on Housing & Cost of Living
- Economically Responsible Government
Click here to find out more about Dr Rachel, our Community Independent candidate for Cottesloe.
Dr Rachel is our Healthy Change for Cottesloe
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The Cottesloe Electorate
The Western Australian electoral seat of Cottesloe is not just the suburb, it’s an electorate that contains eight suburbs! Did you know that the seat includes: North Fremantle, Mosman Park, Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Swanbourne, Claremont, Mt Claremont and City Beach South?
History
In 1886, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, John Forrest, announced his intention to subdivide an area of land between Perth and Fremantle. He asked Governor Sir Frederick Napier Broome to suggest a name.
"Cottesloe" was named after Thomas Francis Fremantle, Lord Cottesloe, first Baron of Swanbourne and the older brother of Captain Charles Fremantle who, in 1829 raised the first British flag at Fremantle.
Area:
38 km2
Number of Electors:
31,219